February 28: Jaime Cruz Juscamaita, Liu Hsia, & Act to Regulate the Claims to Invalid Pensions

2025-03-01

Transcript Today we recognize Peruvian disability activist Jaime Cruz Juscamaita, Taiwanese author Liu Hsia, and the 1793 Act to Regulate the Claims to Invalid Pensions. ---- Hello and welcome to the Disability Daily Podcast! I’m your host, Katie, and over the past couple years, I’ve worked on a 365-day calendar that recognizes different folks and key moments in disability history each day of the year. I’m turning this into a quick daily podcast, and I’m excited to share this with you! If you’re committed to learning more about disability and accessibility, please subscribe to the podcast o...

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Today we recognize Peruvian disability activist Jaime Cruz Juscamaita, Taiwanese author Liu Hsia, and the 1793 Act to Regulate the Claims to Invalid Pensions.

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Hello and welcome to the Disability Daily Podcast! I’m your host, Katie, and over the past couple years, I’ve worked on a 365-day calendar that recognizes different folks and key moments in disability history each day of the year. I’m turning this into a quick daily podcast, and I’m excited to share this with you!

If you’re committed to learning more about disability and accessibility, please subscribe to the podcast on Podbean, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and share with friends.

See the Disability Daily Calendar (work on it is always ongoing!)

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Learn more here:

Jamie Cruz at the UN
Taiwan in Time: Warrior in a wheelchair
Liu's life a victory over misfortune - Taipei Times
Disabled Revolutionary War Veterans and the Construction of Disability in the Early United States, c. 1776–1840

Song: "It's Kinda Beautiful" by Water Mirrors from Epidemic Sound

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