Yuletide, Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa... whatever you celebrate, we hope you will celebrate it with us! We have assembled an amazing group of the disability community to share the season with you, starting with Nicholas Aether, our esteemed guest, and a snippet of what will be a much longer interview in the coming year. We also have Rocco and Christy sharing holiday memories and made-up holidays of the present day and reflections from Suzannah Weiss, Robin Arnall, and Isaac Harvey MBE! What a lineup!

It isn't all joy, as we note some of the challenges we face at the holidays and how we need to address them. Disabilities don't take vacations, and they can be even more affecting for some in this season, so we acknowledge the many difficulties that the season can bring and honor all sorts of experiences.

We at The Disability Tangent are so grateful for all this year has brought and look forward to the amazing things coming for us in 2025. We thank you and hope you will continue to join us on this journey in the New Year! Happy Holidays!

Please click this link to find the transcript for this podcast:

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Holiday Episode Special! Below are are our guests in the episode today:

• Nicholas Maio-Aether (Find them on LinkedIn, Psychology Today, & Empowered - A Centered for Sexuality, LLC)

• Isaac Harvey MBE (Find him at LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/isaacharvey-videoeditor/) 

  • Episode 14: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7mtO3XUCxy9rCVh4EREbYP?si=JPCjh12qQA6e7QlXq6znUQ 

• Dr. Robin Arnall (ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Robin-Arnall) 

  • Episode 5: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3IL2fa8QCaDb0WDOyqOLAD?si=cb2515fc73a643e5 

  • Episode 6: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3IF227qwKvJG5VYF1Om2Oj?si=d6fa17b9b5c54707 

• Suzannah Weiss, MPS, CSE (https://suzannahweiss.com/) 

  • Episode 10: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6UtoGtQO0E4zUajJbgZPat?si=0e98d66c75a24cf7 

  • Episode 11: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3w1gcE51gOI8ezCVEOQWmY?si=2cd0fe9ca13a4b66 

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Time Stamps:

03:38 : Christy Holiday Review

06:45 : Rocco Holiday Review

25:18 : Nicholas Aether Holiday Review

24:47 : Wheel of the Year (https://friendsoftheforestct.org/wheeloftheyear#:~:text=Yule%20marks%20the%20winter%20solstice,only%20to%20be%20reborn%20again. )

34:07 : Isaac Harvey MBE Holiday Review

40:34 : Dr. Robin Arnall Holiday Review

43:51 : Suzannah Weiss Holiday Review

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