If any of you are looking for a podcast that might be suitable for adult learners in your ABE or ESL programs, consider exploring Dissing My Ability by Ken Meeker. I had the pleasure of hearing Ken speak at the NCDA conference this year. His messages are empowering for those that are living with a disability but also enlightening and informative for those of us that work and live with others who have a disability.
Here's a summary of the podcast-
Living with disability can be hard. People living with disability need to do all the same things as people who do not have disabilities, but must figure out a different way to do them. Dissing My Ability podcast is about helping removing shame, feelings of "otherness," and of feeling alone in disability. Every week guests share in how disability has affected their life, the ups and downs. But more importantly, we focus on how individuals living with disability are rock-stars, and how their disability can be their superpower.
Dissing My Ability Podcast is hosted by Ken Meeker. Ken is the owner of Vitality Career Coaching LLC, a boutique leadership & career coaching company focused on customized workshops and training programs tailored to client’s unique needs. Ken is a Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Justice, & Accessibility consultant, speaker, & advocate who’s been a featured panelist for multiple national organizations on discussions of workplace and disability inclusion, accessibility, and more. A graduate of the AFB Blind Leaders Development Program, fellow in the National Career Development Association’s Leadership Academy, and recipient of the 2023 AFB Llura Gund Leadership Award. Ken is a regular contributor to the Bold Blind Beauty lifestyle magazine, Beyond Sight, a member of NCDA, SHRM, and holds multiple professional credentials and designations.