Disability Daily Podcast

Katie Healey, PhD, CPACC

Discover a new figure or event in disability history each day!

  1. Feb 28

    February 29: Rare Disease Day, Mark Pollock & Dinah Shore

    Transcript Today we observe Rare Disease Day and recognize blind and paralyzed athlete and explorer Mark Pollock and polio survivor, singer & actress Dinah Shore! ---- Hello and welcome to the Disability Daily Podcast! I’m your host, Katie, and over the past couple years, I’ve worked on a 365-day calendar that recognizes different folks and key moments in disability history each day of the year. I’m turning this into a quick daily podcast, and I’m excited to share this with you! If you’re committed to learning more about disability and accessibility, please subscribe to the podcast on Podbean, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and share with friends. See the Disability Daily Calendar (work on it is always ongoing!) --- Learn more: Mark Pollock Mark Pollock | Unbroken | Talks at Google Mark Pollock - Future Takes Dinah Shore | Jewish Women's Archive Dinah Shore & Buddy Clark - Baby Its Cold Outside 1949 Ted Dale's Orchestra  Rare Disease Day   Song: "It's Kinda Beautiful" by Water Mirrors from Epidemic Sound

  2. Feb 28

    February 28: Jaime Cruz Juscamaita, Liu Hsia, & Act to Regulate the Claims to Invalid Pensions

    Transcript Today we recognize Peruvian disability activist Jaime Cruz Juscamaita, Taiwanese author Liu Hsia, and the 1793 Act to Regulate the Claims to Invalid Pensions. ---- Hello and welcome to the Disability Daily Podcast! I’m your host, Katie, and over the past couple years, I’ve worked on a 365-day calendar that recognizes different folks and key moments in disability history each day of the year. I’m turning this into a quick daily podcast, and I’m excited to share this with you! If you’re committed to learning more about disability and accessibility, please subscribe to the podcast on Podbean, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and share with friends. See the Disability Daily Calendar (work on it is always ongoing!) --- Learn more here: Jamie Cruz at the UN Taiwan in Time: Warrior in a wheelchair Liu's life a victory over misfortune - Taipei Times Disabled Revolutionary War Veterans and the Construction of Disability in the Early United States, c. 1776–1840   Song: "It's Kinda Beautiful" by Water Mirrors from Epidemic Sound

  3. Feb 27

    February 27: Ethelda Bleibtrey, Quentin Kenihan, Anosmia Awareness Day, Washington vs. Harper

    Transcript Today we celebrate American polio survivor and Olympic swimmer Ethelda Bleibtrey and Australian disability rights activist and actor with osteogenesis imperfecta Quentin Kenihan. We recognize Anosmia Awareness Day and the anniversary of the Washington vs. Harper decision. ---- Hello and welcome to the Disability Daily Podcast! I’m your host, Katie, and over the past couple years, I’ve worked on a 365-day calendar that recognizes different folks and key moments in disability history each day of the year. I’m turning this into a quick daily podcast, and I’m excited to share this with you! If you’re committed to learning more about disability and accessibility, please subscribe to the podcast on Podbean, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and share with friends. See the Disability Daily Calendar (work on it is always ongoing!) --- Learn more: Quentin Kenihan's YouTube Channel Not All Superheroes Wear Capes  Quentin Kenihan dies suddenly at the age of 43 from a suspected asthma attack LA Times: Washington vs. Harper (1990) Splash!: Ethelda Bleibtrey Makes Waves Ethelda Bleibtrey, the trailblazer for women’s swimming who was arrested due to her swimsuit About — Anosmia Awareness   Song: "It's Kinda Beautiful" by Water Mirrors from Epidemic Sound

  4. Feb 26

    February 26: Margaret Leighton

    Transcript Today we remember British actress Margaret Leighton, who had multiple sclerosis. ---- Hello and welcome to the Disability Daily Podcast! I’m your host, Katie, and over the past couple years, I’ve worked on a 365-day calendar that recognizes different folks and key moments in disability history each day of the year. I’m turning this into a quick daily podcast, and I’m excited to share this with you! If you’re committed to learning more about disability and accessibility, please subscribe to the podcast on Podbean, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and share with friends. See the Disability Daily Calendar (work on it is always ongoing!) --- Learn more about Margaret Leighton: Margaret Leighton continued acting after MS diagnosis  MARGARET LEIGHTON   Song: "It's Kinda Beautiful" by Water Mirrors from Epidemic Sound

  5. Feb 25

    February 25: Otto Lechner

    Transcript Today we wish a happy birthday to blind Austrian accordionist & composer Otto Lechner! ---- Hello and welcome to the Disability Daily Podcast! I’m your host, Katie, and over the past couple years, I’ve worked on a 365-day calendar that recognizes different folks and key moments in disability history each day of the year. I’m turning this into a quick daily podcast, and I’m excited to share this with you! If you’re committed to learning more about disability and accessibility, please subscribe to the podcast on Podbean, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and share with friends. See the Disability Daily Calendar (work on it is always ongoing!) --- Learn more about Otto Lechner: Once Again, Otto Lechner Makes a Guest Appearance at the JKU Circus of Knowledge | Institute of Applied Statistics  Wien: Otto Lechner, der Zieharmonikerspieler und Komponist  Otto Lechner & Peter Herbert: How Deep Is the Ocean   Song: "It's Kinda Beautiful" by Water Mirrors from Epidemic Sound

  6. Feb 2

    February 2: Jessica Cox & Christopher Hewitt

    Transcript Today we celebrate armless American pilot Jessica Cox and British poet with osteogenesis imperfecta Christopher Hewitt. ---- Hello and welcome to the Disability Daily Podcast! I’m your host, Katie, and over the past couple years, I’ve worked on a 365-day calendar that recognizes different folks and key moments in disability history each day of the year. I’m turning this into a quick daily podcast, and I’m excited to share this with you! If you’re committed to learning more about disability and accessibility, please subscribe to the podcast on Podbean, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and share with friends. See the Disability Daily Calendar (work on it is always ongoing!) --- Learn more about Jessica Cox & Christopher Hewitt: Pilot Jessica Cox on Inside Edition Jessica Cox (official site) Christopher Hewitt -- disabled gay poet  Christopher Hewitt Papers   Song: "It's Kinda Beautiful" by Water Mirrors from Epidemic Sound

  7. Feb 1

    February 1: Regina Olson Hughes & One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

    Transcript Today we remember Deaf scientific illustrator Regina Olson Hughes and Ken Kesey's novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. ---- Hello and welcome to the Disability Daily Podcast! I’m your host, Katie, and over the past couple years, I’ve worked on a 365-day calendar that recognizes different folks and key moments in disability history each day of the year. I’m turning this into a quick daily podcast, and I’m excited to share this with you! If you’re committed to learning more about disability and accessibility, please subscribe to the podcast on Podbean, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and share with friends. See the Disability Daily Calendar (work on it is always ongoing!) --- Learn more about Regina Olson Hughes & One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest: “Angels Can Do No More”: Regina Hughes’ Contributions as a Botanical Illustrator Ken Kesey and the Rush to Deinstitutionalization   Song: "It's Kinda Beautiful" by Water Mirrors from Epidemic Sound

  8. Jan 31

    January 31: Ilya Zaslavskiy and Melissa Stockwell

    Transcript Today we celebrate Russian politician and disability advocate Ilya Zaslavskiy and U.S. Paralympian and amputee Melissa Stockwell. ---- Hello and welcome to the Disability Daily Podcast! I’m your host, Katie, and over the past couple years, I’ve worked on a 365-day calendar that recognizes different folks and key moments in disability history each day of the year. I’m turning this into a quick daily podcast, and I’m excited to share this with you! If you’re committed to learning more about disability and accessibility, please subscribe to the podcast on Podbean, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and share with friends. See the Disability Daily Calendar (work on it is always ongoing!) --- Learn more about Ilya Zaslavskiy and Melissa Stockwell: "There Are No Invalids in the USSR!" A Missing Soviet Chapter in the New Disability History United Nations Decade of Disabled Persons, 1986-1989  Melissa Stockwell describes the Paralympian mindset   Paralympian Triathlete Melissa Stockwell Is Giving Back to the Next Generation   Song: "It's Kinda Beautiful" by Water Mirrors from Epidemic Sound

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Discover a new figure or event in disability history each day!

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  • Creator
    Katie Healey, PhD, CPACC
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    171
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2025 All rights reserved.
  • Show Website
    Disability Daily Podcast