{"id":322387,"date":"2018-08-13T03:29:23","date_gmt":"2018-08-13T10:29:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/?p=322387"},"modified":"2026-02-12T17:20:58","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T01:20:58","slug":"ep-31-disabled-inventors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/2018\/08\/13\/ep-31-disabled-inventors\/","title":{"rendered":"Ep 31: Disabled Inventors"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_2156\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-322387-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/content.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/31_Ep_31_final_mono.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/content.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/31_Ep_31_final_mono.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/content.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/31_Ep_31_final_mono.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/content.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/31_Ep_31_final_mono.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/?powerpress_pinw=322387-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/content.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/31_Ep_31_final_mono.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"31_Ep_31_final_mono.mp3\">Download<\/a> | <a href=\"#\" class=\"powerpress_link_e\" title=\"Embed\" onclick=\"return powerpress_show_embed('322387-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Embed<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_embed_box\" id=\"powerpress_embed_322387-podcast\" style=\"display: none;\"><input id=\"powerpress_embed_322387-podcast_t\" type=\"text\" value=\"&lt;iframe width=&quot;320&quot; 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and 2 blue silicone menstrual cups lying on top of the bag.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/32796147_253253745414771_5899798898645401600_n.jpg?fit=960%2C960&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-322389\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/32796147_253253745414771_5899798898645401600_n.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Against a peach colored background, photo of a blue square bag with the word 'Keela' and 2 blue silicone menstrual cups lying on top of the bag.\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/32796147_253253745414771_5899798898645401600_n.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/32796147_253253745414771_5899798898645401600_n.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/32796147_253253745414771_5899798898645401600_n.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/32796147_253253745414771_5899798898645401600_n.jpg?resize=250%2C250&amp;ssl=1 250w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/32796147_253253745414771_5899798898645401600_n.jpg?resize=50%2C50&amp;ssl=1 50w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/32796147_253253745414771_5899798898645401600_n.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-322389\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Against a peach colored background, photo of a blue square bag with the word &#8216;Keela&#8217; and 2 blue silicone menstrual cups lying on top of the bag.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Along with Co-Founder and Co-Inventor Andy Miller, Jane designed Keela Cup using what she calls disability-driven design. You\u2019ll hear Jane talk about the origins of Keela Cup, the importance of controlling your own narrative, and how her recent diagnosis of Ehlers Danlos Syndrome changed the trajectory of Jane\u2019s life and career as an entrepreneur. This interview was originally recorded at StoryCorps on February 2<\/span><span class=\"s1\">, 2018 as part of the Disability Visibility Project.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 1.75rem;\">Transcript<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1MA1NCYcWgAJ9qocpnwRq3bWVe-d5poZgvYUDhiqKNtQ\/edit?usp=sharing\"><strong>[Google doc]<\/strong><\/a> \u00a0 \u00a0 <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Disabled-Inventors.pdf\">[PDF]<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Related Links<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"hed\"><span class=\"s1\">Adam\u00e9,\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s1\">Jane Hartman. (December 30, 2017).\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.teenvogue.com\/story\/menstrual-cups-for-disabled-people\">I Designed a Menstrual Cup That&#8217;s Easier for Disabled People to Use.<\/a>\u00a0Teen Vogue.<\/p>\n<p class=\"graf graf--h3 graf--leading graf--title\"><span class=\"s1\">Adam\u00e9,\u00a0Jane Hartman. (April 3, 2018).\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@jane_73667\/including-disability-to-drive-innovation-6335b2d27d66\">Including Disability to Drive Innovation.<\/a> Medium.com<\/p>\n<p class=\"graf graf--h3 graf--leading graf--title\"><span class=\"s1\">Adam\u00e9,\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s1\">Jane Hartman. (April 14, 2018).\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@jane_73667\/solving-through-listening-crowdsourcing-design-solutions-e816c66dad07\">Solving Through Listening: Crowdsourcing Design Solutions.<\/a>\u00a0Medium.com<\/p>\n<p>Holmes, Kat. (August 8, 2018).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mismatch.design\/stories\/2018\/8\/8\/breaking-down-wall-of-exclusion\">Breaking Down the Wall of Exclusion.<\/a> Mismatch Design.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ideasonfire.net\/67-aimi-hamraie\/\">Imagine Otherwise: Aimi Hamraie on the Politics of Disability and Design.<\/a> (July 18, 2018). Ideas on Fire.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.disabledlist.org\">The Disabled List, a disability self advocacy organization that is creating pathways into design for disabled people.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"hed\"><strong>About<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_322391\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-322391\" style=\"width: 278px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"322391\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/2018\/08\/13\/ep-31-disabled-inventors\/jane-hartman-adame\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Jane-Hartman-Adame%CC%81.jpg?fit=763%2C824&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"763,824\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Jane Hartman Adame\u0301\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo of a woman with pale skin and and a short blonde pixie cut wearing a pink sweater with a teal background. &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Jane-Hartman-Adame%CC%81.jpg?fit=763%2C824&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-322391\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Jane-Hartman-Adame%CC%81.jpg?resize=278%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Photo of a woman with pale skin and and a short blonde pixie cut wearing a pink sweater with a teal background.\" width=\"278\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Jane-Hartman-Adame%CC%81.jpg?resize=278%2C300&amp;ssl=1 278w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Jane-Hartman-Adame%CC%81.jpg?w=763&amp;ssl=1 763w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 278px) 100vw, 278px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-322391\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo of a woman with pale skin and and a short blonde pixie cut wearing a pink sweater with a teal background.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Jane Hartman Adam\u00e9<\/strong> is the co-founder and CEO of Keela Cup, a novel new menstrual cup designed to be easier to use for people of all abilities. Born from her challenges using conventional cups due to Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, Keela Cup was designed by Jane and her co-founder Andy Miller, a seasoned medical device designer to solve issues around insertion and removal. Keela Cup has raised over $55,000 via crowd funding and is currently taking pre-orders and slated to begin shipping in fall 2018. For more:\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.keelacup.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">www.keelacup.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Twitter: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/keelacup\">@KeelaCup<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Support Disability Media and Culture<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/donate\/\"><b>DONATE<\/b><\/a><b> to the Disability Visibility Project\u00ae<\/b><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Credits<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SFdirewolf\">Alice Wong<\/a>, Writer, Audio Producer, Interviewer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WhoAmIToStopIt\">Cheryl Green<\/a>, Text Transcript<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kut2smooth\">Lateef McLeod<\/a>, Introduction<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MikeeMort\">Mike Mort<\/a>, Artwork<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Theme Music (used with permission of artist)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Song: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wKOU_Z6Y8yQ\">\u201cHard Out Here for A Gimp\u201d<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Album: NO BIG DEAL<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Artist: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/wheelchairsportscamp.bandcamp.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wheelchair Sports Camp<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Music<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/freemusicarchive.org\/music\/Podington_Bear\/Meet_Podington_Bear_Box_Set_Disc_1\/03_Elephants_On_Parade\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Elephants on Parade<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d by <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/soundofpicture.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Podington Bear<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Elephants on Parade is licensed under a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc\/3.0\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.)<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>Sounds<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/freesound.org\/people\/Jack_Master\/sounds\/248096\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cVOCODER countdown\u201d<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by Jack_Master. <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/publicdomain\/zero\/1.0\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This work is licensed under the Creative Commons 0 License.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/freesound.org\/people\/sheepfilms\/sounds\/153583\/#\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">8 Bit Beeping Computer Sounds<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d by sheepfilms. <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/publicdomain\/zero\/1.0\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This work is licensed under the Creative Commons 0 License.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/content.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/31_Ep_31_final_mono.mp3Podcast\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/content.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/31_Ep_31_final_mono.mp3Podcast<\/a>: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Email | RSS&nbsp; 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