Ep. 22 - The Internet's Impact on Disabled Experiences feat. Kendall Wack
01/02/23 • 53 min
On this week’s episode of The Disabled Standard, Harper and Shruti are joined by guest Kendall Wack to talk about the impact of the internet on disabled experiences. Kendall tells the story of how the internet led to their ADHD diagnosis, Shruti discusses her relationship with Twitter as a disabled journalist, and Harper shares her experience with disability in fandom. Together, they discuss the positive and negative aspects of the internet as a disability community and identity tool—including how this is often overlooked or devalued.
Kendall Wack is a queer, neurodivergent writer and editor based in Chicago, IL. They hold a double B.A. in English-Creative Writing and French Literature and Language from Loyola University-Chicago. She has found that the written word is one of the most powerful ways for like-minded people to connect, and she aspires to use her voice to break down taboos and the barriers they create. In addition to writing, they are also the co-host of the social justice-poetry fusion podcast, Poetically Speaking. You can find her on Instagram at @hopelesspoetesse and stay tuned for Poetically Speaking season two coming soon!
You can follow The Disabled Standard on Instagram @disabledstandard and on Twitter @disabledspod. Thank you for listening and supporting!
On this week’s episode of The Disabled Standard, Harper and Shruti are joined by guest Kendall Wack to talk about the impact of the internet on disabled experiences. Kendall tells the story of how the internet led to their ADHD diagnosis, Shruti discusses her relationship with Twitter as a disabled journalist, and Harper shares her experience with disability in fandom. Together, they discuss the positive and negative aspects of the internet as a disability community and identity tool—including how this is often overlooked or devalued.
Kendall Wack is a queer, neurodivergent writer and editor based in Chicago, IL. They hold a double B.A. in English-Creative Writing and French Literature and Language from Loyola University-Chicago. She has found that the written word is one of the most powerful ways for like-minded people to connect, and she aspires to use her voice to break down taboos and the barriers they create. In addition to writing, they are also the co-host of the social justice-poetry fusion podcast, Poetically Speaking. You can find her on Instagram at @hopelesspoetesse and stay tuned for Poetically Speaking season two coming soon!
You can follow The Disabled Standard on Instagram @disabledstandard and on Twitter @disabledspod. Thank you for listening and supporting!
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Happy Holidays from the Disabled Standard! And we mean all of them. This week, Harper and Shruti discuss the ways disability can intersect with holidays and celebrations. They talk about their experiences with everything from Christmas and Diwali to winter festivities and anniversaries. With holidays being a key aspect of culture, they discuss the difficulties of struggling to access holidays and traditions—but also the ways disability can make holidays even more special and the holidays a part of disability culture.
You can follow The Disabled Standard on Instagram @disabledstandard and on Twitter @disabledspod. Thank you for listening and supporting! Have a happy, safe, and justice-filled new year!
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Ep. 23 - Disability and Relationships
In this week’s episode, Shruti and Harper discuss disability and relationships. They each share their experiences with platonic relationships, and the impact their disabilities have had on their friendships, communities, and social lives. Shruti also shares some of her dating experiences as a brown, disabled lesbian, and Harper discusses queerplatonic relationships as an aromantic asexual autistic person. With different types of disabilities, educational backgrounds, and other identities, Harper and Shruti compare and contrast the many ways disability can affect relationships.
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