12. wobbly balance, e-readers, & our favorite pastimes
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Casey + Cassandra talk about their hobbies throughout their lives and how they adapt with their disabilities.
Category: Rare episodes
9.5. mini episode: let’s talk about gatekeeping
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Casey + Cassandra talk about gatekeeping in disability and non-disability spaces and how that can hurt community members.
9. meet our BFFs (feat. our moms)
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Cassandra + Casey interview their best friends, their moms Sandra + Gaye, and ask them what it was like raising disabled daughters.
8. dear sighted people
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Casey + Cassandra list off the things sighted people do that “make birds sing,” or make them feel seen.
6. on illness, life, & death
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Casey + Cassandra talk through their chronic illness journeys. They also touch on mental health, terminal illness, survivor’s guilt, and being content with their present.
5. school days, accommodations, & finding the lunch table
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Cassandra + Casey reminisce on their elementary through college years. They discuss the tools they used and the social aspects of growing up blind.
4. how do we say this…
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Casey + Cassandra dive headfirst into terms surrounding disability and blindness. They discuss which terms are appropriate and their personal experiences with them. They finish by ranting about why exploiting people with disabilities for inspiration is so damaging.
2. canes, guide dogs, & faking disability
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Casey + Cassandra dive into mobility tools for the blind – the white cane and the guide dog – and why they use them. They also touch on fake service dogs, being accused of faking blindness, and their “blind girl moments” in daily life.