ABILITY Magazine

Proud Stutter Podcast: Shifting the narrative around stuttering.

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 17:05:32 +0000

ABILITY Magazine’s journalist Karina Sturm met with Maya Chupkov, co-host of Proud Stutter, a podcast trying to shift the narrative around stuttering. In this episode, Maya talks about growing up with a speech disability, why she created Proud Stutter and what she has learned from her advocacy work. Find out more about Proud Stutter on their website: https://www.proudstutter.com

This full-length interview is part of the article:

https://abilitymagazine.com/maya-chupkov-becoming-a-proud-stutter/

Music:

Courtesy of Aches, Pains & Smiles, Podcast by Karina Sturm

In conversation with Ian Harding

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 20:18:42 +0000

Ian Harding is an actor, teen choice award winner, author, and passionate bird lover. Besides being known for playing Ezra Fitz, a controversial character on the show Pretty Little Liars, the 34-year-old is a passionate advocate for people with lupus, an empathetic son to a mother with the chronic condition, and an ally to people with disabilities around the globe. Journalist Karina Sturm speaks with Ian about his childhood in Germany, his acting career, his work for the Lupus Foundation of America, a future film project, his most kept secrets, the items he would bring to a deserted island, and disability language and ableism.

Read the full story:

Ian Harding opens up about ‘Pretty Little Liars’, lupus and Germany — Teil Eins (Part 1)

https://abilitymagazine.com/part-1-in-conversation-with-ian-harding-about-germany-his-acting-career-and-his-lupus-advocacy

Conversation with Ian Harding about ableism, disability language, future film projects and most kept secrets (part 2)

https://abilitymagazine.com/conversation-with-ian-harding-about-ableism-disability-language-future-film-projects-and-most-kept-secrets-part-2/

Music:

Cool Intro by Kevin MacLeod licensed under a Creative Commons attribution license

Sex & Disability: Sex Toys by and for People with Disabilities

Fri, 18 Dec 2020 17:54:23 +0000

Disclaimer: The following content is for a mature audience due its language.

Yes, people with disabilities do have sex. But nobody talks about it. Sex and disability is a big taboo in our society. However, Step is here to change this. ABILITY Magazine spoke to them about their gender-inclusive sex toy business, their work around sex positivity, and their life with Lyme disease.

Read the full article here:

https://abilitymagazine.com/disability-sex-and-adult-toys-by-and-for-people-with-disabilities/

Music:

Cool Intro by Kevin MacLeod licensed under a Creative Commons attribution license

Healthcare in the US: Steve's liver transplant story

Sun, 04 Oct 2020 19:32:55 +0000

The American healthcare system is hard to navigate even for the healthiest of us. People with chronic illnesses or disabilities, on the other hand, have to fight for their rights every single day. ABILITY Magazine spoke with one of them: Steve, who lives with a chronic liver condition and needed two liver transplants. His insurance denied the second one.

Read the full article here:

https://abilitymagazine.com/challenges-and-chances-navigating-the-us-healthcare-system-with-a-chronic-condition/

Music:

Cool Intro by Kevin MacLeod licensed under a Creative Commons attribution license

A father and his search for a rare disease cure: Linda Schoch about GRIN Disorders

Wed, 12 Aug 2020 22:23:45 +0000

Dana Schoch is a 30-year old woman, full of personality. To her mother Linda, she’s perfect the way she is. But their household is far from ordinary.

“Dana will unroll an entire roll of toilet paper and, it’s real quiet when it’s happening, and so you’re walking in and there’s toilet paper everywhere. We’ve had some very interesting things happen in our house”

Dana lives with a rare neurodevelopmental disorder called GRIN. Today, Karina Sturm of Ability Magazine chats with Linda about the unique challenges she faces as a mother and caregiver, their decades-long search for a diagnosis, and the controversy of pursuing a cure.

Linda's audio is part of a full-length article, which you can read here:

https://abilitymagazine.com/a-father-and-his-search-for-a-rare-disease-cure/

Music:

Cool Intro - Stings by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons attribution license)

How does YAI cope with the challenges arising from COVID-19?

Wed, 10 Jun 2020 21:57:24 +0000

ABILITY Magazine spoke with three large organizations and their members about the changes in how they operate due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. In this interview, we asked YAI located in New York State about the current situation in their housing projects and their COVID-19 database, which offers information for people with (intellectual) disabilities.

Find the full-length article here:

https://abilitymagazine.com/how-yai-next-for-autism-and-cure-sma-are-supporting-their-members-during-covid-19

Music:

Cool Intro - Stings by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons attribution license)

Accessibility and Inclusion in KIDS TV: An Interview with 7-Year-Old Bridget

Wed, 10 Jun 2020 21:45:40 +0000

For more than 50 years, PBS has thriven to be as accessible as possible to a broad audience. However, they pay particular attention to including children with a variety of disabilities. ABILITY Magazine spoke with 7-year-old Bridget who has autism about her favorite PBS shows and games.

Read the full article:

https://abilitymagazine.com/accessibility-and-inclusion-pbs-kids-a-role-model-for-all-media

Music:

Cool Intro - Stings by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons attribution license

Vint Cerf, 'Father of the internet,' talks about recovering from COVID-19 and accessibility

Tue, 14 Apr 2020 19:20:58 +0000

ABILITY Magazine speaks with Vint Cerf about his experiences recovering from an infection with the novel Coronavirus, his work for Google, and accessibility.

Read the full article: https://abilitymagazine.com/vint-cerf-co-creator-of-the-internet-and-email/

A conversation with Haben Girma, disability rights advocate and first deaf-blind Harvard Law School graduate

Mon, 13 Apr 2020 17:31:32 +0000

ABILITY Magazine’s journalist Karina Sturm met with Haben Girma, disability rights advocate, author and first deaf-blind Harvard Law school graduate on a sunny day in Palo Alto to speak about Haben’s advocacy, her book, the White House, the ADA, education, and employment for people with disabilities and much more.

This full-length interview is part of the article:

https://abilitymagazine.com/meet-haben-girma-disability-rights-advocate-and-first-deaf-blind-harvard-law-school-graduate/