Episode 145: One Month as a Wheelchair User- what I learned
Update: 2025-08-06
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What you'll hear:
- Episode 141: Blame the Snake this is how I ended up in a wheelchair for a month
- First thing I learned: everything you do will take 2-4x longer than you're used to 2:30
- How to request an SSR (special service request) at the airport 4:15
- My dear friend Alec Stoddard sent me this useful reading of the Air Carrier Access Act, very useful if you are traveling with a mobility aid 9:00
- Adventures in navigating a familiar city (Galway, Ireland) in a totally unfamiliarly abled body 12:00
- PSA: wheeling yourself up a hill in a wheelchair fucking sucks 13:30
- PSA: a wheelchair in an Irish pub is extremely disruptive 19:00
- PSA: firedoors are heavy as shit 23:00
- The privilege I experienced as a Disabled wheelchair user, being visibly Disabled rather than invisibly Disabled 26:00
- Again thanks to the wonderful Alec Stoddard, a document outlining making your online presence more accessible, available to view here 29:00
- For further resources on increasing inclusivity and access in circus arts, please see this link courtesy of Erin Ball 31:00
Don't go back to sleep.
xoRachel
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