Ep 011: Zaiden Sowle

✨In this week’s episode, we are so excited to be joined by WWSU assistant producer, Zaiden Sowle!! 

TOPICS INCLUDE:

✴️ Ableism + Disability INjustice

✴️ Disclosing when you have a disability 

✴️ Our complicated relationship with assistive tech

✴️ Reliance on work for health benefits

✨Zaiden Sowle (she/they) is a Chicago-based queer, trans* woman, and neuro-emergent youth educator. As a current FoW Fellow at The Darkest Horse + Assistant Podcast Producer at WWSU, she is passionate about helping to make the workplace, and world, a more equitable place.

✨Zaiden is a proud graduate of Simmons College, a historic women’s college, where she earned a Bachelor’s degree in Women’s Studies and Sociology. She has dedicated her life to advocating for LGBTQ+ and disability rights and is currently preparing to pursue a Master’s in Education (MEd) to further her impact on young learners.

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LINKS TO ZAIDEN’S CONTENT

Connect with Zaiden on LinkedIn

Read Zaiden’s 3-Part Blog Series “On Disability”:

• ​Part 1: How I Move Through The World
• ​Part 2: Navigating My Career As a Disabled Person
• ​Part 3: What COVID-19 Taught Me About Accessibility 
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🙏🏾🧡 WWSU Credits:

Host + Executive Producer: Chanté Martinez Thurmond

Lead Producer + Editor: Paige Miranda

Assistant Producer: Zaiden Sowle

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