Disability and Difference

A short introduction to this album. 

The challenges and joys of motherhood expressed by two women with differing disabilities 

A researcher's assessment of life on a locked ward for men with challenging behaviour and learning disabilities 

Disability rights advocate Vicky Levack joins us with a look at how technology affects the lives of people with disabilities, on this episode of Disability Debunked. 

In this episode of the NVIDIA AI Podcast, Sara Minkara, U.S. Special Advisor on International Disability Rights, and Timothy Shriver, Chairman of Special Olympics, discuss AI's potential to enhance education and disability inclusion. They emphasize the importance of including dis ... Show More

Annie McLaughlin is a BCBA and IEP advocate. Annie started her career as a special education teacher, where she met a consultant who introduced her to behavioral analysis. From there, she went back to school for her BCBA and got her doctorate in special education. Down the road, ... Show More

Eileen V. Wallis' book California and the Politics of Disability, 1850–1970 (Palgrave Macmillan, 2023) explores the political, legal, medical, and social battles that led to the widespread institutionalization of Californians with disabilities from the gold rush to the 1970s. By ... Show More

Kriss Jarecki, LCSWR, is no stranger to navigating the world with a disability. She is legally blind. However, she also runs a successful therapy practice that includes EMDR. According to the World Health Organization, 16 percent of the global population experience significant di ... Show More

Gerald O'Brien's book Eugenics, Genetics, and Disability in Historical and Contemporary Perspective: Implications for the Social Work Profession (Oxford UP, 2023) focuses on the conceptual relationship between the American eugenic movement of the early 1900s and contemporary gene ... Show More

Are new solutions for pediatric hearing loss finally within earshot? In this episode of the Back Table ENT Podcast, we talk with Dr. Daniela Carvalho, pediatric otolaryngologist and director of the Cochlear Implant Program at Rady Children's Hospital in San Diego. --- SYNPOSIS Dr ... Show More

Dr Iracema Leroi discusses the SENSE-Cog trial on the effects of a hearing and vision rehabilitation and support programme on quality of life in people living with dementia.Read the full article:https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanhl/article/PIIS2666-7568(24)00141-7/fulltext?dg ... Show More

Welcome to "Understanding Autism: Exploring its Meaning and Impact." In this enlightening episode, we unravel the complexities of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and its significance for individuals, families, and society at large. Hosted by Dan, who shares his personal insights a ... Show More

When children are born with disabilities or become disabled in childhood, parents often experience bewilderment: they find themselves unexpectedly in another world, without a roadmap, without community, and without narratives to make sense of their experiences.Amanda Apgar's book ... Show More