All Issues Are Disability Justice Issues (with Mary Fashik)

About this episode

Nōn interviews disability justice activist Mary Fashik about her experiences and the importance of recognizing all issues as disability justice issues.

On this episode of We Can't Do It Alone , Nōn sits down with disability justice activist, founder of the Upgrade Accessibility movement, award-winning podcaster (The Politics of Disability), and author of Adventurous Adeline, Mary Fashik, to explore what it feels like for Mary, as someone who is immunocompromised, to see the world "move on" from Covid, why online activism is real activism, how Mary's community helped her realize that she had been living with multiple chronic conditions, and why all issues are disability justice issues. Full Transcription. Helpful things mentioned during this episode: UpgradeAccessibility.com Adventurous Adeline The Way Home New Disabled South Named Advocates 10 Principles of Disability Justice Mary on Instagram How you can support Nōn and this independently-run podcast: Leave a 5-star rating and a wildly glowing review for We Can't Do It Alone on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your pods. Order The Feely Cards on Bookshop.org , Amazon , Barnes & Noble , or your local indie bookseller for yourself and literally everyone you know. Listen to You, Me, Empathy , Nōn's previous podcast about mental health, empathy, and big feelings…

People in this episode

Host: Nōn

Guest: Mary Fashik

Topics covered

• disability justice
• activism
• chronic conditions
• Covid-19
• community support

Keywords

• disability justice
• activism
• chronic conditions
• Covid-19
• community support
• Mary Fashik
• Upgrade Accessibility

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Upgrade Accessibility, You, Me, Empathy, We Can't Do It Alone, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Bookshop.org, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, nonwels.com

Books & works: Adventurous Adeline, The Politics of Disability

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