Join us for monthly episodes as we redefine and discover what it means to have a disability, focusing on our hometown community in Dearborn, Michigan. Listen to our guests share their stories about living with a disability - celebrate their success, achievements, and understand their hardships. We hope to offer a platform for people with disabilities to share their stories and get various types of perspectives about disabilities in Dearborn and the larger Arab American culture in the hopes that we can raise awareness about disabilities among Arab Americans.
Publisher
Disabilities Research Education and Advocacy Movement (DREAM)
Kassem joins us to talk about his wonderful sister, Mariam. Mariam was diagnosed with down syndrome but this did not limit her love for life and curiosity about the world. Tune in to hear about Kassem growing up with her, how it shaped his life, and how becoming her caretaker helped them form his perspective on the world.
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25 Jan 2026
Season Three Episode Four: Creative Needs
We are returning from our hiatus with an episode about a great community organization, Creative Needs. With chapters now at several colleges in Michigan, we sat down with the University of Michigan members to learn more about what they are doing to help children with disabilities. They work with children with cognitive and intellectual disabilities to help stimulate their creativity, learn new skills, and find their passions. Watch the episode so learn more about their various events and initiatives and how to support them.
Background music:
Jazz Music by Bensound https://www.bensound.com/
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27 Jul 2025
Season Three Episode Three: Asad Siddiqui
Our latest episode is one of our most inspiring ones yet. We sat down with Asad, a passionate advocate for people with disabilities. Having been diagnosed late in his life with autism, Asad had to grow up learning various coping mechanisms for his daily life, never knowing why certain things that society tried to push onto him as "the norm" didn't feel right. Listen to his inspiring journey and the you'll be sure to learn something new.
You can contact him on his Instagram @siddoss.
Background music:
Jazz Music by Bensound https://www.bensound.com/
Promoted by https://bit.ly/2Z816Aa
Creative Commons — CC BY 4.0 https://goo.gl/9ezBZw
Reach and audience
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YouTube views
5,006
Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
Apple Podcasts (US)
5.0 / 5
8 ratings
Spotify
5.0 / 5
3 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 35 / 100
A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.
Quality
20
Social presence
0
YouTube
74
Engagement
51
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