HeyJaredThe Independent: Meeting the Moment for Disability Justice
The Independent is a podcast series dedicated to disabled activism, culture, and community. Each episode features authentic conversations with leaders who shape disability rights and visibility, including advocates in public policy, innovators in accessible technology,…
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Storytelling, Representation & Disability Justice in Media with Nathan Varni (opens the original)
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In this episode of The Independent, host Dr. Victor Pineda sits down with Nathan Varni, EVP of Drama Development and Current Programming at ABC and Hulu, to explore the power of storytelling and why authentic disability representation matters in Hollywood. Nathan has spent more than two decades shaping television at the network level — from How I Met Your Mother to Grey's Anatomy , Scandal , How to Get Away with Murder , General Hospital , and Will Trent . Blind in his left eye since childhood,
Poetics of Liberation & Krip-Hop Futures with Leroy F. Moore Jr., Founder of Krip-Hop Nation (opens the original)
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In this episode of The Independent, host Dr. Victor Pineda sits down with Leroy F. Moore Jr., poet, writer, and founder of Krip-Hop Nation, to explore the poetics of liberation and the future of disability justice in music, media, and the arts. Leroy has spent decades building spaces where disabled artists — and especially disabled Black and brown creators — are seen, heard, and centered. As founder of Krip-Hop Nation and co-founder of Sins Invalid, he has reshaped how disability, race, sexualit
Being Heumann: Sian Heder on Judy Heumann's Legacy & Disability Power (opens the original)
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Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Sian Heder, director of Being Heumann , joins Dr. Victor Pineda to explore the power of storytelling in preserving disability history and advancing disability justice. Inspired by the life of Judy Heumann — one of the most influential leaders of the disability rights movement and a mentor to Dr. Pineda — Being Heumann brings to life the activists whose courage transformed civil rights history. Sian reflects on the responsibility of telling this story, collaborati
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