Hey, welcome to an episode of Crippled by Culture, where we talk about everything in life and relate it to the disabled and chronically ill community. My name is Sean Gold and I am an author, advocate, and nonverbal public speaker for the disability community.

I just want to give a quick shoutout to Josh Rettig for being my voice transcriber for this episode—thank you so much. Today we’re talking about the intersections of disability, interabled marriage and parenting.

GUEST BIO: Winston Ben Clements is a former software engineer turned motivational speaker and accessibility consultant. Living with Osteogenesis Imperfecta, he delivers impactful keynote speeches for Fortune 500 companies and co-creates The Clements social media brand with his wife Mayfair. He has delivered two TEDx talks and has been featured on Good Morning America, BBC, and The Today Show. Winston’s mission is to normalize disability and help build inclusive workplaces worldwide.

FOLLOW Winston:

https://www.youtube.com/@TheClements

s://instagram.com/theclements_

https://youtube.com/@twoandtenthousandpodcast

https://tiktok.com/@theclements2020

Sean's links:

httphttps://www.instagram.com/winstonspeaker

https://linktr.ee/authorseangold

Hey, welcome to an episode of Crippled by Culture, where we talk about everything in life and relate it to the disability and chronically ill community. My name is Sean Gold and I am an author, advocate, and nonverbal public speaker for the disability community.

Before we jump in, I just want to give a quick shoutout to Brandon Lingle for being my voice transcriber for this episode—thank you so much. Today we’re talking about the intersections of disability and queer creative writing, and I’m really excited for this one.

GUEST BIO: JONATHAN PARKS-RAMAGE is the author of the new book IT'S NOT THE END OF THE WORLD, which has been hailed by the Los Angeles Times as "a wild ride of a novel," and selected by The New York Times Style Magazine as a pick for Best Queer Summer Fiction. His debut novel YES, DADDY was named one of the best queer books of 2021 by Entertainment Weekly, NBC News, The Advocate, Lambda Literary, Bustle, Goodreads and more. He is co-creator of the Off-Broadway musical THE BIG GAY JAMBOREE, which was nominated for five Lucille Lortel Awards, four Drama Desk Awards, and three Outer Critics Circle Awards.

FOLLOW JONATHAN:

https://www.instagram.com/jprampage

Books:

Yes, Daddy: https://a.co/d/0cHMgQPv

It's Not the End of the World: https://a.co/d/0bGGuCO6

Sean's links:

https://linktr.ee/authorseangold

Hey, welcome to an episode of Crippled by Culture, where we talk about everything in life and relate it to the disabled and chronically ill community. My name is Sean Gold and I am an author, advocate, and nonverbal public speaker for the disability community.

Before we jump in, I just want to give a quick shoutout to Raven McFadden for being my voice transcriber for this episode—thank you so much. Today we’re talking about the intersections of disability and workplace equity, and I’m really excited for this one.

Guest bio: Dr. Akilah Cadet is the Founder and CEO of Change Cadet, a creative organizational development consulting firm. As a Forbes Next 1000 Entrepreneur her work is behind some of the biggest brands you use everyday. Dismantling white supremacy through storytelling is at the core of her work as a leader, speaker, creative director, producer, writer, editor, designer, co-owner of the Oakland Roots and Soul soccer teams, host of Humane Rights podcast, and author of White Supremacy is All Around: Notes From a Black Disabled Woman in a White World. She literally has all the degrees, lives in and loves Oakland, CA, celebrates her disability, is a proud Beyoncé advocate, and has an incredible shoe game.

FOLLOW DR. CADET:

IG: @changecadet

https://www.changecadet.com/book

https://m.youtube.com/@HumaneRightswDr.AkilahCadet

https://changecadetactionnetwork.substack.com/

Sean's links:

https://linktr.ee/authorseangold