EPISODE · Apr 2, 2022 · 47 MIN
Ep. 2 — Syren Nagakyrie
from Disability, Movement, Etcetera
Today’s guest is Syren Nagakryie. Syren (they/them) is an activist, writer, community organizer and outdoor enthusiast. They have become a leading advocate and expert voice in making the outdoors more inclusive and accessible for the disabled community and others that are underrepresented. Syren grew up with multiple disabilities and chronic illnesses, including Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome. They also live with depression, anxiety, and CPTSD. Syren founded Disabled Hikers in 2018 with four main goals: organizing group hikes, celebrating disabled people’s experiences, facilitating those experiences by making specific information available, and advocating for change in the outdoors. Syren is now working on hiking guidebooks for disabled hikers with Falcon Guides, a leading publisher of guidebooks. This interview was recorded live on YouTube on Oct. 27, 2021. You can pre-order Syren's book, The Disabled Hiker's Guide to Western Washington and Oregon at Bookshop. Show Notes: Host: Andrew Colombo-Dougovito Guest: Syren Nagakyrie Produced, edited, & mixed by Andrew Colombo-Dougovito for That Hippie Media Music by Adrian 'Doc' Blust Show Website: https://www.dismoveetc.live Stay connected and up-to-date! You can subscribe to my YouTube or follow along on the socials: Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/ThatHippieProf Events: https://lu.ma/thathippieprof Newsletter: https://radicalpragmatist.club Support the show by heading over to Patreon at https://patreon.com/ThatHippieProf or That Hippie Store at https://thathippiestore.square.site to get show merch! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dis-move-etc/donations
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