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Recommended Listening: Five More Disability Podcasts

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Per our previous post on disability podcasts, there are a wide variety of podcasts about life with disabilities, by people with disabilities. An important step in understanding how to mentor, employ, or otherwise assist a person with a disability is to understand their perspective and their needs. The podcasts below offer just that – accounts from people with disabilities that describe their experiences with work, education, social situations, and other aspects of their daily lives.

Disability Matters with Joyce Bender

Hosted by disability rights advocate Joyce Bender, Disability Matters covers a wide range of disability-related topics, including employment, technology, and advocacy. Bender interviews guests with disabilities and experts in the field to provide insights into disability issues and solutions. The podcast seeks to increase awareness and promote a more inclusive and accessible world for people with disabilities, recently covering topics such as disability employment policy, accessible transportation, and disability in the arts. In addition to being available on Bender’s website, Disability Matters is also available Apple Podcasts, VoiceAmerica, Spotify, Audible,...

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In this video from DO-IT, one woman shares advice for instructors on how their behaviors impact an underrepresented student's decision to pursue a computing field. The importance of recruiting students into computing fields, the inclusion of students with disabilities, and the work done by a student in human centered design are highlighted. The...
This video from DO-IT explores the inclusion of students with disabilities in computing courses. Profiles of successful computing students and professionals who happen to have disabilities are highlighted. Accommodations, assistive technology, universal design strategies, and other best practices are described. The video recording runs 10:24...
This web page from the Job Accommodation Network provides information about individuals who are on the autism spectrum and related Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) information, publications, events, and organizations. Accommodation ideas are also included, which explore accommodations by limitation and work-related function, alongside sample...
This video from DO-IT explores captioning. In the video, professors, students, and IT administrators highlight how captions on videos can improve postsecondary education for deaf or hard of hearing students, non-native English speakers, people in noisy environments, and others. The importance of accessibility, the benefits of captioning, and other...
This video from DO-IT explains why and how to create electronic documents that are accessible to all users. Examples of inaccessible documents, assistive technologies that need to be considered to make documents accessible, solutions for making documents accessible, and other best practices are covered. The video recording runs 3:54 minutes in...