Episode 169: Smashing Disability Stigma with Caterina Rivera

In Episode 169, Ben chats with Catarina Rivera, founder of Blindish Latina, a platform smashing disability stigmas through storytelling and advocacy.  As a Latiné woman who has lived with disability all her life, she brings a deep understanding of intersectionality to conversations surrounding disability. She wore hearing aids from a young age but did not know why she was hard of hearing. At 17, she was diagnosed with Usher Syndrome which includes a progressive vision disability due to retinitis pigmentosa as well as a hearing disability. She has a BA from Duke University, an MSEd from Bank Street College of Education, and an MPH from Hunter College. Catarina is a Certified Professional in Accessibility Core Competencies (IAAP). 

Contact:

https://www.instagram.com/blindishlatina/?hl=en

https://www.catarinarivera.com/

http://twitter.com/catarinarivera

http://www.facebook.com/blindishlatina

http://www.linkedin.com/in/catarinarivera

https://www.youtube.com/@CatarinaRivera

Links:

Catarina's TED Talk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbXxhuraJsE

ABC News Interview

https://abcnews.go.com/Lifestyle/video/activist-social-media-fight-stigmas-blindness-deafness-94359608