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The host of the podcast, Bri M., is a non-binary, Jamaican American with Multiple Sclerosis. In each episode Ze interviews other people of color with disabilities to hear their stories. Each each conversation acts as a vehicle for the voices and stories of people of color with disabilities. The podcast is a great source for social justice, positive energy, and passion.

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POWER NOT PITY | A Podcast for Disabled People of Color Everywhere

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Bri M.
Creator & Producer

Bri M. is a Black, Jamaican-American, queer, non-binary, disabled alien-prince from The Bronx. Ze is a podcaster and a sound engineer who hosts the podcast Power Not Pity, a show all about the lived experiences of disabled people of color. Ze has a decade of experience in the world of entertainment: bustin' ass at music venues, working with record labels, and collaborating with cultural workers. After receiving a diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis, ze began to see the injustices that disabled people of color face on a systemic basis.

Bri is a political agitator with a fierce desire to change the way disabled people of color are seen in mass media. Zir episodes serve as a vehicle for amplifying, preserving, and delighting in the voices of disabled people of color. Ze is committed to interjecting disability justice in any conversation ze has and loves to cultivate collaborative energy with cultural workers, writers, artists and storytellers within zir community.

Ze is currently a 2019 Echoing Ida fellow and was the 2019 Stitcher Breakthrough Fellow. Ze was also 2019 Werk It! Presenter speaking on the importance of accessibility in podcasting. In addition, Bri is a graduate of the 2018 Made In NY Podcast Certificate Program, a Kindle Grant recipient and is a member of the Kopkind colony.

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POWER NOT PITY | A Podcast for Disabled People of Color Everywhere

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Bri M. is a Black, Jamaican-American, queer, non-binary, disabled alien-prince from The Bronx. Ze is a podcaster and a sound engineer who hosts the podcast Power Not Pity, a show all about the lived experiences of disabled people of color.

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This podcast is an adult podcast that is very explicit in its language and topics. Although it is not necessarily school appropriate, I wanted to share it because I appreciated that it discusses many aspects of sexuality and disability that are not often talked about or normalized but should be. The host of the podcast Andrew Gurza shares his own stories and brings guests on to talk about their stories about interesectionality of sex and disability.

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E372 - A Seated Perspective w/ Entrepreneur Ali Cameron

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Podcast · Cripple & Co Productions · This is a podcast that looks at disability stories. it’s like sitting down with a really close friend to have real conversations about disability, sexuality and everything else about the disability experience that we don’t talk about; the things about being disabled we keep in the dark. The show is hosted by Disability Awareness Consultant Andrew Gurza.

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The Netflix Documentary was a wonderful, and moving documentary on the Disability Rights Movement. It gives great lessons and insights regarding how those with disabilities felt during the movement. It follows many of the individuals who attended the summer camp and then shows them later in life and the huge role they played in the movement.

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CRIP CAMP: A DISABILITY REVOLUTION | Official Trailer | Netflix | Documentary

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This Netflix original series follows several individuals with Autism as they search for love. It is a great series that portrays both the difficulties of dating as well as the beauty that comes from love and relationships. The series does a good job at representing Autism and allows each individual to tell their story and express their feelings towards love, relationships, and sexuality.

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Love on the Spectrum | Official Trailer | Netflix

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Is a series where each episode comprises of several interviews of people with disabilities who work in the entertainment industry. Each short episode tells a unique experience and sheds light on both the barriers and successes each person has had while trying to establish a career in the industry. Most topics are centered around how individuals without disabilities are often cast over those with disabilities, the misrepresentation in the media, and the mold that many have to fit to have chance at playing a role.

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ABLE: Coming to Amazon on September 12, 2019

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This Netflix original movie is a family and kids movie that follows the character Noah, who is an eleven year old with social anxiety, as he navigates middle school. The movie is a light hearted comedy that teaches kids about inclusivity and empathy. Although it is not entirely accurate in its depiction of the role of services animals vs emotional support animals, I still feel it has other lessons that make it a good movie for kids and teens. A very positive aspect of the movie is that one of the main characters Amara is played by Sophie Jaewon Kim who has Muscular Dystrophy.

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The Healing Powers of Dude Trailer | Netflix Futures

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Marimar Quiroa is a youtube beauty influencer who shares how to makeup looks and vlogs. She has Cystic Hygromahera, but her channel is not focused on her disability. Instead, her channel is focused on her daily life and makeup skills as it should. Additionally, her videos are accessible for individuals who are deaf and hard of hearing as she uses subtitles and sign language.

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The youtube channel by the couple Jennifer and Jill stew is a channel that aims to discuss and educate others on deaf culture and awareness. The channel also features day in the life vlogs.

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This podcast currently has two seasons hosted by Nicole Kelley and Sarah Tubert who both have limb differences. Their podcast is aimed at disarming social stigmas for people with disabilities. They focus on inclusion and bring on many professional guests who work or do research in the field of health care.

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LISTEN TO THE FIRST SEASON | Disarming Disability

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A podcast centered around connecting disability experts to disability advocates. Disarming Disability aims to help you develop your disability pride and get active in your civil rights. This podcast is hosted by Nicole Kelly and Sarah Tuberty.

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Cory Lee the writer and creator of the blog, is a travel enthusiast who writes about his many travels and experiences.  His articles encompass a wide variety of topics, such as tips, reviews, and best places to travel as a person with a disability.  Additionally, the site includes interviews with other individuals with a disability and their experiences at certain destinations and his bucket list. His articles have been in many large sites, and news broadcasts in the media.

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Curb Free with Cory Lee: A Wheelchair Travel Blog

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Welcome - Curb Free with Cory Lee: A Wheelchair Travel Blog

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Sharing the world from a wheelchair user's perspective

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Elian Williams is the writer and creator of the Blog "My Blurred World", she writes about various topics including events she has attended, beauty columns, and her experiences with being visually impaired. Her writing portrays her perspective and insight into how she views disabilities. She mentions how although it comes with its own challenges it also has positives that have influenced who she is as a person.

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Amythest Schaber has Autism and  created her channel to advocate and educate others on her disability. She describes in detail some of the different aspects of Autism and provides research, personal stories, or reaches out to others and shares their stories.

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Hi I'm Amythest! I make videos about what it's like to be Autistic. https://linktr.ee/neurowonderful

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The NBC article explains Octavia Spencer's opinion on the need for accurate representation of actors with disabilities in films. It also features a shocking statistic on the percentage of characters with disabilities in Hollywood.

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Academy Award-winning actress Octavia Spencer is calling for increased and more authentic onscreen representation of people with disabilities.

"Nothing can replace lived experience and authentic representation," Spencer said in a recent video for the Ruderman Family Foundation, a disability advocacy organization. "That's why it's imperative that we cast the appropriate actor for the appropriate role, and that means people with disabilities as well."

"Casting able-bodied actors in roles for characters with disabilities is offensive, unjust and deprives an entire community of people from opportunities," Spencer continued.

Spencer's PSA coincides with the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in employment, public accommodations, transportation, telecommunications and in state and local government services. The "Hidden Figures" actress concluded the PSA by challenging Hollywood to increase the casting of people with disabilities.

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"There's no reason we should continue to repeat the same mistakes of the past," Spencer said.

Though the ADA has been integral in increasing opportunity for the 61 million people with some form of disability across the U.S., many industries, including Hollywood, still lag behind when it comes to providing people with disabilities with the same access as those without.

Less than 3 percent of characters in the 100 highest-earning movies of 2016 had disabilities, according to a report from the University of Southern California's Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism. And a 2018 report from the Ruderman Foundation shows that disability representation on television is equally dismal as that on film, as only 12 percent of all characters with disabilities on TV during that season were played by actors with disabilities.

Moreover, when people with disabilities are included in film and television, they are often reduced to objects of pity and/or inspiration.

"If we aren't allowing disabled actors to play disabled people, then what does society trust us to do?," wrote culture writer Esme Mazzeo for Rooted for Rights, a digital platform that seeks to challenge misleading narratives about disability. "Representation isn't enough anymore. We need to start demanding authentic representation in all forms of entertainment."

Spencer has spoken about her experiences with dyslexia and how she learned she was more of an auditory versus a visual learner in past interviews.

"I was a dyslexic child and am a dyslexic adult; that doesn't really mean that you're not intelligent. It just means that your brain functions differently," Spencer told WENN. "I was actually tested for the gifted program in my school because I was more auditorially inclined than visually."

In an open letter last December, the Ruderman Family Foundation urged studio and network executives to audition and cast actors with disabilities. Among those who've signed the letter were George Clooney, Joaquin Phoenix, Bryan Cranston, Eva Longoria and Bobby Farrelly.

"As an Oscar-winning actor, Octavia Spencer embodies Hollywood's vast potential to serve as a powerful catalyst for positive social change if studio, production, and network executives commit to more inclusive and authentic representation," Jay Ruderman, president of the Ruderman Family Foundation, wrote in a statement. "We are gratified that Ms. Spencer has joined our call and we look forward to have other actors and actresses, filmmakers, producers and studios to continue to create unprecedented momentum that brings about greater casting of people with disabilities."

CBS recently signed a pledge created by the Ruderman Family Foundation, agreeing to audition actors with disabilities for every forthcoming production, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The BBC also pledged to advance disability representation both onscreen and behind the scenes. The network has announced a series of programs featuring performers with disabilities and has committed to increasing the number of disabled people in its workforce to 12 percent from 10.4 percent by 2022, per BBC News.

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Octavia Spencer calls for authentic onscreen representation of people with disabilities

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Academy Award-winning actress Octavia Spencer is calling for increased and more authentic onscreen representation of people with disabilities. "Nothing can replace lived experience and authentic representation," Spencer said in a recent video for the Ruderman Family Foundation, a disability advocacy organization.

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Gaelynn Lea is an American folk singer and violinist. I wait was written about Trump trying to dismantle the affordable health care act and is aimed at shedding light on disability rights.

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Halsey is an American Singer and Song writer who was diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder at age 17. Her album "Manic" delves into her journey, her mental health, personal life and relationships, and self perception. The album itself was designed to embody how she feels during a manic episode.

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Amy's blog is primarily targeting her interests of horse tipping information, food, fashion, and educating the world on what it is like to have a disability. I enjoyed that the blog showcases her different interests and multiple aspects that make up who she is.

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Hi! My name is Amy and I'm the owner and writer at The Velvet Court!

I'm just a girl who loves horse racing as much as she does fashion. Sharing life because it is too short not to capture the memories and learn new things.

​I started this blog because I didn't get a horse racing tipping position on another website, so I thought, why not do it myself? I also want to educate the world about what it's like to have a disability, as I believe that those who know better do better and this blog is a perfect way to do this! The name was created by a friend and I liked it so it stayed!

​A few fun facts about me:

I have a very rare condition called Nemaline Rod Muscular Myopathy

I'm a university student majoring in marketing and advertising

Horse racing is my passion in life

Three words to describe me: determine, funny and passionate

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About Me Hi! My name is Amy and I'm the owner and writer at The Velvet Court! I'm just a girl who loves horse racing as much as she does fashion. Sharing life because it is too short not to capture the memories and learn new things.