About the podcast
Down to the Struts is a podcast about disability, design, and intersectionality, where we uncover the building blocks for a more accessible, inclusive, and equitable world for all disabled people. Our host, Qudsiya Naqui, brings together activists, scholars, artists, athletes and many others to share their wisdom about how we can reimagine policies, practices, and the built environment to center disabled bodies and the intersectional identities they hold. If you have questions, suggestions, or ideas, we welcome you to contact us at downtothestruts@gmail.com.
Special thanks to Claire Shanley for designing our logo, and Eiffel Gangsta Beats for our theme music.
Meet the team
Qudsiya Naqui is the creator and host of Down to the Struts. She is a lawyer and disability justice activist based in Washington DC. Qudsiya’s work on disability has been featured in Vox, Oxford University Press, the Disability Visibility Project, and Forbes Magazine. She has also lectured on disability and its intersections with policy areas including healthcare and immigration. When she’s not podcasting, Qudsiya enjoys organizing adaptive sports programming in her local disability community, traveling, and eating all the good things.
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Audio production - Ilana Nevins
Ilana Nevins is a story editor and strategic communications professional in DC. She has worked on messaging and creative marketing for local arts, public health, tribal peoples’ rights, and international journalism organizations. She enjoys hiking, backpacking, boxing, reading, and of course, listening to podcasts.
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Website and marketing - Avery Anapol
Avery Anapol is a writer and editor living in London. Combining her love of languages and social media, she recently completed her master's in applied linguistics with a dissertation about coronavirus memes. She likes to listen to podcasts while running, cycling, cooking, and riding the Tube.