The Disability Diaries With Steven Vine
I am a disabled man and will be talking to both abled and disabled individuals about their challenges and how they overcome them. Also talking to other people in the disabled community (caregivers, healthcare professionals, advocates).
If you have any concerns, comments, or questions, you are welcome to contact Steven at sgv44isback@gmail.com and on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61565452984831&mibextid=LQQJ4d. Steven would love to hear from anyone who would like to tell their story.
Episodes
31 episodes
Marty Sobo: 'Carpe Diem' Seize the day and enjoy the present
As a younger man, Marty was into sports big time. He eventually worked in the tech industry as a technician for Apple. He slowly lost his vision completely. Marty eventually applied his technical experience into 2 Podcasts entitled 'Unmut...
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45:33
🚨Seaver Stafford: Let's get you back into the workforce with Neil Squire Society🚨
Steven talks with Seaver Stafford, a representative from the Neil Squire Society, a Canadian national not-for-profit organization that helps Canadians with disabilities through a...
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Episode 30
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45:33
Special 1 year anniversary episode
Unedited, uncensored, and raw. Please join Steven and Chris as we warmly reflect the project’s first year, including memories of: unforeseen challenges, memorable episodes, and other anecdotal stories. All said with a sense of humor and candor ...
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Episode 29
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54:07
Andy Manson: Gives us the poop about Ostomy care
Steve has a candid discussion with Andy Manson, a recently retired Ostomy nurse about the crappy and not so crappy sides of having and caring for an Ostomy You will find topics that you can slide right into, it's a slippery slope - but Steve an...
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Episode 28
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49:57
Brian Mackie: Teaching the blind how to use technology
Steve has an ever so interesting conversation with Brian Mackie; representative of Vision Loss Rehabilitation Canada about the challenges of teaching the visually impaired technology and other tasks. Collectively, Steve and Brian cover the use ...
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Episode 27
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40:29
Dr. Alyssa Hodgson: She confronts her own pain with: ‘Is that all you got?' Now she helps others in pain
Steve and Chris talk to Dr. Alyssa Hodgson, a pain specialist doctor at CPRI (Canadian Pain & Regenerative Institute); a multidisciplinary clinic in Vancouver and New Westminster. Steve has a personal connection with Dr. Hodgson, as she has...
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Episode 26
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48:21
Mark Stockbrocks: Freedom Fighter
Steve talks with Mark Stockbrocks, who is a triplegic (meaning he only has the use of his right hand and arm). Mark discusses his accessibility program which means that Mark will slap your business with a sticker if you don't meet the acc...
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Episode 25
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55:48
Grant Hardy: He has 'The Pulse' on accessible content
Steve converses with Grant as he expertly articulates his world of blindness. From his journey at birth until his life now as a champion podcast host on the AMI Network; Grant talks about his life growing up with vision impairment, his high sch...
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Episode 24
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44:57
Tristan Elliott: The Diabetes Revolution
Steve has a great conversation with Tristan, who is the Director of Business Development for BC Diabetes in Vancouver. As Tristan explains, he is a 'business guy' and not a medical professional. Tristan's father, Dr. Tom Elliott is the Founder ...
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Episode 23
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45:47
Paul Gauthier: “Risk taking is free” “Information is power”
Steve and Chris together have a great discussion with Paul Gauthier in regards to him as the founder of the CSIL program (Choice in Supports for Independent Living) They also discuss his involvement with his other significant initiatives that m...
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Episode 22
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1:02:21
Amy Amantea: Taking meaningful & purposeful steps forward
Steve has a conversation with the delightful Amy Amantea, an actor/performer, writer, arts administrator, disability strategist and advocate. She is also legally blind, as well as neurodivergent, and she experiences chronic pain from Gastropare...
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Episode 21
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50:19
Michelle Hewitt: 'I try to use the time I have available each day to help others'
Steve talks with Michelle Hewitt from Kelowna, current Board Chair of Disability without Poverty, a non profit organization. A former public school principal, Michelle was diagnosed with aggressive multiple sclerosis in her early 40s, and is a ...
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Episode 20
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47:36
Evan Schwerbrock: Empowering the blind community with physical fitness
In this episode, Steve talks with Evan Schwerbrock (all the way from North Carolina) who developed Leber’s Hereditary Optic Neuropathy, and became legally blind in 2014. As health & fitness was very important to Evan, he continued working o...
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Episode 19
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45:45
Dayna Wilson: The invisible struggle with Autism. I'm not weird, you're weird !
In this episode, Steve has a very candid conversation with Dayna Wilson who has autism. Dayna grew up in the 90’s a bit isolated in Whitehorse, Yukon. She was treated differently, because as she describes it – she was a bit weird. She was offic...
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Episode 18
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46:04
Ean Price: Rollin' through life with Ean
Steve interviews Ean Price from Kelowna, British Columbia. Ean is the Peer Support Manager at Technology for Living, a non profit group from Vancouver that works with people who have severe physical disabilities and helps them to live as ...
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Episode 17
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42:35
Penn & Moses Street: “Be gentle with your words, sometimes that’s all that someone can see”
In this episode, Steven and Chris talk with Penn and Moses Street from Colorado. Penn became blind as a young child from a rattlesnake bite, developing Stevens-Johnson Syndrome. Her family of 12 moved to Colorado from Arkansas because Penn coul...
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Episode 16
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56:39
Jugpreet Bajwa: “I may have lost my eyesight, but I will never lose my vision”
Today we have an internationally acclaimed singer. If you are a Vancouver Canucks Fan, you certainly don’t need an introduction to Steve’s current guest. He has been a frequent singer of the Canadian and American Anthems before the hockey home ...
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Episode 15
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54:55
Iris Thompson: Steve’s comrade in the visually impaired community
Steve talks with his friend Iris, whom he met through the CNIB (Canadian National Institute for the Blind) when Steve first went blind. Iris and Steve share the rare condition of being 100% blind. While Steve’s was sudden, Iris slowly lost her ...
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Episode 14
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45:17
Scott Hedlund: “Dedicated to making a positive difference in the lives of those I serve”
Scott has been in the Prosthetic and Orthotic profession for over 30 years. He completed a 2 year residency with Russell Prosthetics in New Westminster, BC. When the founder retired, he took over the clinic and has continued to serve patients e...
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Episode 13
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52:38
Monica Gartner: Dynamo in an electric wheelchair
In this episode, Steve talks to Monica Gartner. Monica is 3’ & 1.5” foot tall in stature, but 10X taller in gumption! When Monica was born, she was affected with scoliosis and a bone disease. She tells some stories about growing up, some of...
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Episode 12
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45:55
Marco Pasqua – Disability does not mean Disadvantage
Steve has a very lively conversation with Marco Pasqua. Marco was born with Cerebral Palsy, but that is hardly the story. When he was only 10 years old, Marco was invited to be the ambassador/host of the Timmy’s Christmas Telethon with local ra...
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Episode 11
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57:30
Liz Hunter: Community Librarian in a technical world
Steve and Chris talk to Liz Hunter, a Community Librarian at the New Westminster Public Library in New Westminster, British Columbia. We talk to Liz, because she helped teach us in learning about Podcasting. This is an initiative Liz started at...
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Episode 10
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37:36
Joey Hsieh: Compassion, Faith and Love is Everything
In this episode, Steve talks to Joey Hsieh – who has a son who is disabled. Her son Matthew has a rare disease, is nonverbal, blind, and in a wheelchair. As a child, he was misdiagnosed with Autism. Joey is truly a loving mother full of positiv...
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Episode 9
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43:40
Steve’s Journey Through Depression
In this episode, Steve talks to the listeners about his experience with depression. He shares intimate details of some of his experiences and what led up to his depression. He also shares some of his coping strategies and what worked for him to...
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Episode 8
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48:42
Lelainia Lloyd: Realism with a heavy dose of optimism
In this episode, Steve talks to Lelainia Lloyd who was diagnosed with Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder (NMOSD) in 2012, after initially being misdiagnosed with MS in 2007. As Lelainia describes it, her immune system has gone rogue. This d...
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Episode 7
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43:09