Travels with Corbett | Episode 2 of ELDERS – Voices of Monterey Bay
Art by Mara J. Reynolds
Corbett O’Toole is 72 and lives in a van in the desert. Her life story embodies the strength of empowered disabled people who are agents of change, people who, like Corbett, have made history and continue to do so. “
Travels With Corbett” was co-produced and co-reported by Julie Reynolds and Mara J. Reynolds, with guest reporting by Brenda Zorn.
This season
, Voices’ resident audio documentarians at
Gray Area Podcast
are introducing readers and listeners to some of our era’s most important but perhaps lesser-known elders. They’re people who’ve survived systemic injustice and historical trauma, yet are showing new generations what they’ve learned about how to address and prevent those kinds of harm.
Our first episode,
Uncle John
, took you through a journey of Indigenous healing from the Bay Area to the Pacific Northwest and beyond.
Travels With Corbett
was produced as a project for the
USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism
’s California Health Equity Fellowship.
Pro tip
: Scroll through the transcript while you listen to the podcast.
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LEARN MORE |
Disability history + resources for this podcast
Documentary:
The Power of 504
Documentary:
Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution
Watch on Netflix
Virtual exhibit:
Patient No More
| San Francisco State University
CBS News
Report on the 504 Sit-In
Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund
Disability Visibility Project
Sins Invalid
: 10 Principles of Disability Justice
The Bancroft Library
Archives
of the Disability Rights and Independent Living Movement Oral History Collection
The 7 Principles
of Universal Design
Current legal threat to Section 504
Texas vs. Kennedy case updates
Corbett links
Corbett’s
website
Wiki
page
Corbett in the media
Corbett Joan O’Toole still fighting for self-determination, respect for disabled people
By Kathi Wolfe
Stacey Park Milbern
Stacey on the
American Women US Quarter!
#StaceyTaughtUs Syllabus
Stacey Park Milbern
on WomensHistory.org
Stacey Park Milbern Remembered
Talila A. Lewis
Stacey Park Milbern and Patti Bern on the Social Model of Disability
Kitty Cone
Patient No More: Kitty Cone Victory Speech – YouTube
LINKS FOR SUPPORTING |
Corbett’s autobiography:
Fading Scars
My Queer Disability History
FEATURED MUSIC | (in sequence)
Ketsa, “Bed 1”
Ketsa, “Watching the Stars”
Ketsa, “Bed 1” (reprised)
Ketsa, “Long Walk”
Ketsa, “Bed 4”
Circus Marcus, “Phoenix”
Ketsa, “Bed 2”
Ketsa “Spirit Walk With Me”
Ketsa, “Righteous”
Ketsa, “New Launch”
Ketsa “Hot Sand”
Crowander, “Peaceful”
Ketsa, “Slow Vibing”
Circus Marcus “Intro Outro”
Circus Marcus “La Brise”
Circus Marcus “Rumbo de Grises”
Circus Marcus, “L’épisode Cévenol”
Ketsa “Vintage Beat”
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Art by Mara J. Reynolds
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About
Julie Reynolds
Julie Reynolds is a freelance journalist who has reported for the Center for Investigative Reporting, The Nation, NPR, PBS, The Imprint, The NewsGuild and other outlets. She is a co-founder of Voices of Monterey Bay and associate editor at The Imprint.
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