Episode 79 – Disability & Climate: Greyhound fights the ADA and Lyme Disease

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As Rosalynn Carter said, there are only four kinds of people in the world: those who have been caregivers; those who are currently caregivers, those who will be caregivers, and those who will need caregivers.

In this episode, Olivia dives into the pivotal ways that disability justice ties into climate, the Capitol Crawl, and the well-known bus company that tried to block the ADA.

Then Elise, our resident Connecticut expert, explores how America’s obsession with suburbs created the perfect environment for the spread of Lyme Disease and how human-caused climate change will change how the disease pops up in the future.

Story #1: Caretaking, Disability, and the ADA (Olivia)

The ADA at 30: Looking Back and Ahead, Allen Smith for The Society for Human Resources Management, May 27, 2020 (Big oopsie: I read a direct quote from this article and didn’t credit it in-context or in my read sources — super interesting article and worth a read!)
Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter Has Dementia, New York Times, May 30 2023
Colleagues Use Special Chair to Save Quadriplegic on 9/11, 9/11 Memorial Museum And Evac-Chair website
CDC: 1 in 4 US adults live with a disability, CDC, August 16, 2018 (referencing a 2016 report here)
The Power of Multisolving for People and Climate | Elizabeth Sawin | TEDxSunValley, January 25, 2019
About Our Founder, Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregivers
The ADA on Wikipedia
Bill barring bias against disabled holds wide impact, New York Times, August 14, 1989
When the ‘Capitol Crawl’ Dramatized the Need for Americans with Disabilities Act, History
Greyhound Accessibility information as of 2023

Story #2: Lyme Disease (Elise)

A Brief History of Lyme Disease in Connecticut, Connecticut’s Official State Website
How Climate Change Affects the Spread of Lyme Disease, Time, March 2023
Climate Change Indicators: Lyme Disease, EPA
The Lyme Epidemic Is Worse Than Ever, NRDC, June 2022
Climate Change Increases The Number and Geographic Range of Disease-Carrying Insects and Ticks, CDC
Increased risk of tick-borne diseases with climate and environmental changes, National Library of Medicine, April 2019
About Lyme Disease, Global Lyme Alliance
Tick Removal, Global Lyme Alliance
Post-Treatment Lyme Disease Syndrome, CDC
The Chronic Lyme Disease Controversy National Library of Medicine

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Ep. 82 – Cheese Caves and Banana Republics – World Is Burning

We’re digging into America’s deepest darkest secrets — when it comes to food, that is. Elise tells us how one president’s cheese became the next president’s problem, which might lead you to Google “American government 1.4 billion pounds of cheese in caves.” We explore how the cheese caves of yesteryear became the weird milk ads of our present. Then Olivia gives us a brief history of bananas, which involves quite a lot of railroad tycoons, bare minimum union demands, and good old American capitalism. Plus, our theory as to why slipping on banana peels was more common a century ago, and our next book club pick. Subscribe/follow/press the button to keep up with new episodes every Wednesday! You can also follow us @worldisburnin on Instagram and Twitter, and check out our website worldisburning.com for extended show notes including sources and photos. World Is Burning is hosted by Olivia Hamilton and Elise Nye. Our theme music is by Kaycie Satterfield, and our logo was made by Sonja Katanic.

1. Ep. 82 – Cheese Caves and Banana Republics 01:10:23
2. Ep. 81 – Navigating Anger & Disinformation in Times of Conflict 01:16:42
3. Ep. 80 – Something in the Water – Hurricane Sandy & Flint Michigan 01:12:13
4. Ep. 79 – Disability & Climate: Greyhound fights the ADA and Lyme Disease 01:26:05
5. Ep. 78 – Labor & Leisure – The First Strike & A Depression-Era Prediction 01:29:24