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 • 195 episodes
The Different Ability® Podcast
Latest Episodes
The Main Motivation for Writing My Book: The Book Edition
There's many reason why I'm writing my book, but on this episode I'm sharing the main reason.I do have this episode on my youtube chanel as well. There are a few spot in the episode where I'm sharing pictures, if you'd like to see those...
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Season 5
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Episode 195
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13:15
Beyond Vision: Empowering a More Inclusive World with Lois Strachan
Living a somewhat "normal" life in South Africa for 21 years, Lois found herself facing a major life change at the age of 21. She was told she would be fully blind for the rest of her life. Lois shares her story on today episode and she's remar...
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Season 5
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Episode 194
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51:23
Relationships and Boundaries: Thriving with Disabilities with Katie Thune
This epsiode Katie dives into teaching safety, boundaries and saying no for people and children with disabilties. This is such an important topic we need to talk about, teach our children and continue to learn for ourselves! Tune in and share t...
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Season 5
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Episode 193
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47:37
Breaking Barriers: How her Disability Became a Career Superpower with Dana Stubbs
Dana and I had a wonderful conversation in this episode! Her story is inspiring, and she is a wealth of knowledge when it comes to thinking about your health in a not so western medicine way. She shares how her disability is her gift and how sh...
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Season 5
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Episode 192
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55:40
Learning about Autism and loving her family! with Wendy Whitcomb Marsh
Wendy is such a breath of fresh air and we had such a great time talking on this episode! She brings a weath of education knoweledge from her 40+ years in the education world. She not only retired from the education world, but she has created a...
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Season 5
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Episode 191
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1:00:55