Disability Deep Dive

Watch the video version on Spotify or YouTube: https://youtu.be/JMRIH_MmBqM Season Four of Disability Deep Dive opens with Keith and Jodi interviewing Patrice Jetter and Garry Wickham from "Patrice: The Movie" about life since filming, including increased public recognition, travel, and advocacy, while their day-to-day lives remain largely the same. They discuss why they agreed to share their story, how director Ted Passon ensured they felt in control and comfortable, and what they want viewers to understand about disability finances, the marriage penalty, benefit limits, and low-paid workshop labor. Patrice shares her "Movie Star Crossing Guard" nickname after winning an Emmy, and both emphasize staying positive and continuing to push for legal change. In the new segment "The Reef," Wheel Talk hosts Kelly Berger and Avery Roberts describe their shared rare congenital muscular dystrophy, how friendship and lived experience shape their podcast, and the value of being seen and understood. The "Deep Cut" highlights "The Ride Ahead," following Samuel Habib's transition to adulthood, mentorship, and themes of independence, accessibility, respect, communication, and self-determination. Patrice: The Movie - https://www.patricethemovie.com/ Wheel Talk with Kelly and Avery - https://www.ladieslivingrare.com/wheel-talk-podcast The Ride Ahead - https://www.rideaheadfilm.com/

Season Four of Disability Deep Dive premieres on November 5th, and here's a preview of what's coming: We catch up with Patrice Jetter and Garry Wickham from "Patrice: The Movie" to talk about their love story, the rules affecting their independence, and what they've been up to since the film. Deaf pilot and aspiring astronaut Sheila Xu takes us behind the scenes of the effort to make space travel accessible to everyone. And with author Keah Brown, filmmaker Julie Wyman, and documentary director Ted Passon, we explore the responsibility of telling disability stories, whether you're sharing your own experiences or helping tell someone else's. Plus, we're introducing something brand new: The Reef! Short, five- to 10-minute interviews focused on one guest and one big question. We created it to make room for more voices, fresh ideas, and stories that deserve attention now, rather than waiting for another season. Follow Disability Deep Dive wherever you get your podcasts so you don't miss an episode. Or join us on YouTube to watch the conversations unfold. We've got a lot to explore together, and we can't wait to share it with you!

Watch the video version on YouTube: https://youtu.be/YqYCgBZfvyE Jodi and Keith present a special Disability Deep Dive episode recorded live at the 28th Annual Family Cafe expo floor, featuring short interviews with Florida disability organizations and noting ambient convention noise. Lana Smith describes Pyramid's adult day training program (five Florida locations) focused on arts, performing arts, life skills, and community connection, correcting the "daycare" misconception. Dawn Moore and Cherie Hall explain Disability Rights Florida's outreach and common inquiries (education, healthcare access, Medicaid, APD), referral resources, transportation barriers, and ways to contact DRF. Katie Kaiser and Rachel Long discuss major issues (transportation, housing, accessibility), local groups, trainings, and how to connect via flsans.org and social media. Danielle West Lane outlines SSA's Go Digital campaign and My Social Security account functions and access. Aaron Victoria explains DRF's PAIMI program and mental health rights. Betty Cadet shares FIL's self-pay adult services. Ann-Marie Orlando explains UF CARD supports and how to register for assistance.

Watch the video version on YouTube: https://youtu.be/INRjvz4emc4 For our final episode of Season 3, we interview documentary filmmaker Reid Davenport about his film "Life After," which revisits the 1983 case of Elizabeth Bouvia to examine ongoing debates about assisted dying, autonomy, and systemic abandonment of disabled people. Reid explains he was drawn to tensions between nondisabled and disabled progressives and to how media framed Bouvia's desire to die as caused by disability while ignoring factors like divorce, miscarriage, discrimination, isolation, poverty, and inadequate healthcare. He argues bodily autonomy is shaped by surrounding conditions and that people need the right and support to live as they choose before the right to die. The discussion highlights medical and state ableism, misjudgments about disabled quality of life, the need to center disabled voices, and concerns illustrated in the film about assisted suicide access in Canada amid poor support and care. Watch "Life After" on PBS Independent Lens: https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/documentaries/life-after/ "Life After" website: https://www.lifeafterfilm.com/ Reid Davenport's website: https://www.reiddavenport.com/

Watch the video version on YouTube: https://youtu.be/HHWS6KTKcTU Keith and Jodi interview Meier Galblum Haigh, Executive Director of Disability Culture Lab, about the summer streetwear collection "We're Still Here: Fashion Against Fascism," shaped by conversations with more than 40 disabled people and a North Star visioning process exploring what "winning" and liberation look like. Meier explains Disability Culture Lab's mission to build disabled-led communications infrastructure because "bad stories lead to bad policy," and describes themes behind the collection—interdependence and care, disabled leadership and power, disabled joy, and the harms of oppressive systems—along with tensions around non-disabled parents driving harmful narratives. The Deep Cut segment reviews Netflix's "All the Light We Cannot See" through a disability lens, discussing authentic casting of blind/low-vision actors, shortcomings in character depth and historical context of Nazi violence against disabled people, the value of audio description, and the need for agency, complexity, access, and disabled involvement behind the camera. Disability Culture Lab Website: https://www.disabilityculturelab.org/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/disabilityculturelab BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/disabilitylab.bsky.social Store: https://shop.disabilityculturelab.org/