Catch up on Season 10
A quick note from the Down to the Struts team
Hello dear readers!
We’ll be back next month with a full edition of Getting Down to It, but to tide you over until then… have you caught up with Season 10 of Down to the Struts? We’ve put out three episodes so far, all of which are fantastic interviews with movers and shakers in disability rights, reporting, and research.
1. Making the ADA with Chai Feldblum
To kick things off, Qudsiya sat down with the indomitable Chai Feldblum, a civil rights advocate and scholar. For nearly four decades, Chai has fought for the rights of LGBTQ and disability communities through legislative advocacy, teaching, scholarship, government service, and much more. She played an integral role in the drafting of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Qudsiya and Chai spoke about Chai's work on the ADA, including the unlikely coalition that she brought together, and so much more.
2. Reporting the Disability Civil Rights Movement with Joe Shapiro
Qudsiya sits down with Joe Shapiro, investigative correspondent for National Public Radio. Joe was one of the first journalists to cover the disability civil rights movement and the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
In this episode, Qudsiya and Joe talk about how Joe came to cover disability issues, his observations about how the movement has evolved over time, and his perspectives on disability coverage today.
3. Disability and Punishment with Professor Jamelia Morgan
This week, Qudsiya speaks with Professor Jamelia Morgan, an award-winning and acclaimed scholar and teacher at the Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, where she also directs the Center for Racial and Disability Justice.
Professor Morgan's work focuses on the intersection of race, gender, disability, and criminal law and punishment. Qudsiya and Jamelia talked about her personal path to studying these issues, the particular harms that people of color with disabilities face when it comes to policing and mass incarceration, and her transformative vision for a world that prioritizes justice and inclusion over violence and punishment.
There’s much more to come this season, but let us know what you think so far by commenting or replying to this email. Please make sure you subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts, and connect with us on LinkedIn and YouTube.
In solidarity,
Qudsiya