In this episode, I interview Paritosh Joshi and Julia Pappageorge who are the co-authors of the paper “Reimagining Disability: A Call to Action” published in the Developmental Disabilities Network Journal. In the article, they compare the two main models of disability, the medical and social models. The medical model believes that people are not “normal” if they have a disability and blames them for not fitting in. The social model believes society hurts people with disabilities and wants to create better environments for them. 

Paritosh Joshi is a Master of Arts student in Clinical Psychology at Teachers College, Columbia University. His research interests focus on examining the social determinants of mental health disparities and promoting mental health equity.

Julia Pappageorge is an interdisciplinary educator and researcher based in Chicago. She investigates how cultural, political, and economic factors shape urban education and perpetuate social inequalities. 

Link to “Reimagining Disability: A Call to Action”:

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/377061105_Reimagining_Disability_A_Call_To_Action

Find Paritosh:

Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/paritosh-joshi-4023b0124/

TEDx talk - https://www.ted.com/talks/paritosh_joshi_social_media_mental_health

Find Julia:

Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/julia-pappageorge-245058168/ 

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/jpappaj/ 

Find Charlie:

Instagram - charlie.graffius

Facebook - Charlie Graffius

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlie-graffius/

Email - charliegraffius@gmail.com

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