E12 Fixing or Finding Authenticity in Disability (You Don’t Want to Sound Like Hillary Clinton)

Another Tangent hits the airwaves and this time Rocco and Christy are talking about "Fixing". What is it? What does it mean in the context of disability? How do we keep from making disabled people feel wrong, or broken? And what helps us find authentic, empowering community? Jump in to this topic with us as we stumble upon some wisdom--and a little chaos, and a little laughter, and a little weirdness. We look at some models of disability, some ways to address access needs, and some personal stories that tie in to it all.

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On this tangent episode, Christy and Rocco talk about “fixing” disability and the role of the community is forcing masking peoples’ behavior. 

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Time Stamps:

01:36: What is “fixing” disability mean?

05:07: EMDR

08:16: Masking

15:31: Spider-Man Meme

21:31: Models of Disability

29:48: Ableism

35:49: Becoming a Wheelchair User

43:45: Disability Regulation

48:39: Building Community

50:37: Review of Pathologizing Disability 

1:03:39: Workarounds and Disability Bandwidth

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