Cathy interviews Catarina Rivera, public speaker and disability and education inclusion advocate. Catarina, who has retinitis pigmentosa, has worn hearing aids from a young age and was diagnosed with a progressive vision disability at 17 years old. Paige, Jenny, and Cathy consider how knowing what is available and having a choice about it is both inclusion and self-care. They consider the positive impact of considering your strengths and how accidental accessibility makes life easier.
Catarina’s Socials:
Instagram: http://instagram.com/blindishlatina
X: http://twitter.com/catarinarivera
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/blindishlatina
Linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/in/catarinarivera
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CatarinaRivera
Website: www.catarinarivera.com
Mentioned in today’s episode:
Haben: The Deafblind Woman Who Conquered Harvard Law, by Haben Girma, with a forward by Stephen Curry: https://habengirma.com/book/
Navigating Blindness: https://www.instagram.com/navigatingblindness?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==
Prevail and Braille Mama: https://www.instagram.com/prevailandbraillemama?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==
Crip Camp documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFS8SpwioZ4&pp=ygUJY3JpcCBjYW1w
Book: Demystifying Disability, by Emily Ladau: https://www.amazon.com/Demystifying-Disability-What-Know-Ally/dp/1984858971/ref=sr_1_1?hvadid=676936614912&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=9014255&hvnetw=g&hvqmt=e&hvrand=12604771403547326959&hvtargid=kwd-1990405576204&hydadcr=22167_13517494&keywords=demystify+disability&qid=1707748629&sr=8-1
Book: Disability Visability, by Alice Wong: https://disabilityvisibilityproject.com/book/dv/
Bret Dahmke Memorial Scholarship, a $500 scholarship that assists a Kentucky family of a child with a visual impairment to attend a local or national conference that is related to blindness/low vision.: https://vips.org/bret-dahmke-scholarship/
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