Disability After Dark

<h1>Episode Notes</h1> <p>In this episode, Andrew sits down with bestselling author and long COVID advocate Marisa Renee Lee to talk about her upcoming book, Waiting for Dawn: Living with Uncertainty (out April 7, 2026). Marisa shares her experience becoming ill with COVID in April 2024 and joining the  millions who never fully recovered. We discuss Marisa's experience of disability and caregiving before she dealt with disability in her own body, the concept of “gray grief”, how Long Covid has changed her relationship to disability, her husband and their son + we talk all about her new book and so much more.  Enjoy.</p> <p>Follow Marissa:</p> <p>- Marisa’s Website: <a href="https://www.marisareneelee.com/" rel="nofollow">https://www.marisareneelee.com/</a></p> <p><strong>@MarisaReneeLee</strong> on Instagram, LinkedIn, and Facebook</p> <p><strong>Episode Sponsors</strong></p> <p>Do you wanna turn b*tt stuff up a notch. Go to <a href="http://bvibe.com" rel="nofollow">bvibe.com</a> and use code AFTERDARK to receive 20% off orders of $100 (including bundles, discounted items and more).</p> <p>Disability content creation doesn't have to be hard. Follow @seated.perspectives on Instagram to learn how to make content creation a gentle, easy, accessible experience.</p> <p>Are you looking for attendant care when you need it at your convenience? Check out your team, on tap <a href="https://www.whimble.ca" rel="nofollow">www.whimble.ca</a></p> <p>Get 15% off your next purchase of sex toys, books and DVDs by using Coupon code AFTERDARK at checkout when you shop at trans owned and operated sex shop Come As You Are <a href="http://www.comeasyouare.com" rel="nofollow">www.comeasyouare.com</a></p> <p>Order Notes From a Queer Cripple and hire him to speak on it by e-mailing [email protected] US: <a href="https://us.jkp.com/products/notes-from-a-queer-cripple" rel="nofollow">https://us.jkp.com/products/notes-from-a-queer-cripple</a></p> <p>Canada: <a href="https://www.ubcpress.ca/notes-from-a-queer-cripple" rel="nofollow">https://www.ubcpress.ca/notes-from-a-queer-cripple</a></p> <p>Support the show with a donation: <a href="http://patreon.com/disabilityafterdark" rel="nofollow">https://patreon.com/disabilityafterdark</a></p> <p>This podcast is powered by <a href="https://pinecast.com" rel="nofollow">Pinecast</a>.</p>

<h1>Episode Notes</h1> <p>This week, Andrew sits down with Brian Trapp — fiction writer, memoirist, and professor of disability studies at the University of Oregon — to talk about his debut novel <em>Range of Motion</em>, a decade-in-the-making story that puts severe disability at the centre of a complex, funny, deeply human family portrait. Brian opens up about his real twin brother Danny, who inspired the book, the broken systems his family had to fight through, and why he refuses to let Danny's story be forgotten + so much more. Enjoy!</p> <p>Follow Brian's work &amp; Buy the Book: <a href="https://www.briantrappwriter.com" rel="nofollow">www.briantrappwriter.com</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.briantrappwriter.com" rel="nofollow"></a><strong>Episode Sponsors</strong></p> <p>Do you wanna turn b*tt stuff up a notch. Go to <a href="http://bvibe.com" rel="nofollow">bvibe.com</a> and use code AFTERDARK to receive 20% off orders of $100 (including bundles, discounted items and more).</p> <p>Disability content creation doesn't have to be hard. Follow @seated.perspectives on Instagram to learn how to make content creation a gentle, easy, accessible experience.</p> <p>Are you looking for attendant care when you need it at your convenience? Check out your team, on tap <a href="https://www.whimble.ca" rel="nofollow">www.whimble.ca</a></p> <p>Get 15% off your next purchase of sex toys, books and DVDs by using Coupon code AFTERDARK at checkout when you shop at trans owned and operated sex shop Come As You Are <a href="http://www.comeasyouare.com" rel="nofollow">www.comeasyouare.com</a></p> <p>Order Notes From a Queer Cripple and hire him to speak on it by e-mailing [email protected] US: <a href="https://us.jkp.com/products/notes-from-a-queer-cripple" rel="nofollow">https://us.jkp.com/products/notes-from-a-queer-cripple</a></p> <p>Canada: <a href="https://www.ubcpress.ca/notes-from-a-queer-cripple" rel="nofollow">https://www.ubcpress.ca/notes-from-a-queer-cripple</a></p> <p>Support the show with a donation: <a href="http://patreon.com/disabilityafterdark" rel="nofollow">https://patreon.com/disabilityafterdark</a></p> <p>This podcast is powered by <a href="https://pinecast.com" rel="nofollow">Pinecast</a>.</p>

<h1>Episode Notes</h1> <p>Andrew sits down with writer and disability activist Sloane Harlow for an honest, unfiltered conversation about navigating polyamory, kink, dating, grief, and joy as a disabled person. Sloane opens up about living with hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, bipolar one disorder, and a constellation of other conditions, sharing wisdom on solo polyamory, accessible kink, medical ableism, and why the disability community needs more grit + so much more!</p> <p>Follow them here: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/disabledparagraphs" rel="nofollow">www.instagram.com/disabledparagraphs </a></p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/disabledparagraphs" rel="nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/disabledparagraphs</a></p> <p><strong>Episode Sponsors</strong></p> <p>Do you wanna turn b*tt stuff up a notch. Go to <a href="http://bvibe.com" rel="nofollow">bvibe.com</a> and use code AFTERDARK to receive 20% off orders of $100 (including bundles, discounted items and more).</p> <p>Disability content creation doesn't have to be hard. Follow @seated.perspectives on Instagram to learn how to make content creation a gentle, easy, accessible experience.</p> <p>Are you looking for attendant care when you need it at your convenience? Check out your team, on tap <a href="https://www.whimble.ca" rel="nofollow">www.whimble.ca</a></p> <p>Get 15% off your next purchase of sex toys, books and DVDs by using Coupon code AFTERDARK at checkout when you shop at trans owned and operated sex shop Come As You Are <a href="http://www.comeasyouare.com" rel="nofollow">www.comeasyouare.com</a></p> <p>Order Notes From a Queer Cripple and hire him to speak on it by e-mailing [email protected] US: <a href="https://us.jkp.com/products/notes-from-a-queer-cripple" rel="nofollow">https://us.jkp.com/products/notes-from-a-queer-cripple</a></p> <p>Canada: <a href="https://www.ubcpress.ca/notes-from-a-queer-cripple" rel="nofollow">https://www.ubcpress.ca/notes-from-a-queer-cripple</a></p> <p>Support the show with a donation: <a href="http://patreon.com/disabilityafterdark" rel="nofollow">https://patreon.com/disabilityafterdark</a></p> <p>This podcast is powered by <a href="https://pinecast.com" rel="nofollow">Pinecast</a>.</p>

<h1>Episode Notes</h1> <p>Andrew sits down with EJay Eisen, a trans, autistic, multiply disabled service dog trainer who runs one of the only integrated service dog programmes focused on the queer community. What starts as a conversation about service dogs quickly becomes a raw, hilarious, and deeply political discussion about the intersection of trans identity and disability, healthcare discrimination, the broken service dog industry, and what happened when EJay tried to take his service dog to a Chappell Roan concert + so much more! </p> <p>Follow Ejay's work here: </p> <p>Website: <a href="http://rufftranslating.com" rel="nofollow">rufftranslating.com</a></p> <p><strong>Episode Sponsors</strong></p> <p>Do you wanna turn b*tt stuff up a notch. Go to <a href="http://bvibe.com" rel="nofollow">bvibe.com</a> and use code AFTERDARK to receive 20% off orders of $100 (including bundles, discounted items and more).</p> <p>Disability content creation doesn't have to be hard. Follow @seated.perspectives on Instagram to learn how to make content creation a gentle, easy, accessible experience.</p> <p>Are you looking for attendant care when you need it at your convenience? Check out your team, on tap <a href="https://www.whimble.ca" rel="nofollow">www.whimble.ca</a></p> <p>Get 15% off your next purchase of sex toys, books and DVDs by using Coupon code AFTERDARK at checkout when you shop at trans owned and operated sex shop Come As You Are <a href="http://www.comeasyouare.com" rel="nofollow">www.comeasyouare.com</a></p> <p>Order Notes From a Queer Cripple and hire him to speak on it by e-mailing [email protected] US: <a href="https://us.jkp.com/products/notes-from-a-queer-cripple" rel="nofollow">https://us.jkp.com/products/notes-from-a-queer-cripple</a></p> <p>Canada: <a href="https://www.ubcpress.ca/notes-from-a-queer-cripple" rel="nofollow">https://www.ubcpress.ca/notes-from-a-queer-cripple</a></p> <p>Support the show with a donation: <a href="http://patreon.com/disabilityafterdark" rel="nofollow">https://patreon.com/disabilityafterdark</a></p> <p>This podcast is powered by <a href="https://pinecast.com" rel="nofollow">Pinecast</a>.</p> <p>This podcast is powered by <a href="https://pinecast.com" rel="nofollow">Pinecast</a>.</p>

<h1>Episode Notes</h1> <p>Andrew chats with Abigail, a 20-year-old London-based photographer and disability advocate. Diagnosed with a facial tumour at six and over 50 surgeries later, they talk medical trauma, silent bullying, caregiving, healthcare systems, and why disability representation needs a serious upgrade. Honest, funny, and real this one is. Enjoy! </p> <p>Follow Abigail: </p> <p>@BraveArtist2005 on Instagram &amp; TikTok</p> <p><strong>Episode Sponsors</strong> </p> <p>Do you wanna turn b*tt stuff up a notch. Go to <a href="http://bvibe.com" rel="nofollow">bvibe.com</a> and use code AFTERDARK to receive 20% off orders of $100 (including bundles, discounted items and more).</p> <p>Disability content creation doesn't have to be hard. Follow @seated.perspectives on Instagram to learn how to make content creation a gentle, easy, accessible experience.</p> <p>Are you looking for attendant care when you need it at your convenience? Check out your team, on tap <a href="https://www.whimble.ca" rel="nofollow">www.whimble.ca</a></p> <p>Get 15% off your next purchase of sex toys, books and DVDs by using Coupon code AFTERDARK at checkout when you shop at trans owned and operated sex shop Come As You Are <a href="http://www.comeasyouare.com" rel="nofollow">www.comeasyouare.com</a></p> <p>Order Notes From a Queer Cripple and hire him to speak on it by e-mailing [email protected] US: <a href="https://us.jkp.com/products/notes-from-a-queer-cripple" rel="nofollow">https://us.jkp.com/products/notes-from-a-queer-cripple</a></p> <p>Canada: <a href="https://www.ubcpress.ca/notes-from-a-queer-cripple" rel="nofollow">https://www.ubcpress.ca/notes-from-a-queer-cripple</a></p> <p>Support the show with a donation: <a href="http://patreon.com/disabilityafterdark" rel="nofollow">https://patreon.com/disabilityafterdark</a></p> <p>This podcast is powered by <a href="https://pinecast.com" rel="nofollow">Pinecast</a>.</p>