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Curb Cuts and Conversations

Curb Cuts and Conversations

著者： Elizabeth McCready
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Curb Cuts and Conversations is a monthly podcast about accessible urbanism, public transit, and wheelchair life with experts and lived experience voices. Hosted by Elizabeth McCready (@GingerKiwiOnWheels) with regular cameos by one of her two cats Boo, and a different guest every episode.

Watch on YouTube!

Guests

Episode 001: Sara Hendren, author of "What Can a Body Do? How We Meet the Built World" was Liz's guest in the first episode.

Merch Shop!

Do you love the quirky design of Curb Cuts and Conversations' show art?

If so, visit the Ginger Kiwi On Wheels merch shop: https://shop.gingerkiwi.blog.

All show and merch shop artwork is designed in Toronto, Canada by Elizabeth McCready. No AI is used in the design process! (Yes, that TTC streetcar was completely drawn by hand in Figma on a MacBook Pro.)

Watch or listen to each episode for an audience only discount code.

If you've read this far in the show notes, you deserve a special discount code! Here's an extra 10% off your first $50 (usd) purchase including sale items. https://shop.gingerkiwi.blog/promo/SHOWNOTES10

About Liz McCready, Host of Curb Cuts and Conversations

In addition to undergraduate and postgraduate courses in urban planning, Liz has lived and professional experience in disability advocacy and accessibility:

  • She's a wheelchair user with hypermobility, hearing loss, and a recovered ptsd survivor
  • Her mom is legally blind, so Liz grew up being a "seeing guide daughter"
  • For 18 years she worked privately with students with invisible disabilities, neurodivergence, and giftedness in k-12 and postsecondary.

Liz is a recuse cat mom to Boo and Maybel, an addicted knitter, and a volunteer with over 15,000 volunteer hours. In January, 2025 she started project management and advanced marketing certificates at the University of Toronto.

Connect!

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabethmccready/

Instagram: @GingerKiwiOnWheels

YouTube: @GingerKiwiOnWheels

#Urban #UrbanDesign #UrbanDevelopment #PublicTransit #Transit #WheelchairLife #WheelchairUser #Accessibility #AccessibilityMatters #A11y #Design #UniversalDesign #Housing #Podcast

Elizabeth S. McCready 2025
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  • Sara Hendren, author of "What Can a Body Do? How We Meet the Built World"

    Sara Hendren, author of "What Can a Body Do? How We Meet the Built World"
    2025/08/22

    Curb Cuts and Conversations is a monthly podcast about accessible urbanism, public transit, and wheelchair life with experts and lived experience voices. Hosted by Elizabeth McCready (@GingerKiwiOnWheels) with regular cameos by one of her two cats Boo, and a different guest every episode.

    Episode 1: Design, Disability, and the Built World

    Guest: Sara Hendren

    Duration: ~60 minutes

    Host: Elizabeth McCready

    About this Episode

    In this premiere episode of Curb Cuts and Conversations, host Elizabeth McCready sits down with Sara Hendren—author, artist, educator, and design researcher—for a wide-ranging conversation on disability, design, and how we shape (and are shaped by) the built environment.

    Sara shares insights from her book What Can a Body Do?, and the conversation moves through topics including:

    Why disability is not a fixed category but a space of human variation The role of stories in changing hearts and policies Teaching design in ways that center care and interdependence How everyday objects—from furniture to curb cuts—can invite reflection and reimagination

    Highlights

    03:55 — How Sara started thinking differently about assistive tech 11:12 — The hidden assumptions of "normal" design 24:08 — Why every design is a disability design 38:21 — How storytelling transforms public understanding

    47:50 — Sara’s advice for young designers and urbanists

    Resources Mentioned

    1. "What Can a Body Do? How We Meet the Built World" by Sara Hendren
    2. StopGap Foundation (Luke Anderson)
    3. Olin College of Engineering
    4. Open Style Lab
    5. sarahendren.com

    Merch Shop!

    Do you love the quirky design of Curb Cuts and Conversations' show art? If so, visit the Ginger Kiwi On Wheels merch shop: https://shop.gingerkiwi.blog.

    Watch or listen to each episode for an audience only discount code. If you've read this far in the show notes, you deserve a special discount code! Here's an extra 10% off your first $50 (usd) purchase including sale items.

    https://shop.gingerkiwi.blog/promo/SHOWNOTES10

    Let's Connect!

    • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabethmccready/
    • Instagram: @GingerKiwiOnWheels
    • YouTube: @GingerKiwiOnWheels - www.CurbCuts.fm

    #Urban #UrbanDesign #UrbanDevelopment #PublicTransit #Transit #WheelchairLife #WheelchairUser #Accessibility #AccessibilityMatters #Design #UniversalDesign #Housing #Podcast
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  • Curb Cuts and Conversations Podcast Teaser

    Curb Cuts and Conversations Podcast Teaser
    2025/08/23

    🎙️Curb Cuts and Conversations is a monthly podcast about accessible urbanism, public transit, and wheelchair life with experts and lived experience voices. Hosted by Elizabeth McCready with regular cameos by one of her two cats Boo, and a different guest every episode. Guests Episode 001: Sara Hendren, author of “What Can a Body Do? How We Meet the Built World” was Liz’s guest in the first episode.

    Watch the Episode 01 on YouTube!

    Let's Connect!

    • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabethmccready/
    • Instagram: @GingerKiwiOnWheels
    • YouTube: @GingerKiwiOnWheels
    • www.CurbCuts.fm
    • LinkTr.ee: https://linktr.ee/gingerkiwionwheels

    Merch Shop!

    Do you love the quirky design of Curb Cuts and Conversations' show art?

    If so, visit the Ginger Kiwi On Wheels merch shop: https://shop.gingerkiwi.blog.

    End of Summer Sale is on until September 07, 2025!

    Watch or listen to each episode for an audience only discount code.

    Simplii Financial Offer

    Link: https://blue.mbsy.co/77GVgm

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    Music licensed TuneReel by Ikoliks: Beautiful Place, From Miles Away

    #Podcast #Disability #WheelchairLife #WheelchairUser #Cities #UrbanDesign #Design #Urbanism #Accessibility #A11y #Access
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  • Wheelchair User's Biggest Barrier—People. A preview clip from episode 01 of Curb Cuts and Conversations

    Wheelchair User's Biggest Barrier—People. A preview clip from episode 01 of Curb Cuts and Conversations
    2025/08/20

    Clip from Curb Cuts and Conversations: Episode 001, with guest Sara Hendren, author of "What Can a Body Do? How We Meet the Built World". The full episode will be airing soon on all major podcast platforms. https://curbcuts.fm

    View the video on YouTube at: https://youtu.be/wt1gIDZVvbc

    Look for the full first episode on YouTube and your favourite podcast app.
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