Guest: Emily Ladau, Disability Rights Activist and Writer
Host: Jonathan Martinis, Esq., J.D., Senior Director for Law and Policy, Burton Blatt Institute, Syracuse University
Recording Date: September 9, 2022
Archive: A Conversation with Emily Ladau
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About the 504@50 Podcast Series
504@50 is a special interview series created in recognition of the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. In the series, we speak with leaders of the disability rights movement who advance the cause of equal rights through their tireless work.
The 504@50 Series is produced by the Southeast ADA Center, the Burton Blatt Institute at Syracuse University and in collaboration with the Disability Inclusive Employment Policy Rehabilitation Research and Training Center. Check out the Section 504@50 website at section504at50.org
About This Episode
Author and activist Emily Ladau and Jonathan Martinis discuss her journey from being a college student uninterested in disability advocacy to a leading disability rights activist and writer focused on inclusive media representation and making disability a comfortable topic for conversation. She describes how her life focuses on disability issues, whether by writing her book “Demystifying Disability: What to Know, What to Say, and How to be an Ally,” appearing on “Sesame Street,” hosting the Accessible Stall podcast, or working with the Rooted in Rights blog. Ms. Ladau talks about her role in the broader disability rights movement — “I’m not the start or the end; I’m one point on a broader journey of learning,” — and the importance of continuing to push for change, changing minds by meeting people where they are and fostering conversations to make talking about disability more accepted in society.
Learn More about Emily Ladau
- Emily Ladau Website
Link: emilyladau.com - Emily Ladau Blog
Link: emilyladau.com/blog - Book: Demystifying Disability: What to Know, What to Say, and How to be an Ally
An approachable guide to being a thoughtful, informed ally to disabled people, with actionable steps for what to say and do (and what not to do) and how you can help make the world a more accessible, inclusive place.
Link: emilyladau.com/book - Podcast: The Accessible Stall
A disability podcast hosted by Kyle Khachadurian and Emily Ladau.
Link: theaccessiblestall.com - Rooted in Rights
Emily Ladau was the former Editor-in-Chief of the Rooted in Rights blog.
Link: rootedinrights.org - Article: Emily Ladau on Disability, Ableism, and Being Proud of Who You Are
Source: Johns Hopkins University (July 21, 2022)
Link: hub.jhu.edu/2022/07/21/emily-ladau-demystifying-disability-talk - Podcast: What’s Up WID: Demystifying Disability | Transcripts |Video
Video file with captions and ASL also available [31 minutes, 34 seconds].
Source: World Institute on Disability (WID) (October 23, 2021)
Podcast: wid.org/whats-up-wid-demystifying-disability
Transcripts: wid.org/whats-up-wid-demystifying-disability-transcripts
Video: youtube.com/watch?v=lMMDm16J0Es
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Visit the Section 504@50 website at: section504at50.org
The 504@50 Series is produced by the Southeast ADA Center, the Burton Blatt Institute at Syracuse University, and in collaboration with the Disability Inclusive Employment Policy Rehabilitation Research and Training Center.