Season 4 Episode 28 Ben Mattlin is a Los Angeles-based Senior Writer at Financial Advisor magazine and the author, most recently, of Disability Pride: Dispatches from a Post-ADA World (2022). His work has appeared in Time magazine, the New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, USA Today, Newsweek, CNN.com, Self, New Mobility, and on NPR’s “Morning Edition.” Other credits include the Mark Taper Forum, Blonde and Brunette Productions, and the children’s television program Biker Mice from Mars. A complete list and links to clips can be found at BenMattlin.com. He was born in New York City in 1962 with spinal muscular atrophy. Keith and Ben talk about the writing and publishing process, Ben’s life journey and highlights from his year’s of being a writer. They talk about advocacy and the next generation of advocates.
Disability Empowerment Now is produced by Pascal Albright.
Season 4 is dedicated to Christina Trivigno, Disability Advocate and Friend.
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