In the sixth episode of Disability Bandwidth's second season, we spoke with Olivia Muenz, a disabled writer from New York, about her personal journey toward receiving a diagnosis and how her disability has influenced her writing. Olivia shared with us her experiences of how her disability has shaped her perspectives and motivated her to pursue writing as a means of expressing herself. We delved into Olivia's use of an academic lens to explore disability in a unique and artistic way. Our conversation with Olivia was inspiring and enlightening, and we hope that our listeners find her perspectives on disability to be as engaging and thought-provoking as we did.

References:

• Olivia Muenz Website
• Where Was I Again, by Olivia Muenz, published by Essay Press - Chapbook
• I Feel Fine, by Olivia Muenz, published by Switchback Books
• Ehlers-Danlos syndromes (EDS)
• Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS)
• COVID-19 and chronic fatigue syndrome: An endocrine perspective
• Paying disabled workers less is legal – except in these 3 states.

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