
The Different Ability® Podcast
Why am I different? Why do things have to be so difficult? Am I dumb? Why am I scared? Will it be this hard forever? Will I ever find the help I need to succeed? When will being different be accepted? Welcome to The Different Ability® Podcast where we will answer all of these questions and a whole lot more! Each week host Katey Fortun brings you tips and tricks on how to navigate being different, along with inspiring stories of guests that are living an amazing life having Different Abilities of their own. Parents and Educators of kids with Different Abilities share their stories to encourage others that they are not alone and we can all get through this together! Katey, who has dyslexia, shares her personal Different Ability stories to show you that being different is a gift, being different is amazing and using your Different Abilities, you too can create and live the life you have always dreamed about! Katey believes that everyone has Different Abilities and it's time to let our Different Abilities shine bright! You are amazing, you are important, you are strong, you are smart and the world needs you just the way you were made! Are you ready to be inspired and encouraged to be the person you were made to be, Different Abilities and all? We know you're ready, so come along, we are all in this together! "You can do anything you put your mind to, with a lot of hard work, determination and never giving up! It's not your disability, it's your Different Ability®!" - Katey
Podcasting since 2020 • 225 episodes
The Different Ability® Podcast
Latest Episodes
Raising Self-Advocates: A Mother’s Pride in Her Sons’ Strength and Voice with Rebeka Acosta
In this inspiring episode, Katey sits down with Rebeka Acosta, an advocate, educator, and proud mom, to talk about raising children who use their voices with confidence. Rebeka shares how her sons, both navigating medical complexities, have lea...
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Season 5
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Episode 224
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40:19

Writing for Change: A Journey of Services, Advocacy and Impact with Ted Neill
Author and Advocate Ted Neill joins the show to share his powerful journey from working at a home for orphans in Nairobi, Kenya, and then in human services, to becoming a full-time author of nearly 30 books! We explore his middle-grade book ser...
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Season 5
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Episode 223
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55:37

RE-RELEASE: My Mom's Side of My Story
This RE-RELEASE episode is a blast from the past! It was episode 4.. so definatley sounds different but so fun to listen to again! And I'm so excited about my amazing mom as my FIRST guest! -----Many people always want to kno...
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Season 5
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Episode 222
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26:10

The Journey to Wellness Begins Within — with Tess Cheng
It was a breath of fresh air talking with Tess on this episode! She shares her journey with growing up with Hong Kong, attending a boarding school in London along with her wellness health journey. She is a wealth of knowledge and it's so great ...
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Season 5
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Episode 221
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46:44

RE-RELEASE: People are people no matter what ability! with Dustin Henslin
This is a Re-Release Episode with my friend Dustin. I definately need to have him back on! Dustin was diagnosed with CP, Cerebral Palsy, at the age of one and he shares some of his story on today's episode. "People are people no mat...
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Season 5
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Episode 220
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45:43
