Musicians With Disabilities

Episode 193 of the Ongoing History of New Music podcast, hosted by Curiouscast, titled "Musicians With Disabilities" was published on December 4, 2019 and runs 34 minutes.

December 4, 2019 ·34m · Ongoing History of New Music

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The human body can be both very strong and very fragile…given its complexity, it generally works pretty well…but there are those among us who face challenges because of various disabilities… Some of these are genetic…others come as the result of accidents, trauma or some other kind of misfortune…then there’s the effect of disease… It can be very rough…there can be discrimination…and there can be a lot of misunderstanding… At the same time, though, there are opportunities for learning, compassion, and dialogue about what some of our fellow humans need in this life—and, just importantly, what special things they can offer back… Musicians are just like the rest of us, subject to the whims and frailties of this bag of water and chemicals we inhabit…these are some of their stories… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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