S2 Ep. 04 Disability for DUMMIES, part 1 | PWD Advocacy in Canada

PWD Allies podcast is back for Season 2! We're launching a new series, Disability for DUMMIES. Panelists will be making their way through a top-15 list of simple truths related to Disability. Hosted by Brent Frain. Originally aired LIVE! on YouTube: January 15, 2024. For a sneak peek at today's discussion and what will be talked about in future episodes, the full Top-15 list is copied here: 1. Moral compass check: any claim that vulnerable & disabled are well taken care of is FALSE. 2. Having a disability is hard. 3. Disability is an added personal expense. 4. A disabled life is worth living. 5. Provincial PWD Shelter Allowance of $375 or $500 per month is discriminatory. 6. Disability income support is an obligation, not charity. 7. Political solutions to disability need to be nuanced 8. Accessibility isn't always accessible 9. Locking your dog inside a hot car is a crime. Putting PWDs in unsafe or unhealthy situations is very bad also. 10. Persons with Disabilities have sex, get over it. 11. Paper straws suck because they don't suck. 12. Metaphorically speaking, pulling a bad tooth is not the same as fixing it. 13. Broken elevators remain very still. 14. Wheelchairs are not optional. 15. Pink unicorns are real (...even though they shouldn't be).