{"id":461378,"date":"2019-08-11T01:51:59","date_gmt":"2019-08-11T08:51:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/?p=461378"},"modified":"2026-02-12T17:19:50","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T01:19:50","slug":"ep-57-disabled-writers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/2019\/08\/11\/ep-57-disabled-writers\/","title":{"rendered":"Ep 57: Disabled Writers"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_509\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-461378-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/content.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/FINAL_EP_57.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/content.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/FINAL_EP_57.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/content.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/FINAL_EP_57.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\/FINAL_EP_57.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/?powerpress_pinw=461378-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/content.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/FINAL_EP_57.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"FINAL_EP_57.mp3\">Download<\/a> | <a href=\"#\" class=\"powerpress_link_e\" title=\"Embed\" onclick=\"return powerpress_show_embed('461378-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Embed<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_embed_box\" id=\"powerpress_embed_461378-podcast\" style=\"display: none;\"><input id=\"powerpress_embed_461378-podcast_t\" type=\"text\" value=\"&lt;iframe width=&quot;320&quot; height=&quot;30&quot; src=&quot;https:\/\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/?powerpress_embed=461378-podcast&amp;amp;powerpress_player=mediaelement-audio&quot; title=&quot;Blubrry Podcast Player&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; scrolling=&quot;no&quot;&gt;&lt;\/iframe&gt;\" onclick=\"javascript: this.select();\" onfocus=\"javascript: this.select();\" style=\"width: 70%;\" readOnly><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/disability-visibility\/id1282878324\u00a0?mt=2&amp;ls=1#episodeGuid=https%3A%2F%2Fdisabilityvisibilityproject.com%2F%3Fp%3D461378\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_itunes\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Apple Podcasts\" rel=\"nofollow\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/subscribebyemail.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe by Email\" rel=\"nofollow\">Email<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Today\u2019s episode is with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ninagcomedian.com\/\">Nina G<\/a>, a comedian, professional speaker, storyteller, writer and educator based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Nina will talk about her second book which came out this August titled, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ninagcomedian.com\/the-book\">\u201cStutterer Interrupted: The Comedian Who Almost Didn&#8217;t Happen.\u201d<\/a> Nina will share what it was like writing and editing her book as a person with learning disabilities and how she learned to find her voice and take up space unapologetically as a disabled woman.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_461382\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-461382\" style=\"width: 215px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"461382\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/2019\/08\/11\/ep-57-disabled-writers\/unnamed-6\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/unnamed.jpg?fit=215%2C320&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"215,320\" 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=\"unnamed\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Book cover with a teal green background with a large mouth with bright red lips open wide with the title in the center. Short black lines emanate around the mouth. In the center of the mouth: \u201cStutterer Interrupted: The Comedian Who Almost Didn\u2019t Happen.&amp;#8221; At the bottom: Nina G&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/unnamed.jpg?fit=215%2C320&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-461382 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/unnamed.jpg?resize=215%2C320&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Book cover with a teal green background with a large mouth with bright red lips open wide with the title in the center. Short black lines emanate around the mouth. In the center of the mouth: \u201cStutterer Interrupted: The Comedian Who Almost Didn\u2019t Happen.&quot; At the bottom: Nina G\" width=\"215\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/unnamed.jpg?w=215&amp;ssl=1 215w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/unnamed.jpg?resize=202%2C300&amp;ssl=1 202w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 215px) 100vw, 215px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-461382\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Book cover with a teal green background with a large mouth with bright red lips open wide with the title in the center. Short black lines emanate around the mouth. In the center of the mouth: \u201cStutterer Interrupted: The Comedian Who Almost Didn\u2019t Happen.&#8221; At the bottom: Nina G<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3><strong>Transcript<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1Ud5cIb8DcZpcpBQ8Vke8yqTc4hB2KUXndnM1PUXGsrE\/edit?usp=sharing\"><strong>[Google doc]<\/strong><\/a> \u00a0 \u00a0 <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Disabled-Writers-Nina-G.pdf\">[PDF]<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Related Links<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Amro, Dima. (July 17, 2019). <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialappeal.com\/story\/news\/2019\/07\/17\/stuttering-comedian-nina-g-book-stutterer-interrupted-benjamin-l-hooks-central-library\/1697032001\/\">Fighting stigmas with comedy: Nina G. tells her journey to stand-up in new book.<\/a> Memphis Commercial Appeal.<\/p>\n<p>Dalmas, Jeremy. (May 19, 2015). <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kalw.org\/post\/can-you-educate-comedy-jokes-comedians-disabilities-act#stream\/0\">Can you educate with comedy? Jokes from The Comedians With Disabilities Act.<\/a> KALW.<\/p>\n<p>G, Nina. (April 4, 2017). <a href=\"https:\/\/thebolditalic.com\/im-a-stand-up-comic-who-stutters-and-it-doesn-t-impede-my-career-at-all-f53dc852bbdb\">I\u2019m a Stand-Up Comic Who Stutters\u2014and It Doesn\u2019t Impede My Career at All.<\/a> The Bold Italic.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1360\" height=\"765\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EIJ-2o5hN7k?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>About<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_461381\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-461381\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"461381\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/2019\/08\/11\/ep-57-disabled-writers\/canw-nina-g-comedian-700x610\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/canw-nina-g-comedian-700x610.jpg?fit=693%2C578&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"693,578\" 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=\"canw-nina-g-comedian-700&amp;#215;610\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Nina G, a young white Italian American woman with long brown hair and a short-sleeved red dress smiling and holding a microphone.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/canw-nina-g-comedian-700x610.jpg?fit=693%2C578&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-461381\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/canw-nina-g-comedian-700x610.jpg?resize=400%2C334&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Nina G, a young white Italian American woman with long brown hair and a short-sleeved red dress smiling and holding a microphone.\" width=\"400\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/canw-nina-g-comedian-700x610.jpg?resize=300%2C250&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/canw-nina-g-comedian-700x610.jpg?w=693&amp;ssl=1 693w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-461381\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nina G, a young white Italian American woman with long brown hair and a short-sleeved red dress smiling and holding a microphone.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Nina G<\/strong> is a comedian, professional speaker, storyteller, writer and educator. She brings her humor to help people confront and understand Disability culture, access, and empowerment. Nina shares her wit and wisdom with corporations, colleges, community\/Disability awareness events and media interviews.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Nina G&#8217;s website: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ninagcomedian.com\/\">https:\/\/www.ninagcomedian.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Twitter: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ninagcomedian\">@ninagcomedian<\/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<p>&nbsp;<\/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=N02wZiX7jso\">\u201cDance Off\u201d<\/a> <\/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;\">Splash &amp; Memory, by <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/podsummit.com\/freemusic\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Podsummit.com<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Splash and Memory is <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">licensed under a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/publicdomain\/zero\/1.0\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Creatives Common Zero<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> license).<\/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\/FINAL_EP_57.mp3Podcast\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/content.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/FINAL_EP_57.mp3Podcast<\/a>: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Email | RSS&nbsp; 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