Unpacking Disability with Meriah Nichols https://www.meriahnichols.com where disability stories spark change Tue, 23 Jun 2026 23:52:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 https://www.meriahnichols.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/cropped-fav-10.png Unpacking Disability with Meriah Nichols https://www.meriahnichols.com 32 32 Meriah Nichols false episodic Meriah Nichols meriah@meriahnichols.com Meriah Nichols Meriah Nichols podcast Keep This Going & Growing Keep This Going & Growing Updated: The Disability Pride Flag https://www.meriahnichols.com/the-disability-pride-flag/ https://www.meriahnichols.com/the-disability-pride-flag/#comments Wed, 24 Jun 2026 03:30:00 +0000 https://www.meriahnichols.com/?p=504902 the disability pride flag: what it represents, who it's for

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]]> https://www.meriahnichols.com/the-disability-pride-flag/feed/ 4 Meriah full 9:23 Just Evolve: The New CoorDown WDSD Short https://www.meriahnichols.com/just-evolve-down-syndrome-r-word/ https://www.meriahnichols.com/just-evolve-down-syndrome-r-word/#respond Sat, 14 Mar 2026 22:01:41 +0000 https://www.meriahnichols.com/?p=511325 Coordown comes out with brilliant short videos every year for March 21st, World Down syndrome Day. They aim to create...

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]]> https://www.meriahnichols.com/just-evolve-down-syndrome-r-word/feed/ 0 The Best Down Syndrome Awareness Videos https://www.meriahnichols.com/the-best-down-syndrome-awareness-videos/ https://www.meriahnichols.com/the-best-down-syndrome-awareness-videos/#comments Fri, 13 Mar 2026 06:50:00 +0000 https://www.meriahnichols.com/?p=50865 This post is specifically about videos for promoting Down Syndrome Awareness, and they are all easily accessible on YouTube. This...

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]]> https://www.meriahnichols.com/the-best-down-syndrome-awareness-videos/feed/ 11 Navigating the Down Syndrome Transition Plan: An Interview with the Authors https://www.meriahnichols.com/navigating-the-down-syndrome-transition-plan-an-interview-with-the-authors/ https://www.meriahnichols.com/navigating-the-down-syndrome-transition-plan-an-interview-with-the-authors/#respond Sun, 02 Nov 2025 09:12:14 +0000 https://www.meriahnichols.com/?p=510413 This is an interview with Stephanie Meredith and Joanne, the authors of the Down syndrome Transition Plan, a free and...

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]]> https://www.meriahnichols.com/navigating-the-down-syndrome-transition-plan-an-interview-with-the-authors/feed/ 0 26 Actually Deaf YouTubers https://www.meriahnichols.com/26-actually-deaf-youtubers/ https://www.meriahnichols.com/26-actually-deaf-youtubers/#respond Sun, 28 Sep 2025 23:24:23 +0000 https://www.meriahnichols.com/?p=510615 This is a compilation of 26 Deaf YouTubers content, sharing a short summary of what the focus of their content...

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]]> https://www.meriahnichols.com/26-actually-deaf-youtubers/feed/ 0 Jose Rosario, Cool Cat; Voice from the Disability Community https://www.meriahnichols.com/jose-rosario-cool-cat/ https://www.meriahnichols.com/jose-rosario-cool-cat/#respond Sat, 09 Aug 2025 19:06:10 +0000 https://www.meriahnichols.com/?p=510418 This is an interview with Jose Rosario, a bad ass activist, mental health therapist, super smart and fun guy who...

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]]> https://www.meriahnichols.com/jose-rosario-cool-cat/feed/ 0 Meriah full Mutism, Myth, and Meaning in Song of the Sea https://www.meriahnichols.com/song-of-the-sea-review-disability/ https://www.meriahnichols.com/song-of-the-sea-review-disability/#comments Mon, 21 Jul 2025 11:32:20 +0000 https://www.meriahnichols.com/?p=34571 This is a review of the movie, Song of the Sea. It is updated from the original post from 2015....

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]]> https://www.meriahnichols.com/song-of-the-sea-review-disability/feed/ 1 9 Powerful Disability TED Talks to Unlock & Blow Your Mind https://www.meriahnichols.com/powerful-disability-ted-talks/ https://www.meriahnichols.com/powerful-disability-ted-talks/#respond Sun, 20 Jul 2025 22:15:40 +0000 https://www.meriahnichols.com/?p=54840 This is a collection of some 9 powerful disability TED talks that will make you go, “ah-ha!” They also happen...

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]]> https://www.meriahnichols.com/powerful-disability-ted-talks/feed/ 0 This is YOUR DISABILITY STORY: What Do You Want it To Say? https://www.meriahnichols.com/this-is-your-story-what-do-you-want-it-to-say/ https://www.meriahnichols.com/this-is-your-story-what-do-you-want-it-to-say/#comments Mon, 14 Jul 2025 18:20:00 +0000 https://www.meriahnichols.com/?p=60819 This is an essay about perspective, choosing the stories we tell ourselves and the ways we wish to frame our...

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]]> https://www.meriahnichols.com/this-is-your-story-what-do-you-want-it-to-say/feed/ 3 Meriah 1 1 Your Disability Story is Yours: What Do You Want it To Say? full Why Do We Need to Feel Disability Pride? https://www.meriahnichols.com/why-do-we-need-to-feel-disability-pride/ https://www.meriahnichols.com/why-do-we-need-to-feel-disability-pride/#respond Sun, 13 Jul 2025 12:01:00 +0000 https://www.meriahnichols.com/?p=504934 This is an answer to a question posed, “why do I need to feel pride in my disability? Isn’t it...

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