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The Disability, Education, and Society Podcast

The Disability, Education, and Society Podcast

By: Alexis Padilla & Paulo Tan
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 A podcast for collective (un)learning in the struggle for intersectional liberation. We focus on educational realms, expanding to other societal areas. We share our stories as academics as well as those of our featured guests, including disability activists involved with multifaceted dimensions of system’s equity, self-determination efforts, anti-ableist and antiracist liberation. Join us as co-conspirators. This podcast is also available on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DES_podcastCopyright 2023 All rights reserved.
Episodes
  • 18. Critical Trauma, Mental Health, and Education with Dr. Chantal Figueora

    18. Critical Trauma, Mental Health, and Education with Dr. Chantal Figueora
    Oct 23 2025

    In this episode we converse with Chantal Figueroa, Ph.D., a researcher, educator, and strategist that specializes in designing evidence-based programs meant to support the mental health and wellbeing of Latine peoples. Dr. Figueroa is the co-editor of the book titled Dis/ability in the Americas: The Intersections of Education, Power, and Identity. The conversation explores issues of mental and decoloniality and connections to educational spaces. Also in this episode: Alexis shares his childhood experiences in a boarding school.

    Link to transcript here!

    Dr. Figueora's website https://www.chantalfigueroa.com/

    Dr. Figuerora's email cfigueroa@coloradocollege.edu
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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • 17. Disrupting Master Narratives through Disabled Voices and Access Intimacy with Dr. David Hernández-Saca

    17. Disrupting Master Narratives through Disabled Voices and Access Intimacy with Dr. David Hernández-Saca
    Oct 10 2025

    In this episode we converse with David I. Hernández-Saca, Ph.D., an associate professor in the Department of Special Education at the University of Northern Iowa. The conversation explores what truly matters, the role of healing, disability consciousness, immigration and citizenship, and disrupting master narratives, "common sense," and labeling practices in schools through disabled voices.

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    Dr Hernández-Saca's university profile page

    Dr Hernández-Saca's university facebook page

    Dr Hernández-Saca's co-authored article: “Storying” from special education classroom: Centering voices from accessible-interdependence-intimacy as interdisciplinary justice in pedagogical practices

    Mia Mingus Access Intimacy
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    1 hr and 8 mins
  • 16. Rethinking Disability in Maths: A Conversation with Dr. Rachel Lambert

    16. Rethinking Disability in Maths: A Conversation with Dr. Rachel Lambert
    Oct 3 2025

    In this episode of the DES podcast, we sit down with Dr. Rachel Lambert, associate professor at UC Santa Barbara, to discuss her groundbreaking book Rethinking Disability in Mathematics: A UDL Math Classroom Guide for Grades K-8. Dr. Lambert shares powerful stories about disability, inclusion, and the need to reimagine math education as a space of accessibility, creativity, and equity. We explore the systemic barriers that disable students in math, the power of time and collaboration, and the importance of challenging deficit narratives. Tune in for an insightful conversation that pushes the boundaries of how we think about mathematics and disability.

    Transcript link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1khVmTMVCPXkYndjkYDuhvLSEr3VHWhszjdpAmgkWVrU/edit?usp=sharing

    Link to Dr. Rachel Lambert's book: https://www.amazon.com/Rethinking-Disability-Mathematics-Classroom-Grades/dp/1071926039
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    48 mins
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