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Ep 13: Autonomy and Disabled People

Today’s episode is on autonomy with Kim Sauder, a blogger and PhD student in critical disability studies who is passionate about disability rights, activism, advocacy & scholarship. Kim and Alice talk about privacy, sexuality, decision-making, disabled bodies on display in healthcare settings, the delights of non-compliance, and of course, ableism. Basically, a lot of good stuff.

Transcript

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Related Links

Kim Sauder’s blog CrippledScholar

Issues of Disabled Sexuality and Consent: When Parents Get Involved in Their Children’s Sex Lives (Kim Sauder, July 9, 2017)

Undesirable: Toxic Romantic Dreams, Disability, Sexuality and Relationships (Kim Sauder, July 15, 2017)

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Image Description: A head and shoulders shot of a white smiling woman in her early 30s wearing a grey sweater. She has short blond hair styled in an undercut.
Image Description: A head and shoulders shot of a white smiling woman in her early 30s wearing a grey sweater. She has short blond hair styled in an undercut.

Kim Sauder is a PhD student in Critical Disability Studies. She also blogs about disability rights and the disabled experience. She is autistic and has cerebral palsy.

Twitter: @crippledscholar

 

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Credits

 

Sarika D. Mehta, Audio Producer

Alice Wong, Writer, Producer, Interviewer

Cheryl Green, Text Transcript

Lateef McLeod, Introduction

Mike Mort, Artwork

Theme Music (used with permission of artist)

Song: “Dance Off”

Artist: Wheelchair Sports Camp

Music

“Alphabet Soup” by Podington Bear (under an Attribution-NonCommercial Unported license)

“Slow Casino” by Blue Dot Sessions (under an Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License)

“Rose Ornamental” by by Blue Dot Sessions (under a Attribution-NonCommercial License)

Sounds

“VOCODER countdown” by Jack_Master. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons 0 License.

8 Bit Beeping Computer Sounds” by sheepfilms. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons 0 License.

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