Sara Hendren - Our Bodies, Aliveness, and the Built World

[@gingerblue]

I know the format of this podcast is one-to-one, but I wish they had a disabled person on to join this conversation- as a disabled person, I'm not comfortable with two abled bodied people discussing the experience of being disabled, even though both of those people are clearly incredibly well-intentioned and wanting to improve (and actually doing things to improve) life for disabled people. Like any other group, it's important to include our voices in discussions regarding our lives. My mother was always very involved in my life as a disabled person, but she could not accurately speak on my experience because as close as she was to it, she still has no idea what it was like to **inhabit** that experience. That being said, i am so grateful for these conversations. I just wish that people would understand that much like other minorities, we need to be part of these conversations, and we need to hear other voices of those who are disabled because our whole lives have been about those who advocate for us, and not about our actual experience. Again, though, I must express all my respect and gratitude to all and any who are engaged and interested in this conversation.

[@elleevans5730]

Disability as a significant degree of needfulness - on a diverse human spectrum where we all have varying needs throughout life ❤