Disability Advocacy: Featuring Diverse Lived Experiences on Your Podcast with Jenna Udenberg

Are you a podcaster or content creator striving for better diversity and accessibility but worried about saying the wrong thing? The pain point is real: you want to create truly inclusive spaces that feature diverse lived experiences, but you’re unsure of the correct language or the most respectful conversations approach. It’s time to move past fear and learn the strategic podcasting strategies for impactful disability advocacy. In this episode of Podcasting Unlocked, Alesia sits down with Jenna Udenberg to discuss why disability is not a bad word, the power of human connection, and the essential steps every host must take to make their show accessible and welcoming to all. This week, episode 250 of Podcasting Unlocked is about featuring diverse lived experiences on your podcast! 

Today’s guest is Jenna Udenberg, a thought provoking author, disability advocate, and accessibility educator. Diagnosed with Juvenile Arthritis at just 7 years old, Jenna has faced life’s challenges with incredible resilience and determination. As a 2020 Bush Fellow, she uses her voice to create more inclusive and accessible spaces for everyone.

In this episode of Podcasting Unlocked, Jenna Udenberg is sharing the importance of being comfortable with not knowing everything and seeking deeper understanding and actionable steps you can take right now to be more inclusive and respectful with your podcast. 

Jenna and I also chat about the following: 

• Disability Is Not a Bad Word: Shift your mindset to view disability as a neutral descriptor—not a negative one—and embrace it as a part of human diversity and identity.
• Essential Accessibility for Podcasters: Integrate descriptive practices like visual descriptions and alt text into your video content and show notes to support podcast accessibility for the blind or visually impaired.
• Lead with Curiosity, Not Assumption: Approach guests and topics related to marginalized communities with genuine curiosity and commonality to foster truly respectful conversations and build deep human connection.
• Inclusion is Partnership: The goal is to work with people with disabilities on your podcasting strategies and content, not just doing things for them.

Be sure to tune in to all the episodes to receive tons of practical tips on turning your podcast listeners into leads and to hear even more about the points outlined above. 

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