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On this day in 1919, German prosthetics company Ottobock was founded to help wounded soldiers.

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Learn more about Otto Bock and Ottobock:

• The Unknown Nazi Past of Prosthetic King Ottobock | Hans Georg Näder
• Ottobock und die Nazi-Vergangenheit: Dunkle Flecken in der Heldengeschichte
• 100 years of Ottobock: the company's history
• Paris 2024 Paralympics: Gold medal for Ottobock's responsiveness

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Today we celebrate Anderson “Andy” Pleasants (American Deaf and craniofacial difference advocate) and Dave Stevens (American athlete and sports broadcaster born without legs).

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Learn more about Andy Pleasants and Dave Stevens:

• How I Found Hope by Finding Myself | ANDERSON PLEASANTS | TEDxYouth@Buffalo
• Anderson Pleasant's LinkedIn Profile
• Anderson Pleasants - YouTube
• Dave Stevens (amputee sportsman) - Wikipedia
• With successful career at ESPN, stint in independent baseball, Dave Stevens inspiring others
• Legendary Athlete Born Without Legs Headlines Abilities Expo

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Today we celebrate Charles Dail, a polio survivor and mayor of San Diego, CA.

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Hello and welcome to the Disability Daily Podcast! I’m your host, Katie, and over the past couple years, I’ve worked on a 365-day calendar that recognizes different folks and key moments in disability history each day of the year. I’m turning this into a quick daily podcast, and I’m excited to share this with you!

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Learn more about Charles Dail:

• Interview with Dr. Roger Revelle
• Charles Dail - Wikipedia
• History: Salk Institute for Biological Studies

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Today we discuss German anatomist Dr. Gunther von Hagens, plastination, and his Body Worlds exhibits.

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Learn more about Dr. Gunther von Hagens:

• Gunther von Hagens - Körperwelten (Body Worlds)
• Petra Kuppers, “Visions of Anatomy: Exhibitions and Dense Bodies,” Differences 15, no. 3 (December 2004): 123–156.
• BODY WORLDS: The Original Exhibition of Dr. Gunther von Hagens (short video)
• Physician, plastinate thyself: von Hagens reveals he's dying – and wants to be preserved
• The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp (Rembrandt painting)

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Today we celebrate Tony Meléndez, renowned guitarist born without arms.

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Hello and welcome to the Disability Daily Podcast! I’m your host, Katie, and over the past couple years, I’ve worked on a 365-day calendar that recognizes different folks and key moments in disability history each day of the year. I’m turning this into a quick daily podcast, and I’m excited to share this with you!

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Learn more about Tony Meléndez:

• Tony Melendez (official website)
• Living Real Radio, "Living Hands Free with Tony Melendez" 24 Nov 2019.
• Tony Melendez (video of 1987 performance)
• Thalidomide | Science Museum

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Today we celebrate renowned theoretical physicist Dr. Stephen Hawking, who had amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).

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Learn more about Dr. Stephen Hawking:

• The science of sadness (Cosmos Magazine)
• An Engineer's Quest To Save Stephen Hawking's Voice (NPR)
• Stephen Hawking’s Voice, Made By A Man Who Lost His Own
• Stephen Hawking's 80th Birthday Doodle
• Stephen Hawking dies at age 76 (Sign 1 News; in American Sign Language)
• Stephen Hawking's Disability Wasn't Something To 'Overcome'

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Today we wish a happy birthday to Judge Myron H. Thompson, polio survivor and Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama.

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Hello and welcome to the Disability Daily Podcast! I’m your host, Katie, and over the past couple years, I’ve worked on a 365-day calendar that recognizes different folks and key moments in disability history each day of the year. I’m turning this into a quick daily podcast, and I’m excited to share this with you!

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Learn more about Judge Myron Thompson:

• An Oral History of United States District Judge Myron H. Thompson
• Pathways to the Bench: U.S. District Court Judge Myron H. Thompson
• Polio Survivor Story: Myron Thompson
• Wyatt v. Stickney - Disability Justice

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Happy Birthday to quadriplegic American architect and sculptor Tom Luckey!

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Hello and welcome to the Disability Daily Podcast! I’m your host, Katie, and over the past couple years, I’ve worked on a 365-day calendar that recognizes different folks and key moments in disability history each day of the year. I’m turning this into a quick daily podcast, and I’m excited to share this with you!

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Learn more about Tom Luckey:

• Coloring Book Pages — Luckey Climbers
• Laura Longsworth, Luckey (Documentary on Amazon Prime; 84 minutes)
• Luckey LLC
• Eric Shanfelt, “A Profile of Climbing Structure Designer Tom Luckey,” Westchester Magazine, 18 June 2012.

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