Episodios

  • Lake: Education Access and Disability

    Lake: Education Access and Disability
    Apr 8 2026

    Summary

    In this conversation, the hosts discuss the challenges and experiences related to accessibility and accommodations in education, particularly for students with disabilities. They explore the differences between community colleges and universities, the bureaucratic hurdles in obtaining necessary accommodations, and the impact of societal structures on access to education. The discussion also touches on the role of technology, the financial burdens of education, and the importance of creating inclusive environments for all students. The conversation concludes with thoughts on the potential of AI in education and the need for systemic change to ensure equity and access for all learners.
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  • The Blind Redhead: Tech, Access, Gaming, and Social Media Community

    The Blind Redhead: Tech, Access, Gaming, and Social Media Community
    Mar 27 2026


    Ever had that moment where a piece of tech or a daily habit just… clicked? 🧠✨

    We’re diving deep into the world of Accidentally Accessible—those "mainstream" tools that have become game-changers for the blind and low-vision community. From the immersive audio of the Apple Vision Pro to the freedom of a Waymo ride, the line between "assistive tech" and "future tech" is blurring. 🚗💨

    But wellness isn’t just about the gadgets. It’s about the things no one thinks about: 🔹 Navigating an airport solo as a woman ✈️ 🔹 The "Tuned Out Tuesday" ritual for mental clarity 🧘‍♀️ 🔹 Why Guide Dogs loving the movie Wicked is the wholesome content we need 🐕🎭

    Whether you're looking for your next favorite Apple Shortcut or wondering if a Kickstrand is worth the hype, we’ve got you covered.

    🎧 Listen to the latest episode of Invisible Not Broken now! Click the Bard Link in our bio to stream! 🔗

    👇 WE WANT TO KNOW: 1️⃣ What is one thing you wish was "accidentally accessible" in your daily life? 2️⃣ What’s your #1 "must-have" travel tool?
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    55 m
  • Miranda: Disability Representation From Superman to Kpop Demon Hunter

    Miranda: Disability Representation From Superman to Kpop Demon Hunter
    Mar 18 2026

    The conversation covers disability representation in media, the impact of disability on character development, personal stories and relationships, magic and disability representation, tropes and lazy use of magic, and the portrayal of disability in 'The Magicians' and 'Doctor Who'. The speakers discuss the need for more authentic and diverse representation of disability in media, as well as the challenges and opportunities in character development for individuals with disabilities. The conversation delves into the challenges of disability representation in media, highlighting the impact and complexity of portraying disabled characters. It also explores the importance of intentionality in representation and the need to humanize characters with disabilities. The conversation delves into the power of media representation and its role in normalizing disability, as well as the importance of creativity as a skill. It also explores the significance of disability representation in animation and the responsibility of creators in getting it right.

    Takeaways

    • Disability representation in media
    • Impact of disability on character development Representation challenges
    • Impact of disability representation
    • Complexity of disability representation Media as a Tool for Normalization
    • Creativity as a Skill

    Chapters

    • 00:00 The Magicians and Doctor Who
    • 32:27 Intentionality in Representation
    • 38:29 The Power of Media Representation
    • 49:27 The Importance of Creativity
    • 59:09 Animation and Disability Representation
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  • Author of “From the Sidelines to the Finish Line”: Emily Falcon

    Author of “From the Sidelines to the Finish Line”: Emily Falcon
    Nov 20 2023

    Monica Michelle is joined by author Emily Falcon.


    Emily lives with ALCAPA.


    In this episode, Monica and Emily discuss:

    • Growing up sick
    • Post-surgery support
    • Having a public body
    • Self-motivation and adventuring



    TIMESTAMPS

    00:28 - Being a sick kid & Emily’s book title

    07:28 - Mortality

    10:16 - Portrayal of disability in media

    12:21 - Post-surgery support

    19:23 - Having a public body

    23:43 - Self-motivation

    29:46 - Emily’s tips for adventures


    The full transcript and all links mentioned can be found on the episode page on invisiblenotbroken.com

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    37 m
  • The Lived Experience of Racism & Advocacy From an Incidental Activist: Tinu Abayomi-Paul

    The Lived Experience of Racism & Advocacy From an Incidental Activist: Tinu Abayomi-Paul
    Jan 23 2023

    Monica Michelle is joined by disability activist and founder of Everywhere Accessible, Tinu Abayomi-Paul, creator of the popular hashtag #EverywhereAccessible. She is a survivor of Cancer and Chronic Pain, and she is a black woman.

    *This episode was recorded back in 2020 but is still very topical today.


    In this episode, Monica and Tinu discuss:

    • Affirmative Action: The Guidelines address what appears to be a conflict between the statutory prohibition against considering race, sex, and national origin in making employment decisions, and the need, often through affirmative action, to eliminate discrimination and to correct the effects of prior discrimination.
    • First Nation Missing Girls & Laws / Father of Gynecology
    • Advice
    • Be clear, ask with an idea in mind
    • How to use and share your privilege to leverage help
    • How do we give people the rod
    • Company Activism
    • Color Blindness
    • How to amplify inclusion riders
    • What we can do to push the Black Voice forward: Create a day on the 13th to support Black artists, makers, and storytellers. On the 13th, companies should take the time to listen to their workers about what is needed within their companies.
    • Use Your Local Library
    • Getting Medical & Mental Help while Black
    • How Tech Workers can help
    • A Day for Black money to Black artists
    • Disability Access and Political Activism


    The full transcript and all links mentioned can be found on the episode page on invisiblenotbroken.com Thank you and enjoy!

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  • (Explicitly Sick) The Magicians My Favorite SyFy Show Disability, Chronic Illness, and Addiction: With Lisa Sniderman: Spoilers

    (Explicitly Sick) The Magicians My Favorite SyFy Show Disability, Chronic Illness, and Addiction: With Lisa Sniderman: Spoilers
    Jul 22 2020
    HOW TO THRIVE SUMMIT


    Get into touch with Lisa

    Suicide Hotline

    1-800-273-8255

    Sexual Assault Hotline

    1-800-656-4673

    The Magicians


    (Explicitly Sick) How to Thrive With Chronic Illness and Limited Energy Summit: Lisa Sniderman


    *Please DO NOT listen if you have not watched through season 5 of The Magicians! We jump right into the biggest gag of the entire show in the first 5 minutes. GO WATCH the show 1-4 is on Netflix. I have watched the show all the way through 5 times.

    The Magicians is sort of if Harry Potter went to graduate school and discovered acid. It is one of my favorite shows for how disability (disabled characters are largely played by actors who have the disability), addiction, depression, and life after sexual assault.

    As a writer I revisit this show over and over to get character development and dialog correct. Shock of shocks I found Lisa LOVES the show as well.

    Next in the series of chronic illness and disability in popular culture we are going to talk about Westworld. If you want to watch along that should come out in August. Comment below if you have a series you would like us to cover. Good or bad.


    FULL TRANSCRIPT IN SHOW NOTES ON https://invisiblenotbroken.com/explicitly-sick

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    56 m
  • (Discomfort Zone podcast) Ep 3: Unconditional Love

    (Discomfort Zone podcast) Ep 3: Unconditional Love
    Jul 10 2020
    Chronic pain tore my life apart...and brought my sister and me closer together.Follow me on Facebook, Instagram, and TwitterTRANSCRIPTLisa listened to episode 1 of the show right before sitting down with me for an interview.Jason: So what did you think of the episode?Lisa: I thought it was very well done. I thought it was very emotional and very raw, very real. I really enjoyed hearing it.Jason: I think that the voice acting in it was really good except for the paramedic. I feel like the person who just did that voice just kind of really sucked.clip from episode 1 Paramedic (Lisa): Sir are you OK? Do you need assistance?Lisa: I felt like she was very realistic and I would definitely hire her for a huge, big screen production as well. I am trying to find out who she is, but she did a really good job.clip from episode 1 Paramedic (Lisa): Wait what? What do you mean? Lisa mom and Jason laughingJason: I don't know but I disagree with you on that and I don't think that I'll ever be bringing her back on to the podcast.Discomfort Zone podcast episode 3: Lisa SEE LINK IN MY BIO * How chronic pain tore my life apart and brought my sister Lisa and I closer together 👦👧 * Lisa and I talk about the darker days of my illness, the impact my health has had on her, and our use of humour as a coping mechanism 🤒 💙 * #LivingWithPain #NPAW2019 #fibromyalgia #chronicillness #MECFS #CFSME #intractiblepain #spoonie #spoonielife #endthestigma #breakthestigma #itsokaynottobeokay #discomfortzone #depression #depressionlies #suicideprevention #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #chronicpainwarrior #invisibleillness #chronicpainlife #chronicfatiguesyndrome #chronicfatigue #chronicillnessawareness #discomfortzone #anxiety #comfortzone #siblinglove #siblings #familyJason: Well we will have to agree to disagree. In general, how did my condition impact you when I was at my worst?Lisa: I actually felt guilty for going to work some days because I knew you were sick and I felt almost like I needed to be at home with you guys trying to help everyone. You and I were texting back and forth a lot and I would always try to check in with you, almost every day. I felt like part of my job as your sister was to touch base with you everyday and just remind you that we all love you and that we cared about youJason: I think you guys did an incredible job of that. Maybe it didn't seem like much for you guys at the time, but I would call you many evenings during the week right before bed. I'd be feeling my worst pain, the side effects of the medication would be kicking in and I would just feel like total crap. I would just call you and I'd be breaking down. Even if I left her phone call and I was still… What’s the right way to explain this…. Even if I wasn't fully calmed down, just having somebody to listen to me was incredibly helpful.Lisa: Yeah I think that's what you needed for a big part of it. I think all of us felt very helpless and I think mom and dad especially felt helpless in their only way of feeling like they could help you as through instrumental means, so providing you with proper care, providing you with means of comfort and food. That was how they were able to help. But I think from an emotional standpoint a lot of us had run out of options. There was no way of telling you that you just have to tough it out and to keep pushing, keep pushing forward and keep going on. It was hard to get you to do more than you were already doing on a daily basis. One example was when you were just walking upstairs, you wouldn't even come downstairs for a little while and the thought of trying to encourage you to go outside would not have even happened. So I think the main thing was just even to encourage you to maintain your current level of function and to prevent any future further deterioration. I think that was a big part of it.Lisa (right) at age 8 and Jason (left) at age 6 dressed in soccer uniforms for recreation league photo nightJason: Definitely. From an emotional standpoint, I think something that you really excelled at was just adding a little bit of humor to my life. So I'm not really sure if you were trying to be helpful or if you were just trying to be a jerk, but you'd come in, you'd pull off my socks and blow in my ears and just…just the image of you doing that to me when I don't have the energy to retaliate. Were you trying to help me out there or were you just trying to be mean?Lisa: So Jason and I always play this game called touched you last. I actually saw you being sick as an opportunity to win a small victory.Jason: Can you kind of explain what the game is?Lisa: It's pretty self-explanatory. But basically whenever you and I are saying goodbye to each other, whoever touches the other person last wins. So most families’ goodbyes revolve around hugging one another or shaking hands. Jason, you and I… it's almost like a game of tag and whoever touches the other person last is victorious. So I saw you being ...
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  • (HumanCare podcast) How to Improve Physical Anxiety and Quality of Life During COVID-19: Jay Berger – Part 2

    (HumanCare podcast) How to Improve Physical Anxiety and Quality of Life During COVID-19: Jay Berger – Part 2
    May 25 2020
    “Find that marriage between you and your practitioner – they need to hear you and if they're not hearing you, they're not the right person for you” – Jay BergerAs a Physical Therapist with over 20 years expertise in most healthcare areas, Jay Berger has had extensive experience with most chronic diagnoses. She deals primarily with clients with chronic illnesses, and they have taught her a great deal about the personal side of illness. Jay’s technique is holistic, eclectic, and empathetic. Years of experience dealing with those with chronic illness has taught her many invaluable tools and strategies that she uses in her treatments. ➡️ visit http://rehabsmarter.com/https://www.facebook.com/rehabsmarter/Summary of Part 2· Focus on where you’re fortunate· What you can do now – take the time to do things you don’t normally to feel better (physically and emotionally)· No judgment!· Being in-touch with your body· Energy conservation· Tailoring your efforts to your life· Your relationship with your practitionerMORE FROM JAYA brief listed summary of what you want people to know:There are clinicians who will work hard and fight for you.Simple strategies to consider when you flare up.How telemedicine is ideal for this population. It has demonstrated success in multiple studies and clients find they enjoy the platform.“if you were doing it before COVID (and it was working) you should be doing it during COVID”· What does telemedicine look like now vs before COVID19?o There is more willingness to try a new platform, and more people utilizing it than ever before.o Medicare and other insurance companies are recognizing the benefit, reimbursing and loosening their reins, hopefully soon to let therapy perform telehealth visits.· What can it be used for that often goes overlooked or unknown? Predictions about future?o 75% of office visits were deemed appropriate for telehealth.o It reduces the effort/energy and risks involved going into an office.o It is often more personalized and intense than an office visit, allowing you to get more done in less time.o There are clinical specialists online that may not be local and available.o It improves the opportunity to communicate with your clinician between sessions.o Daily, there are more clinical tools being made available that will work on this platform, including electronic stethoscopes.· What are important ways to use this time for our physical and mental well-being?o Continue to take time each day for physical activity of any sort. Try to limit your viewing of current events to 1-2x daily max. Take 10 min each day to sit in a quiet area, and focus on your breathing, shutting out the outside world to center yourself. If you find yourself getting anxious, use this method or one where you hold a object like crumpled paper in your hand and focus for 10 min on your breathing and what the object’s characteristics (how it feels, smells, sounds like, etc.)· What are strategies that can be taught online to improve quality of life?o Stretching exercises esp. to chest wall coordinated with breathingo Breathing exercises to strengthen the lungs- using straws, tissue on table, pinwheel, bubbles, books, etc.-with focus on diaphragmatic and pursed lip breathing.o Strengthening exercises for your upper and lower limbs using your body weight, tinned cans, water jugso Energy conservation strategies and work simplification· Can you share with us some specific examples and tell us about how they work?o Stretching your chest wall by standing in a corner and placing a forearm on each wall at shoulder height, lean into it and hold for 5 secs, return. Do 5 stretches twice daily.o Reaching overhead and back as far as you can, then to each side to lengthen the trunk. Hold each for 5 sec. Do 5 stretches twice daily.o Strengthening your legs and buttocks standing at the sink, holding on, and performing shallow squats with emphasis on moving slowly and keeping good form-keeping shoulder over hips. Strive to do 10-12 reps twice, three times a week.o Strengthening the shoulders by holding a 16oz can (or water jug filled so you can perform 8-10 reps with some difficulty) in your hand and slowing raising your arm up to the front, side, and backwards in a horizontal line to your chest keeping elbow straight. Bring down slowly using a count of 4. Strive to do 10-12 reps twice, three times a week.o Strengthening front of legs -Holding onto sink and with one foot forward, lunging towards to front foot and back keeping shoulder over hips. Alternately, holding onto a stair rail, placing one foot up on first step, and trying to slowly lift other leg up in the air and down, repeating 10-12x, twice three x a week.** Full show notes can always be found at www.InvisibleNotBroken.com/...
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