On Our Terms
Welcome to On Our Terms, a podcast of the European Network on Independent Living featuring diverse perspectives on independent living and disability activism. Join disabled podcast host Áine Kelly-Costello for a series of interviews with disabled people from across Europe.What does independent living mean to them? What are their passions? What are the individual and systemic challenges? How can our movement recognise bias and be more inclusive?Subscribe to On Our Terms to find out.
Episodes
14 episodes
Cycling the World & Advocating for Disability Rights
In this episode of "On Our Terms," host Kamil Goungor sits down with Max Thurston, a PhD researcher and adventure cyclist from Santa Fe, New Mexico, now residing in Helsinki, Finland. In his second appearance on this podcast, Max c...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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1:03:56
Combating hate speech in Europe
In this episode of On Our Terms, Kamil Goungor will be joined by Daniel Heller to explore combating hate speech, the intricacies of policy coordination, and the Facing Facts Network's upcoming priorities and plans.
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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48:30
Driving Change: Policy Advocacy and Disability Rights in Europe
In this episode of On Our Terms, Florian Sanden, ENIL’s Policy Coordinator, joins host Kamil Goungor to discuss the challenges and rewards of policy advocacy for disability rights. They explore key issues facing the movement, 2024’s milestones,...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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1:01:14
Online Activism: Fighting for Disability Rights
In this episode, our policy and movement support officer Kamil Goungor meets Conor McAuley, a young Irish disability activist. Together, they explore disability advocacy through social media, and the opportunities and challenges it presents.
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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30:05
Pedaling for Change
In this episode of "On Our Terms," host Kamil Goungor sits down with Max Thurston, a PhD researcher and adventure cyclist from Santa Fe, New Mexico, now residing in Helsinki, Finland. Max shares his ambitious plan to cycle from Helsinki to Cape...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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44:59
EU Elections and Accessible Voting
Niamh Ní Hoireabhaird is an Irish disability activist and freelance journalist. Earlier this year she completed her MA in Journalism, Media and Globalisation with a specialisation in Political Communication. She wrote her thesis on the use of a...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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50:41
Voices on the Ground - A Conversation with a Disability Activist
Antonella Candiago, a 27-year-old from Italy, is a wheelchair user residing in Brussels. With a background in European politics, including internships at the European Parliament and a policy traineeship at Inclusion Europe, she passionately adv...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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27:22
From the Parliament Floor - A Conversation with a Member of the European Parliament
Join us in this discussion with Member of the European Parliament Stelios Kympouropoulos. In this episode, we talk about the European elections, Disabled People's participation in politics and much more.
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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35:26
Fighting oppression from many angles
In this episode of On Our Terms, host Áine Kelly-Costello chats to Clementine Willow Doevendans, a disabled and neurodivergent Dutch activist and poet. We talk fighting systemic oppression and understanding sanism, and you might just get treate...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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32:34
Finding your calling and finding community
In this episode of On Our Terms, host Áine Kelly-Costello talks to Joanne Wacha, a black, blind theatre-loving wheelchair user from the UK. They chat navigating personal assistance bureaucracy, finding your calling, dealing with racism and more...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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36:40
Fighting for personal assistance in Greece and leaving no one behind
In this episode of On Our Terms, host Áine Kelly-Costello catches up with Adonia Trikalioti, a long-time disabled independent living actist from Greece. They talk about why she and cofounders started an independent living organisation. It's a f...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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30:43
A life-long journey towards Independent Living in Slovenia
In this episode of On Our Terms, host Áine Kelly-Costello talks to long-time Slovenian independent living activists Elena Pečarič and Klaudija Poropat. We hear how the friends found being institutionalised as children. They reflect on how far t...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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31:36
A son and father duo living their best life
In this episode of On Our Terms, host Áine Kelly-Costello catches up with Fionn and Jonathan Angus, an Irish duo otherwise known as Fionnathan. You'll find out how Fionnathan came to be and how they're using their influence to open up opportuni...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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