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Broadcastability | A Disability Podcast

The PROUD Project

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Frequency: 1 episode/75d. Total Eps: 23

Broadcastability is a podcast by, for, and about persons with disabilities in the workforce. / Broadcastability est un podcast par, pour, et à propos des personnes handicapées au travail.

Broadcastability is created by The PROUD Project at the University of Toronto, Scarborough. / Broadcastability est réalisé par Le Projet PROUD à l'Université de Toronto, Scarborough.

To support Broadcastability, please donate at: DONATE@PROUDPROJECT.CA. Pour soutenir Broadcastability, veuillez faire un don à : DONATE@PROUDPROJECT.CA

For more information, go to: https://www.theproudproject.ca/ Pour plus d'informations, consultez : https://fr.theproudproject.ca/

Season 3 (2025-2026): “Research and Disability”. We explore a wide range of “research,” speaking with artists, clinicians. activists and academics.

Season 2 (2023-2025): ""The Experiences of Disabled Employees and Entrepreneurs in France, Belgium, the UK, and the USA."
Season 1 (2021-2022) "The Experiences of Successful, Disabled, Canadian Employees and Entrepreneurs."

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Véro Leduc : Les frissons de la vie d’une personne sourde, académique et artiste

Season 3 · Episode 6

Wednesday, March 25, 2026 • Duration 01:09:56

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Dans cet épisode de Broadcastability, nous avons le privilège de recevoir Véro Leduc, artiste, chercheuse et professeure à l’UQAM. À travers son parcours personnel et professionnel, elle nous donne une réflexion nuancée sur le handicap, qu’elle envisage au-delà des contraintes, comme un espace d’affirmation, de créativité et de savoirs. Cette entrevue met entre autres en lumière des enjeux liés à la surdité et à la recherche création, tout en ouvrant un dialogue sur les expériences et les perspectives des personnes en situation de handicap.

Générique de l'épisode:

Animatrices : Chloë Atkins et Charlotte Flameng

Réalisatrices : Chloë Atkins et Charlotte Flameng

Art de couverture : Isabelle Avakumovic-Pointon

Musique : Justin Laurie

Transcription : Charlotte Flameng

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Simo Vehmas: A Philosophical Chat about Language, Class and Disability

Season 3 · Episode 5

Wednesday, February 4, 2026 • Duration 55:50

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In this episode of Broadcastability, we’re joined by Simo Vehmas, a Finnish professor of special education whose work sits at the crossroads of philosophy, disability studies, and social critique. Describing himself as an “intellectual troublemaker,” Vehmas embraces discomfort and disagreement as tools for learning, challenging both his audiences and himself to think more deeply. In this conversation, he reflects on his unconventional path into disability scholarship, sparked not by personal ties but by curiosity, and a resistance to rigid norms. Together, we dig into debates around disability language across cultures, the often-overlooked role of class and privilege in disability studies, and the limits of consensus-driven thinking. The episode also explores the social model of disability, embodiment, vulnerability, and the importance of communicating research beyond academia.

Credits:

Interviewers: Chloë Atkins and Charlotte Flameng

Editing: Chloë Atkins and Charlotte Flameng

Artwork: Isabelle Avakumovic-Pointon

Music: Justin Laurie

Transcripts: Charlotte Flameng

Description :

Dans cet épisode de Broadcastability, nous recevons Simo Vehmas, professeur finlandais d’éducation spécialisée dont le travail se situe au croisement de la philosophie, des études sur le handicap et de la critique sociale. Se décrivant comme un « agitateur intellectuel », Vehmas considère l’inconfort et le désaccord comme des outils d’apprentissage, mettant au défi aussi bien son public que lui-même à réfléchir en profondeur. Au fil de cette conversation, il revient sur son parcours atypique vers la recherche sur le handicap, motivé non par des liens personnels mais par la curiosité et une résistance aux normes rigides. Ensemble, nous explorons les débats autour du langage du handicap selon les cultures, le rôle souvent négligé de la classe sociale et du privilège dans les disability studies, ainsi que les limites d’une pensée fondée sur le consensus. L’épisode aborde également le modèle social du handicap, l’incarnation, la vulnérabilité et l’importance de communiquer la recherche au-delà du monde académique.

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Interviews : Chloë Atkins et Charlotte Flameng

Montage : Chloë Atkins et Charlotte Flameng

Illustration : Isabelle Avakumovic-Pointon

Musique : Justin Laurie

Transcriptions : Charlotte Flameng

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H. Atkins, C. Rush and S. Thyagu: A Conversation About Stem Cell Transplant for Autoimmune Disease

Season 3 · Episode 4

Tuesday, November 4, 2025 • Duration 52:55

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In the fourth episode of the third season of Broadcastability, hosts Chloë Atkins and Zephyr Atkins-Mitra interview Drs. Harold Atkins (no relation), Santhosh Thyagu, and Carolina Rush of The Ottawa Hospital. They talk to them about their unique approach to fighting autoimmune disease by using stem cell transplantation to “re-boot” the body’s immune system. Working together, they try to better manage these types of chronic illness and their accompanying disabling experiences.

The PROUD Project’s Co-Executive Director, Chloë G. K. Atkins, recently underwent a stem cell transplant under their care to treat a severe form of myasthenia gravis, a rare neuromuscular autoimmune disease.

Dans ce quatrième épisode de la troisième saison de Broadcastability, nos hôtes, Chloë Atkins et Zephyr Atkins-Mitra ont interviewé quelques médecins travaillant à l'hôpital d'Ottawa: Dr Harold Atkins (sans lien avec Chloë Atkins), Dr Santhosh Thyagu, et Dr Carolina Rush. Ils nous parlent de la méthode qu'ils utilisent afin de combattre les maladies auto-immunes en utilisant la greffe de cellules souches pour "réinitialiser" le système immunitaire. En travaillant ensemble, ils essayent d'améliorer le quotidien des personnes souffrant de maladies chroniques, ainsi que les expériences handicapantes qui accompagnent souvent ce type de maladies.

La Co-directrice exécutive du Projet PROUD, Chloë G. K. Atkins, a récemment reçu un transfert de cellules souches de cette équipe médicale en question afin de traiter une forme sévère de myasthénie grave, une maladie neuromusculaire auto-immune rare.

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Myriam Winance : Les Ontologies - Théories de l'être - et L'expérience Vécue du Handicap

Season 3 · Episode 3

Saturday, October 11, 2025 • Duration 53:06

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Pour cet épisode, nous avons exploré le travail de Myriam Winance, chercheuse française travaillant à l'INSERM (Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale). Professeure Winance a exploré les relations existant entre les personnes en situation de handicap et leurs fauteuils roulants. Elle choisit une approche philosophique pour discuter des origines du langage utilisé pour décrir le handicap et les notions d'altérité et de différence.

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During this episode we explore the work of Myriam Winance, French researcher at INSERM (Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale). Professor Winance has explored the relationship between disabled people and their wheelchairs. She takes a philosophical approach to the origins of the language describing disability, and to notions of "otherness" and "alterity."

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Interviewers: Chloë Atkins and Charlotte Flameng

Editing: Chloë Atkins and Charlotte Flameng

Artwork: Isabelle Avakumovic-Pointon

Music: Justin Laurie

Transcripts: Charlotte Flameng

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Eliza Chandler: Exploring the Relationship Between Art, Disability, and Social Justice

Season 3 · Episode 2

Tuesday, September 2, 2025 • Duration 01:04:09

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In the second episode of the third season of Broadcastability, hosts Chloë Atkins and Lark Huska speak with Eliza Chandler, Executive Director of the Office of Social Innovation and Associate Professor at the School of Disability Studies at Toronto Metropolitan University. In this conversation with Dr. Chandler, we explore a range of topics: the role of disability in curatorial and creative practices, the contention of disability pride—as discussed by Jasbir Puar—and reflections on potential futures; both dim and hopeful.

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Interviewers: Chloë Atkins and Lark Huska

Editing: Lark Huska

Artwork: Isabelle Avakumovic-Pointon

Music: Justin Laurie

Transcripts: Charlotte Flameng and Lark Huska

Artists named by Eliza Chandler:

Jasbir Puar
Jean Dubuffet
Judith Scott
Vincent van Gogh
Frida Kahlo
Diane Arbus
Audre Lorde
Julia Kristeva
Melanie Panitch
Carla Rice

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Season 3 Opener: Checking in with Four PROUD Researchers

Season 3 · Episode 1

Friday, July 11, 2025 • Duration 48:17

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In this first episode of the third season of Broadcastability, hosts Chloë Atkins and Lark Huska speak to four PROUD researchers and the work they are doing. We speak to Isabelle Avakumovic-Pointon, a PROUD Research Associate and PhD candidate in History at the University of British Columbia; Kayla Saunders, a PROUD Fellow and Master of Library Science student at the University of Toronto; Matthew Palynchuk, a PROUD Fellow and PhD candidate in Political Science at the University of Toronto; and a Parnian Safaraifard, a PROUD Placement Student and Occupational Therapy student at the University of Toronto.

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Interviewers: Chloë Atkins and Lark Huska

Editing: Lark Huska

Artwork: Isabelle Avakumovic-Pointon

Music: Justin Laurie

Transcripts: Charlotte Flameng

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Une conversation avec Fabrice Chanut: Le handicap à l’écran

Season 2 · Episode 8

Tuesday, November 5, 2024 • Duration 48:07

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Dans cet épisode - le dernier de la deuxième saison de Broadcastability - Chloë et Isabelle échangent avec Fabrice Chanut, réalisateur de la série française “Vestiaires.” Fabrice partage son parcours de vie et ses espoirs pour le future des médias et du handicap.

Vous pouvez trouver une transcription de l’épisode accessible aux lecteurs d’écran ICI

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Animatrices: Chloë Atkins et Isabelle Avakumovic-Pointon

Réalisatrices: Chloë Atkins et Isabelle Avakumovic-Pointon

Monteuse: Isabelle Avakumovic-Pointon

Art de Couverture: Isabelle Avakumovic-Pointon

Transcription: Isabelle Avakumovic-Pointon

Musique: Justin Laurie

Reconnaissance du financement:

Nous remercions Scarborough College à l’Université de Toronto et nos partenaires communautaires, la station radio Indie 88, l’association Disability Rights UK, et le projet de recherche SORD à l’Université de Manchester, pour leur aide. Nous tenons également à remercier nos partenaires financiers : le Conseil de recherches en sciences humaines du Canada et TechNation.

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A Conversation with Brian Petraits: Skill-building and Career Flexibility

Season 2 · Episode 7

Saturday, September 14, 2024 • Duration 01:03:33

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In the seventh episode of Broadcastability Season 2, co-hosts Chloë and Isabelle interview Brian Petraits, the Director of Manufacturing at Bosma Enterprises.

Brian discusses his experiences navigating multiple education systems, his experience with internships, and his current work at Bosma Enterprises. Bosma is a social enterprise that both produces medical supplies and provides rehabilitation and training services for individuals who are blind. Brian also shares his advice for disabled students seeking preparing to enter the professional world, emphasizing the importance of work experienc and a diverse skillset.

You can find a screen-reader accessible copy of the transcript HERE

Episode Credits

Hosts: Chloë Atkins and Isabelle Avakumovic-Pointon

Editing: Isabelle Avakumovic-Pointon

Transcript: Isabelle Avakumovic-Pointon

Music: Justin Laurie

Funding Partners:

We would like to acknowledge the University of Toronto, Scarborough and our community partners, Indie 88, Disability Rights UK, and SORD (Social Research with Deaf People) at the University of Manchester for supporting the production of these podcasts. We would also like to thank our granting agencies, the Canada Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council and TechNation for helping us create Season 2 of Broadcastability.

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Une conversation avec Brandon Marlière : Le rôle inclusif des entreprises adaptées

Season 2 · Episode 6

Tuesday, July 9, 2024 • Duration 45:03

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Dans ce sixième épisode de la deuxième saison de Broadcastability, les animatrices Chloë et Isabelle échangent avec Brandon Marlière, un chef d’équipe chez APF à Calais. Dans cet épisode, Brandon, qui a été né “avec une jambe beaucoup plus courte que l’autre,” raconte son parcours professionnel, partage ses conseils pour les gestionnaires des employés en situation de handicap, et discute le rôle que jouent les entreprises adaptées dans l’écosystème de l’emploi inclusif.

Vous pouvez trouver une transcription de l’épisode accessible aux lecteurs d’écran ICI

Générique de l'épisode:

Animatrices: Chloë Atkins et Isabelle Avakumovic-Pointon

Réalisatrices: Chloë Atkins et Isabelle Avakumovic-Pointon

Monteuse: Isabelle Avakumovic-Pointon

Art de Couverture: Isabelle Avakumovic-Pointon

Transcription: Shane Atienza

Musique: Justin Laurie

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A Conversation with Bryn Anderson: (In)visibility and the Winding Path to Inclusion

Season 2 · Episode 5

Sunday, June 9, 2024 • Duration 01:03:27

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In the fifth episode of Broadcastability Season 2, co-hosts Chloë and Isabelle interview Bryn Anderson, a British accessibility specialist. Bryn discusses his experiences growing up with albinism, his unconventional career path, and his current work promoting accessibility. Bryn also shares his advice for disabled workers, for companies looking to promote inclusion, and for governments.

You can find a screen-reader accessible copy of the transcript HERE

Episode Credits

Hosts: Chloë Atkins and Isabelle Avakumovic-Pointon

Editing: Isabelle Avakumovic-Pointon

Transcript: Isabelle Avakumovic-Pointon

Music: Justin Laurie

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