68 episodes
Down to the Struts Qudsiya Naqui
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- Society & Culture
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4.9 • 30 Ratings
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A podcast about disability and design, where we uncover the building blocks for a more inclusive world.
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Libraries transform communities with ALA president Emily Drabinski
Qudsiya shared her love of libraries with Emily Drabinski, the president of the American Library Association. They chatted about ALA's innovative Libraries Transforming Communities program, which is dedicated to providing libraries with the tools and resources they need to be more accessible for people with disabilities, and to enhancing the capacity of small and rural libraries to address the needs of their communities.
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Navigating crisis with Justice Shorter
Justice Shorter is a skilled organizer and facilitator, disability justice amplifier, and senior advisor on issues at the intersection of race, disability, gender, climate, and crisis. She is a national expert on disability inclusive, disaster protections, and emergency management.
And, she is a rare return guest on Down to the Struts. Justice joined the podcast in season one, alongside Conchita Hernandez Legorreta and Melissa Lomax for the episode WOC World, about an online community dedicated to uplifting and supporting blind women of color.
On her second visit to the podcast, Justice talks to Qudsiya about her newly published Disaster Justice Guidebook for people of color with disabilities. The book weaves together storytelling, practical advice, and the collective wisdom of six phenomenal people to create a roadmap for environmental crisis response, rooted in and centered on the lived experiences of people of color.
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Disabled entrepreneurs with Diego Mariscal
Diego Mariscal is the founder, CEO and Chief Disabled Officer of 2Gether-International (2GI), the leading nonprofit startup accelerator run by and for disabled entrepreneurs.
A trailblazer at the intersection of advocacy and entrepreneurship, Diego joins Qudsiya to discuss his entrepreneurial origin story, how he started 2GI, and his advice for aspiring disabled entrepreneurs.
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Disability data justice with Bonnie Swenor
Down to the Struts welcomes disability equity researcher Bonnie Swenor for a conversation about one of Qudsiya's favorite topics: advancing data and research on the disability experience.
They dive into the early experiences that spurred Bonnie's love of science, how her disability journey impacted her pursuit of a career in public health, and using data to uplift the disabled scientists and researchers who contribute in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and math.
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Disability glam at the GRAMMYs with Lachi
Award-winning recording artist and social entrepreneur Lachi joins Down to the Struts to talk about her love of music, and her vision for how disability culture can transform the music industry.
Lachi also tells Qudsiya about her experience hosting the pilot episode of Day Al-Mohamed's PBS Masters Series, Renegades. If you want to learn more about Renegades, head back to episode 2 of this season.
Finally, be sure to listen through to the end of this episode for a very special clip from Lachi’s incredible song Lift Me Up, produced in 2023 to honor the life and legacy of lifelong Disability Rights Advocate and Down to the Struts alum, Judy Heumann.
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Putting the 'cool' in disability culture with Day Al-Mohamed
What is disability culture? Qudsiya is joined in conversation by author, filmmaker, and policy expert Day Al-Mohamed.
They talk about Day's approach to transforming social and cultural attitudes about disability. Day sees this as a central tool that goes hand-in-hand with advancing policies that ensure rights and legal protections for disabled people. Day wants people to see disability culture as cool -- and Qudsiya thinks that’s a worthy objective too.
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Customer Reviews
Smart, informative, and all around excellent!
Down to the Struts has quickly become my favorite podcast; it covers a variety of topics about disability and design in a way that is accessible to all.
The episodes span topics from voting to education to audio description, and each will teach you something new while being engaging and interesting, never dry or boring.
You should give it a listen!
Highly recommend!
Down to the Struts is unlike any podcast I’ve ever listened to. It’s unique, informative, eye opening, attention grabbing and the host and guests are passionate and well-informed. Highly recommend!
Uniquely Educational
Down To The Struts is not only informative, but interesting and a joy to listen to! I learn and unlearn something in each episode. I appreciate people who tell their story so others can learn. Highly recommend this podcast!