Hosted by Dominick Joseph Trevethan · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 32 episodes
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Welcome to The Disability Myth! My name is Dominick, and I live with a fatal disease called Spinal Muscular Atrophy. Together, my amazing caretaker, co-host, and best friend, Uriel and I plan to debunk misconceptions, share our personal experiences, and shatter your expectations. We're bringing in experts, thought leaders, and everyday people who are smashing through societal barriers, paving the way for a more inclusive world. Whether you're a person with a disability, or just someone curious about breaking down barriers, The Disability Myth is your go-to podcast!
Dominick Joseph Trevethan hosts The Disability Myth, a society show with 32 episodes published.
One of the things I (Dom) take most for granted is my ability to communicate—and you probably do too. But what if you couldn’t? What if you tried to talk, but only seemingly arbitrary sounds came out? What if no one beli
What if the only thing standing between you and a life-saving treatment was a price tag? For many living with Spinal Muscular Atrophy, that’s the reality—Spinraza, one of three FDA approved treatments for SMA costs about
On the latest episode of The Disability Myth, our friend Victor McConnell returns, but this time, he’s brought someone very special: his mom, Lori! He was born missing an arm. She lost part of her hand in a childhood acc
According to the World Health Organization, 1 in 100 children worldwide live with autism. In this episode, we sit down with the founder of The Autism Voyage, a blog, resource home, and consulting service dedicated to hel
What’s your favorite restaurant? Who’s your favorite 49ers player? What's one thing you would change about your life and why? These are just a few of the hard-hitting questions that we answer in this final segment of our
If you live with a visible disability, there’s no doubt that at one point in your life, you’ve been asked by a child, “what’s wrong with you,” or “why can’t you walk”. These types of questions can be hard to answer but b
What happens when you mix lived experience with SMA and a passion for fashion-forward accessibility? You get Zipped Brands—a trailblazing business that puts zippers on mainstream shoes like Nikes, Converse, & Doc Martins
💡Lights 🎥 Camera 🎬 Action Our guest this week is an aspiring filmmaker living with Spinal Muscular Atrophy. She’s already created two short films that explore life with disability, and she's won an award at the Intern
Our guest this week speaks several different languages, including Hebrew, has attended five different colleges and universities, and is a clinician. Need we say more for an introduction? Join us this week as we talk to J
Living with a disability is hard enough, but imagine if nobody could tell or even believed you had a disability. And imagine their surprise when you tell them one of your conditions is a MTHFR (just use your imagination)
Well, that's another season of memories in the book! In this season 3 sign off, Dom and Uriel reflect on the insightful conversations they had the privilege to be a part of this season. If you're new to the show, this se
Life is full of inconveniences, and it’s up to us as individuals to respond to those inconveniences. That’s how our friend Victor looks at life anyways. Despite being born without his entire left arm and shoulder, he is
What is neurodivergent? What is neurotypical? What is normal? These are the questions that Dom and Uriel ponder alongside their new friend, Kelli Fisher, Marketing & Development Specialist at Spectrum Designs. Spectrum D
Lead by example has always been one of my (Dominick’s) favorite mottos, and Cynthia Muñoz does exactly that. As one of the early campers at Cottage Rehabilitation Hospital's Jr. Wheelchair Sports Camp, Cynthia was inspir
As their friend Sophia said last season, progress and change are slow. However, it's nice to take moments to reflect on said progress and look to the changes that still need to be made. That's exactly what Uriel and Dom
Step aside Yelp. On this week’s episode, Dom and Uriel sit down with the founder of Friendly Like Me, Elysia Everett. The magic of Friendly is that it shows those in the disabled and plus-sized community how accessible a
"What's more punk rock than living with a disability?” - Jacob Walker, Lead Vocalist of Faulty Wires On this week’s episode, Dom and Uriel had the pleasure of speaking with their new favorite punk rock band, Faulty Wires
As a person who grew up with a severe physical disability, I always felt like my career options were limited. If you're anything like me, you probably figured you'd end up an academic, a teacher, any occupation that does
Living with a disability comes with a ton of challenges. Something meant to help individuals with disabilities overcome their challenges are assisted devices and technology. Typically speaking, they increase our independ
Imagine living your life only being able to perceive light. You can't see objects, you can't make out faces, and all the little visual cues you would rely on are pointless. That's what life is like for our friend Skylar,
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