Episode 19: What it’s like to get your period when you have a disability
Having a physical disability can make menstruation a lot more difficult. On today’s show, three disabled menstruators share their stories and solutions. Writer, podcaster and disability advocate Kerry Kijewski tells us about having irregular periods while blind; journalist and podcaster Win Charles, who has cerebral palsy, shares how she finally got her “heavy ass” periods under control; and entrepreneur Jane Hartman Adamé describes how she designed a period product for all types of bodies.
Resources + links
Read more of Kerry Kijewski’s work on her blog. Or tune into her podcast Ketchup on Pancakes.
Learn more about Win Charles and listen to her podcast, Ask Win
Read Jane Hartman Adamé’s op-ed for Teen Vogue, “I Designed a Menstrual Cup That's Easier for Disabled People to Use”
Our graphic for this episode was created by Marta Pucci.
Our consulting producer was Katie Toth.
Our theme song is Crimson Wave, performed by Tacocat, courtesy of Hardly Art Records.
Additional music used in episode 19: “Anders” by Blue Dot Sessions under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.