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Today we remember South African disability rights advocate with osteogenesis imperfecta Madge Bester and blind American roller derby skater Sammy Skobel.

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Hello and welcome to the Disability Daily Podcast! I’m your host, Katie, and over the past couple years, I’ve worked on a 365-day calendar that recognizes different folks and key moments in disability history each day of the year. I’m turning this into a quick daily podcast, and I’m excited to share this with you!

If you’re committed to learning more about disability and accessibility, please subscribe to the podcast on Podbean, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and share with friends.

See the Disability Daily Calendar (work on it is always ongoing!)

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Learn more:

• Worlds former shortest woman, Madge Bester, passes away

• From Roller Derby To Skiing: Skobel Will Be Remembered - Journal & Topics Media Group

Song: "It's Kinda Beautiful" by Water Mirrors from Epidemic Sound

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Today we celebrate neuroscientist and sensory substitution pioneer Dr. David Eagleman and blind Jewish-Algerian singer and musician Reinette L'Oranaise.

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Hello and welcome to the Disability Daily Podcast! I’m your host, Katie, and over the past couple years, I’ve worked on a 365-day calendar that recognizes different folks and key moments in disability history each day of the year. I’m turning this into a quick daily podcast, and I’m excited to share this with you!

If you’re committed to learning more about disability and accessibility, please subscribe to the podcast on Podbean, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and share with friends.

See the Disability Daily Calendar (work on it is always ongoing!)

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Learn more:

• Podcast – David Eagleman

• The Brain with David Eagleman

• David Eagleman: Can we create new senses for humans? | TED Talk

• The Blind Luminary of Arabo-Andalusian Music - World Jewish Congress

• Birth of Sultana Daoud | Jewish Women's Archive

• Reinette l'Oranaise - Nhabek Nhabek [Jewish-Arab music from Algeria]

Song: "It's Kinda Beautiful" by Water Mirrors from Epidemic Sound

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Today we honor Polish photographer with visual impairment Zofia Nasierowska and Jamaican reggae singer and polio survivor Apple Gabriel!

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Hello and welcome to the Disability Daily Podcast! I’m your host, Katie, and over the past couple years, I’ve worked on a 365-day calendar that recognizes different folks and key moments in disability history each day of the year. I’m turning this into a quick daily podcast, and I’m excited to share this with you!

If you’re committed to learning more about disability and accessibility, please subscribe to the podcast on Podbean, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and share with friends.

See the Disability Daily Calendar (work on it is always ongoing!)

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Learn more:

• HISTORY | Apple Gabriel

• Zofia Nasierowska's Google Doodle

Song: "It's Kinda Beautiful" by Water Mirrors from Epidemic Sound