Episode 5 - A for Accessibility w/Katherine Deane

In Episode 5, we talk about actress Selma Blair a…

An episode of the The Dissability Track podcast, hosted by The Dissability Track, titled "Episode 5 - A for Accessibility w/Katherine Deane" was published on March 18, 2019 and runs 33 minutes.

March 18, 2019 ·33m · The Dissability Track

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In Episode 5, we talk about actress Selma Blair and why her Good Morning America interview is one of the G.O.A.T. We also talk about Orkambi (a sought after cystic fibrosis drug)and how it got such a hefty price tag. Then we chat to 'Accessibility Ambassador' Dr Katherine Deane about her work. Find out how universities and general public spaces can easily be made more inclusive. And finally, some thing sliiightly different for our pop culture segment...

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In Episode 5, we talk about actress Selma Blair and why her Good Morning America interview is one of the G.O.A.T. We also talk about Orkambi (a sought after cystic fibrosis drug)and how it got such a hefty price tag. Then we chat to 'Accessibility Ambassador' Dr Katherine Deane about her work. Find out how universities and general public spaces can easily be made more inclusive. And finally, some thing sliiightly different for our pop culture segment...

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