Disability-Positive Education
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Continuing on the theme of disability and education (see Episode 3), this episode features a conversation with disability civil rights activist Alan Holdsworth.
Qudsiya and Alan dive into Alan's work as Director of Disability Equality in Education, a non-profit dedicated to eradicating disability stigma in schools.
Listen to learn how and why disability should fit into the K-12 curricula, fighting disability stigma on college campuses, and the surprising number of U.S. presidents who have been disabled.
Guest
Alan Holdsworth is the Director of Disability Equality in Education, a Philadelphia-based non-profit that, with the support of funding from the Pennsylvania Developmental Disabilities Council, works to remove disability stigma in K-12 and higher education.
Alan is also a singer and songwriter, and performs as 'Johnny Crescendo.' His music contains messages about disabled civil rights, and has provided a soundtrack to disability campaigning in the US and the UK.
