Helping Debunk Disability Stigma with Squirmy and Grubs
summary
A couple turns their relationship into an advocacy platform, documenting daily ableism and inaccessibility so specific institutions act: a viral airport testing-center video prompts TSA testing centers get mobile iPads and accessibility training, a Salt Lake City trip exposes one accessible taxi in the whole city and an airline cargo-door mismatch that nearly strands them, and a nonprofit program distributes about $50,000 in assistive tech while using phone apps as a computer mouse.
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chapters (16)
- 0:00Introduction
- 2:08Meeting and romance
- 6:35First date mishaps
- 11:08Marriage and awareness
- 13:40Experiencing ableism
- 16:50More awkward encounters
- 22:32Starting the YouTube channel
- 23:39Airport inaccessibility
- 29:33Advocacy and change
- 30:23The TSA story
- 35:11Real systemic change
- 37:23Combating online hate
- 40:16Changing minds
- 42:54Q&A: Channel name
- 44:56Q&A: Biggest challenges
- 47:23Q&A: Assistive technology
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