{"id":248999,"date":"2017-12-10T04:15:16","date_gmt":"2017-12-10T12:15:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/?p=248999"},"modified":"2026-02-12T17:22:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T01:22:00","slug":"ep-13-autonomy-and-disabled-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/2017\/12\/10\/ep-13-autonomy-and-disabled-people\/","title":{"rendered":"Ep 13: Autonomy and Disabled People"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_3040\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-248999-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/content.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/13_Final_Ep13.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/content.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/13_Final_Ep13.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/content.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/13_Final_Ep13.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/content.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/13_Final_Ep13.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/?powerpress_pinw=248999-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/content.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/13_Final_Ep13.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"13_Final_Ep13.mp3\">Download<\/a> | <a href=\"#\" class=\"powerpress_link_e\" title=\"Embed\" onclick=\"return powerpress_show_embed('248999-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Embed<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_embed_box\" id=\"powerpress_embed_248999-podcast\" style=\"display: none;\"><input id=\"powerpress_embed_248999-podcast_t\" type=\"text\" value=\"&lt;iframe width=&quot;320&quot; height=&quot;30&quot; src=&quot;https:\/\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/?powerpress_embed=248999-podcast&amp;amp;powerpress_player=mediaelement-audio&quot; title=&quot;Blubrry Podcast Player&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; scrolling=&quot;no&quot;&gt;&lt;\/iframe&gt;\" onclick=\"javascript: this.select();\" onfocus=\"javascript: this.select();\" style=\"width: 70%;\" readOnly><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/disability-visibility\/id1282878324\u00a0?mt=2&amp;ls=1#episodeGuid=https%3A%2F%2Fdisabilityvisibilityproject.com%2F%3Fp%3D248999\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_itunes\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Apple Podcasts\" rel=\"nofollow\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/subscribebyemail.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe by Email\" rel=\"nofollow\">Email<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><p>Today\u2019s episode is on autonomy with Kim Sauder, a blogger and PhD student in critical disability studies who is passionate about disability rights, activism, advocacy &amp; scholarship. Kim and Alice talk about privacy, sexuality, decision-making, disabled bodies on display in healthcare settings, the delights of non-compliance, and of course, ableism. Basically, a lot of good stuff.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Transcript<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1m93o_BoU3YK_uTs_FpvZE8Lktcw60TZeIKVEQ7SAy6w\/edit?usp=sharing\"><strong>[Google doc]<\/strong><\/a> \u00a0 \u00a0<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Autonomy-Disabled-People.pdf\">[PDF]<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Related Links<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/crippledscholar.com\/\">Kim Sauder&#8217;s blog CrippledScholar<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/crippledscholar.com\/2017\/07\/09\/issues-of-disabled-sexuality-and-consent-when-parents-get-involved-in-their-childrens-sex-lives\/\">Issues of Disabled Sexuality and Consent: When Parents Get Involved in Their Children\u2019s Sex\u00a0Lives<\/a> (Kim Sauder, July 9, 2017)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/crippledscholar.com\/2017\/07\/15\/undesirable-toxic-romantic-dreams-disability-sexuality-and-relationships\/\">Undesirable: Toxic Romantic Dreams, Disability, Sexuality and\u00a0Relationships<\/a> (Kim Sauder, July 15, 2017)<\/p>\n<h3><strong>About<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_249003\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-249003\" style=\"width: 340px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"249003\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/2017\/12\/10\/ep-13-autonomy-and-disabled-people\/kimsauder_dvppodcast\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/KimSauder_DVPpodcast.jpg?fit=2304%2C2880&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2304,2880\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"KimSauder_DVPpodcast\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Image Description: A head and shoulders shot of a white smiling woman in her early 30s wearing a grey sweater. She has short blond hair styled in an undercut.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/KimSauder_DVPpodcast.jpg?fit=240%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/KimSauder_DVPpodcast.jpg?fit=819%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-249003\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/KimSauder_DVPpodcast.jpg?resize=340%2C425&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Image Description: A head and shoulders shot of a white smiling woman in her early 30s wearing a grey sweater. She has short blond hair styled in an undercut.\" width=\"340\" height=\"425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/KimSauder_DVPpodcast.jpg?resize=240%2C300&amp;ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/KimSauder_DVPpodcast.jpg?resize=768%2C960&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/KimSauder_DVPpodcast.jpg?resize=819%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 819w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/KimSauder_DVPpodcast.jpg?resize=1500%2C1875&amp;ssl=1 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 340px) 100vw, 340px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-249003\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Description: A head and shoulders shot of a white smiling woman in her early 30s wearing a grey sweater. She has short blond hair styled in an undercut.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kim Sauder is a PhD student in Critical Disability Studies. She also blogs about disability rights and the disabled experience. She is autistic and has cerebral palsy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Twitter: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/crippledscholar\">@crippledscholar<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Support Disability Media and Culture<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/donate\/\"><b>DONATE<\/b><\/a><b> to the Disability Visibility Project\u00ae<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Credits<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sarikadmehta.com\">Sarika D. Mehta<\/a>, Audio Producer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SFdirewolf\">Alice Wong<\/a>, Writer, Producer, Interviewer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WhoAmIToStopIt\">Cheryl Green<\/a>, Text Transcript<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kut2smooth\">Lateef McLeod<\/a>, Introduction<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MikeeMort\">Mike Mort<\/a>, Artwork<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Theme Music (used with permission of artist)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Song: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=N02wZiX7jso\">\u201cDance Off\u201d<\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Artist: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/wheelchairsportscamp.bandcamp.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wheelchair Sports Camp<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Music<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/freemusicarchive.org\/music\/Podington_Bear\/Rainy\/Alphabet_Soup\">\u201cAlphabet Soup\u201d<\/a>\u00a0by Podington Bear (under an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc\/3.0\/\">Attribution-NonCommercial Unported license<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/freemusicarchive.org\/music\/Blue_Dot_Sessions\/Warmbody\/Slow_Casino\">\u201cSlow Casino\u201d<\/a>\u00a0by Blue Dot Sessions\u00a0(under an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc\/4.0\/\">Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/freemusicarchive.org\/music\/Blue_Dot_Sessions\/The_Cabinetmaker\/Rose_Ornamental\">&#8220;Rose Ornamental&#8221;<\/a> by\u00a0by Blue Dot Sessions (under a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc\/4.0\/\" rel=\"license\">Attribution-NonCommercial License)<\/a><\/p>\n<h4><b>Sounds<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/freesound.org\/people\/Jack_Master\/sounds\/248096\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cVOCODER countdown\u201d<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by Jack_Master. <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/publicdomain\/zero\/1.0\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This work is licensed under the Creative Commons 0 License.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/freesound.org\/people\/sheepfilms\/sounds\/153583\/#\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">8 Bit Beeping Computer Sounds<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d by sheepfilms. <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/publicdomain\/zero\/1.0\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This work is licensed under the Creative Commons 0 License.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/content.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/13_Final_Ep13.mp3Podcast\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/content.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/13_Final_Ep13.mp3Podcast<\/a>: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Email | RSSToday\u2019s episode is on autonomy with Kim Sauder, a blogger and PhD student in critical disability &hellip; 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