Story telling + Accessibility by Naliyah Kaya https://padlet.com/nkaya3/xxg7tmn8vngpcfqh An archive of oral stories about accessibility collected by students in SOCY 100 at Montgomery College as part of the Smithsonian Faculty Fellows project implementation in Fall 2021 & 2022. en-us 2021-08-21 16:00:12 UTC 2024-04-01 01:25:47 UTC hello@padlet.com "1 sentence quote from interview goes here" nkaya3 https://padlet.com/nkaya3/xxg7tmn8vngpcfqh/wish/1689048893 Give your interview/project a title based on the interview (e.g., Race & Accessibility in North Carolina during the 1960s)

Name of interviewer & interviewee (if given permission otherwise list as anonymous) 

Date of interview & location (if virtual you can list location of interviewee and interviewer as Conducted virtually from Silver Spring, Maryland and New York, New York.]]> 2021-08-21 16:16:55 UTC https://padlet.com/nkaya3/xxg7tmn8vngpcfqh/wish/1689048893 “What you need, it’s out there and if you’re struggling there are supports for you out there, somewhere, you just got to look for it; you don’t have to keep hoping for the best.” - Aiko Taira https://padlet.com/nkaya3/xxg7tmn8vngpcfqh/wish/1766056792 Growing Up; Accessibility within Race & Youth

Interviewer: Summer Mai Li Suliman 
Interviewee: Aiko Taira

Conducted in-person on September 16, 2021 in Potomac, Maryland]]> 2021-09-24 15:59:11 UTC https://padlet.com/nkaya3/xxg7tmn8vngpcfqh/wish/1766056792 “They don’t get that extra hand to pull them over that cliff, they have to pull them up themselves, and it just doesn’t work.” - Iris Dekker https://padlet.com/nkaya3/xxg7tmn8vngpcfqh/wish/1812096138 Accommodations For Autistic Students in The Netherlands

Interviewee: Iris Dekker
Interviewer: Eleanor Sharp

10/01/2021
Conducted virtually from  Overijssel, The Netherlands and Silver Spring, Maryland, United States]]> 2021-10-12 21:57:45 UTC https://padlet.com/nkaya3/xxg7tmn8vngpcfqh/wish/1812096138 "My life would have been different if I were in Madagascar" - Mariah https://padlet.com/nkaya3/xxg7tmn8vngpcfqh/wish/1817891730 Our Accessibility Interview 

Interviewee: Mariah
Interviewer: Vanessa Castillo

Date of Interview: 10/04/2021
Location: Both conducted virtually from Washington, D.C. ]]> 2021-10-14 18:21:43 UTC https://padlet.com/nkaya3/xxg7tmn8vngpcfqh/wish/1817891730 "Living in an Urban area we have accessibility to many different cultures that we may take for granted." https://padlet.com/nkaya3/xxg7tmn8vngpcfqh/wish/1820116014 Accessibility in Urban Areas

Jaden Slayton interviewing Marcedes Brant 

10/14/21 in Gaithersburg Maryland ]]> 2021-10-15 17:18:06 UTC https://padlet.com/nkaya3/xxg7tmn8vngpcfqh/wish/1820116014 "Once I moved to Montgomery County Maryland accessibility, for me, became more available." ~Rashid Shabazz jahertz12092 https://padlet.com/nkaya3/xxg7tmn8vngpcfqh/wish/1820374007 Education from DC to Montgomery County

Interviewer is Josh Hertz. Interviewee is Rashid Shabazz. 

Date of interview 10/11/21 in Olney MD.]]> 2021-10-15 20:19:12 UTC https://padlet.com/nkaya3/xxg7tmn8vngpcfqh/wish/1820374007 "No child should go to bed hungry" https://padlet.com/nkaya3/xxg7tmn8vngpcfqh/wish/1821166618 I interviewed my friend Justin, who grew up poor and learned how to live below his means, and used his meager upbringing to inspire him to become a chef and help disadvantaged people pursue culinary careers, while volunteering in organizations with the goal of ending hunger in the US.

Interview conducted by: Rochelle
Interviewee: Justin

October 2021
Montgomery County, MD]]> 2021-10-16 14:37:43 UTC https://padlet.com/nkaya3/xxg7tmn8vngpcfqh/wish/1821166618 "It's part of what we call the tribe" https://padlet.com/nkaya3/xxg7tmn8vngpcfqh/wish/1821170132 Oral History Of Avi - Summer Camp Accessibility 

Interviewer: Debbie 
Interviewee: Avi

October 14, 2021 from Bethesda, MD]]> 2021-10-16 14:41:12 UTC https://padlet.com/nkaya3/xxg7tmn8vngpcfqh/wish/1821170132 “Many schools are underfunded and don’t have the resources… to provide college courses, so I’d say if your schools provides those opportunities you should definitely take them.” 447287 https://padlet.com/nkaya3/xxg7tmn8vngpcfqh/wish/1821221531 Accessibility to College Courses

Name of Interviewer: Jeymy Diaz
Name of Interviewee: Jeferson Diaz

Date of Interview: October 7, 2021
Location of Interview: Silver Spring, MD]]> 2021-10-16 15:39:46 UTC https://padlet.com/nkaya3/xxg7tmn8vngpcfqh/wish/1821221531 "The insurance was $700 a month " https://padlet.com/nkaya3/xxg7tmn8vngpcfqh/wish/1821510250 Race & Gender : Inaccessibility To Fair Medical Treatment

Interviewer : John Towriss
Interviewee : Diana Williams-Balogun 

Date Of interview : 10/16/2021 , Ashton , Maryland 


]]> 2021-10-17 00:16:10 UTC https://padlet.com/nkaya3/xxg7tmn8vngpcfqh/wish/1821510250 " My culture felt embraced for the first time in a long time". https://padlet.com/nkaya3/xxg7tmn8vngpcfqh/wish/1822268691 INTERVIEWE IS LULADYEN ZEWDU
INTERVIEWER IS Randy Garcia 
DATE OF INTERVIEW 10/12/2021 ]]> 2021-10-17 16:03:37 UTC https://padlet.com/nkaya3/xxg7tmn8vngpcfqh/wish/1822268691 "I was very scared because my daughter could have died." noatepper2004 https://padlet.com/nkaya3/xxg7tmn8vngpcfqh/wish/1822445162 Transportation Accessibility in Montgomery County

Interviewer: Noa Tepper
Interviewee: Anonymous 

9/20/21
Montgomery County, MD]]> 2021-10-17 19:23:09 UTC https://padlet.com/nkaya3/xxg7tmn8vngpcfqh/wish/1822445162 "I spent all of my savings paying for school... having such an apathetic system, you know, basically support him [the professor], it took a huge toll on my mental health as well..." https://padlet.com/nkaya3/xxg7tmn8vngpcfqh/wish/1822515911 Accessibility Regarding Educational Resources

Interviewer: Pamela Nuñez
Interviewee: Lesley Genao-Romero

Conducted in person in Gaithersburg, MD on October 10, 2021.]]> 2021-10-17 21:03:40 UTC https://padlet.com/nkaya3/xxg7tmn8vngpcfqh/wish/1822515911 "Inaccessibility takes away your independence. It stripped away this feeling that I had that I could be a valuable resource to my family." - Cory Gallivan https://padlet.com/nkaya3/xxg7tmn8vngpcfqh/wish/1822842736 Interviewer: Karina Gallivan from Hagerstown, Maryland 
Interviewee: Cory Gallivan from Honolulu, Hawaii 
Date of Interview: October 17th, 2021]]> 2021-10-18 01:41:51 UTC https://padlet.com/nkaya3/xxg7tmn8vngpcfqh/wish/1822842736 "Can you imagine wanting to go somewhere but you absolutely cannot get into the building...?" jerldryan https://padlet.com/nkaya3/xxg7tmn8vngpcfqh/wish/1825441305 Accessibilty for Marginalized Communities 

Interviewer: Jerl Ryan
Interviewee: Rebecca Adams

Date of Interview: Oct 14th 2021
Location: Germantown MD]]> 2021-10-18 22:42:01 UTC https://padlet.com/nkaya3/xxg7tmn8vngpcfqh/wish/1825441305 "Respect means a lot to me; you know, you get respect from being a leader..." https://padlet.com/nkaya3/xxg7tmn8vngpcfqh/wish/1825503719 Accessibility in Athletics 

Interviewer: Mikayla McGhee
Interviwee: Martavian Davis 

10/13/2021
Conducted in-person in Gaithersburg, Maryland]]> 2021-10-18 23:34:20 UTC https://padlet.com/nkaya3/xxg7tmn8vngpcfqh/wish/1825503719 "I used to run of out of school" https://padlet.com/nkaya3/xxg7tmn8vngpcfqh/wish/2358279974 An interviewee shared how hard it was for her to not have a car prior to being a working student.

Interviewer: Kelmira Jose
Interviewee: Anonymous

Date of interview: October 13, 2022

]]> 2022-10-27 02:08:03 UTC https://padlet.com/nkaya3/xxg7tmn8vngpcfqh/wish/2358279974 “You have to be proactive; you have to be responsible for your actions. You take the action and be prepared to defend why you did it without fear.” poisonivyjena https://padlet.com/nkaya3/xxg7tmn8vngpcfqh/wish/2359550210 Subject: Accessibility 
Interviewer: Jennifer Amoo
Location: Silver spring, Maryland
Interviewee: Anonymous 
Location: Silver spring, Maryland
Date of interview: 10/24/2022 ]]> 2022-10-27 18:39:05 UTC https://padlet.com/nkaya3/xxg7tmn8vngpcfqh/wish/2359550210 "... some of our clients from the lowest-income countries neither had the IT infrastructure needed to support them to work or place trades remotely nor had reliable internet access at home. " bwu182 https://padlet.com/nkaya3/xxg7tmn8vngpcfqh/wish/2359639715 Interviewer: Byron Wu
Interviewee: Eileen Rong
Location: Rockville, MD
Date of Interview: 10/24]]> 2022-10-27 20:00:09 UTC https://padlet.com/nkaya3/xxg7tmn8vngpcfqh/wish/2359639715 "Had this benefit been accessible to me, I would have had more time to spend with my family and friends rather than having to work an extra job just to cover the cost of my textbooks." -Zainab Shajapurwala zali13 https://padlet.com/nkaya3/xxg7tmn8vngpcfqh/wish/2359737209 Accessibility in Educational Resources

Interviewer: Zahra Ali
Interviewee: Zainab Shajapurwala

Date of Interview: October 18th, 2022
Conducted in-person in Clarksburg, Maryland.]]> 2022-10-27 22:11:05 UTC https://padlet.com/nkaya3/xxg7tmn8vngpcfqh/wish/2359737209 "...cause mental health is one of the most challenging things in the world today" rosieleflore32 https://padlet.com/nkaya3/xxg7tmn8vngpcfqh/wish/2359796679 Accessibility for mental health

Interviewee: Lily
Interviewer: Rose LeFlore

Date of Interview: 10/15/2022
Location: Montgomery County MD]]> 2022-10-27 23:47:27 UTC https://padlet.com/nkaya3/xxg7tmn8vngpcfqh/wish/2359796679 "I know you may think “oh it's just a wheelchair” well let me tell you it's really sad and heartbreaking seeing someone struggle to walk or even move their limbs." cquezad3 https://padlet.com/nkaya3/xxg7tmn8vngpcfqh/wish/2361198259 Accessibility regarding medical assistive devices

Interviewer: Catherine Quezada Lopez
Interviewee: Anonymous 

Date of Interview: 10/28/22
Location: Conducted in-person in Germantown, Maryland

]]> 2022-10-29 00:12:12 UTC https://padlet.com/nkaya3/xxg7tmn8vngpcfqh/wish/2361198259 "The biggest problem I had was with my insurance, something that I did not have to deal with earlier in my life because everything was just simply different, but at that point in the U.S., I had to not only worry about my condition and medical aspects of it, but also I had to figure out the insurance system and understand what everything means." - anonymous https://padlet.com/nkaya3/xxg7tmn8vngpcfqh/wish/2361584196 Interviewer: Angie Tehrani 
Interviewee: anonymous
Location: Gaithersburg MD]]> 2022-10-29 16:12:01 UTC https://padlet.com/nkaya3/xxg7tmn8vngpcfqh/wish/2361584196 "This inaccessibility affects many different in their daily lives. With no public transportation, maybe some people just can't get to their jobs. Maybe they don't have the health to walk to their jobs." https://padlet.com/nkaya3/xxg7tmn8vngpcfqh/wish/2361714243 Accessibility in Public Transporation

Interviewer: Crystal Si
Interviewee: Daniel Son

Date of Interview: October 28th, 2022
Conducted in-person in Centreville, VA]]> 2022-10-29 20:39:27 UTC https://padlet.com/nkaya3/xxg7tmn8vngpcfqh/wish/2361714243 "I hope that many national hospitals will be built so that anyone can go to a nearby hospital when they are sick, and the state should cover some of the insurance premiums." skim419 https://padlet.com/nkaya3/xxg7tmn8vngpcfqh/wish/2361983447 Interview regarding accessibility

Interviewer: Siyeon Kim
Interviewee: Kwanghoon Lee
Date of Interview: 10/17/22
Location: Seoul, South Korea 
]]> 2022-10-30 11:19:54 UTC https://padlet.com/nkaya3/xxg7tmn8vngpcfqh/wish/2361983447 "You don’t have to transform the world in a day, just start by performing a simple act of consideration." rhamouda2 https://padlet.com/nkaya3/xxg7tmn8vngpcfqh/wish/2362145602 Accessibility in School 

Interviewer: Rasha Hamouda  
Interviewee: Ayah Hamouda  
Location: Clarksburg, Maryland  
Date of Interview: October 21, 2022  
]]> 2022-10-30 15:57:28 UTC https://padlet.com/nkaya3/xxg7tmn8vngpcfqh/wish/2362145602 "People need to appreciate their freedom." https://padlet.com/nkaya3/xxg7tmn8vngpcfqh/wish/2362335189 Interview about accessibility based on location
Interviewer: Christian Leahu  
Interviewee: Adela Leahu  
Location: Hagerstown, Maryland  
Date of Interview: October 30, 2022  
]]> 2022-10-30 20:45:20 UTC https://padlet.com/nkaya3/xxg7tmn8vngpcfqh/wish/2362335189 "I wasn't diagnosed when I was a child, and that's very common" https://padlet.com/nkaya3/xxg7tmn8vngpcfqh/wish/2362361382 Interviewer: Hassan McDuffie
Interviewee: Nicole Bergeron
Location: Silver Spring, MD
Date of Interview: October 23, 2022]]> 2022-10-30 21:38:22 UTC https://padlet.com/nkaya3/xxg7tmn8vngpcfqh/wish/2362361382 "It is lack of awareness that most commonly results in things being inaccessible, so I ask everyone to be aware of their environment and community." https://padlet.com/nkaya3/xxg7tmn8vngpcfqh/wish/2362460670 Interviewer: Heran Kassaye 
Interviewee: anonymous 
Location: Gaithersburg ]]> 2022-10-31 00:37:20 UTC https://padlet.com/nkaya3/xxg7tmn8vngpcfqh/wish/2362460670 “You might have challenges but there is always a way to improve accessibility for others” https://padlet.com/nkaya3/xxg7tmn8vngpcfqh/wish/2362479256 Interviewer: Natrice Mckenzie
Interviewee: Nerissa
Location: Gaithersburg, MD
Date: October 30, 2022]]> 2022-10-31 00:55:21 UTC https://padlet.com/nkaya3/xxg7tmn8vngpcfqh/wish/2362479256 "The way school structures are and teaching styles, they don't accommodate to issues like that." https://padlet.com/nkaya3/xxg7tmn8vngpcfqh/wish/2362500673 Interviewer: Nicole Zand
Interviewee: Kayla Zand
Date of interview: October 26, 2022
Location: Gaithersburg, MD]]> 2022-10-31 01:15:15 UTC https://padlet.com/nkaya3/xxg7tmn8vngpcfqh/wish/2362500673 “It’s another added stress that is added to an already stressful situation” https://padlet.com/nkaya3/xxg7tmn8vngpcfqh/wish/2362548728 Interviewer: Alexandra Schofer
Interviewee: Anonymous
Location: Boyd's, MD
Date of Interview: October 30, 2022]]> 2022-10-31 01:55:56 UTC https://padlet.com/nkaya3/xxg7tmn8vngpcfqh/wish/2362548728 "I lived at school, 8 hours away from home." 433645 https://padlet.com/nkaya3/xxg7tmn8vngpcfqh/wish/2362581268 Mental healthcare access.
Interviewer: Laila Harkless
Interviewee: Sophia Holmes
Conducted in person interview 
Location: Silver Spring, Maryland
Date: October, 30, 2022

]]> 2022-10-31 02:22:35 UTC https://padlet.com/nkaya3/xxg7tmn8vngpcfqh/wish/2362581268 "Not everything comes easily" - Nerissa https://padlet.com/nkaya3/xxg7tmn8vngpcfqh/wish/2363691355 Interviewer: Joshua Alford
Interviewee: Nerissa Alford
Location: Beallsville, Maryland
Date: September 29, 2022]]> 2022-10-31 17:15:27 UTC https://padlet.com/nkaya3/xxg7tmn8vngpcfqh/wish/2363691355 "...Obtaining necessities in life..." https://padlet.com/nkaya3/xxg7tmn8vngpcfqh/wish/2380707217 Interviewer: Souphansa Latpakdy
Interviewee:Thomas Towner

Date of Interview:9/30/2022
Location: Gaithersburg, MD]]> 2022-11-11 23:44:20 UTC https://padlet.com/nkaya3/xxg7tmn8vngpcfqh/wish/2380707217 Accessibility is important to everyone. -Christman Schafer chrisscaffer https://padlet.com/nkaya3/xxg7tmn8vngpcfqh/wish/2402864398 Interviewer/interviewee: Christman Schafer 
Location: Germantown, Maryland 
Date: November 29th, 2022

]]> 2022-11-30 02:13:29 UTC https://padlet.com/nkaya3/xxg7tmn8vngpcfqh/wish/2402864398 "All races are given the opportunity to prosper." https://padlet.com/nkaya3/xxg7tmn8vngpcfqh/wish/2576166933
Interviewer/Interviewee : Lookancia  & Steve 
Location : Gaithersburg, MD 
May 3, 2023]]> 2023-05-03 04:09:20 UTC https://padlet.com/nkaya3/xxg7tmn8vngpcfqh/wish/2576166933