Lateef McLeod's guest appearances

Lateef McLeod

Srsly Wrong

Revolutionary Left Radio

ReidMyMindRadio

Talking With Tech AAC Podcast

Xceptional Leaders with Mai Ling Chan & James Berges

Chris Klein

Kate Ahern

Matt Hott

Lydia Dawley

Mai Ling

Barbara Fernandes

Jeff Bezos

Mao Zedong

Gerald Horne

Marshall McLuhan

Douglas Rushkoff

Danny Woodburn

Jean-Paul Sartre

Abby Martin

Frantz Fanon

OwlTail

Writer, poet, and podcaster Lateef McLeod joins the show for this episode to talk about communicating with the written word as a person with a disability. As an AAC user, Lateef has a unique life experience and perspective to share with our community. In addition to his own writing projects, he is also a contributor to the upcoming Xceptional Leaders book and he discusses what that process was like with Mai Ling Chan as well.

Writer, poet, and podcaster Lateef McLeod joins the show for this episode to talk about communicating with the written word as a person with a disability. As an AAC user, Lateef has a unique life experience and perspective to share with our community. In addition to his own writing projects, he is also a contributor to the upcoming Xceptional Leaders book and he discusses what that process was like with Mai Ling Chan as well.

Utilizing Language to Communicate on a Deeper Level with Lateef McLeod

Kevin Williams

This week, Kevin Williams and Lateef McLeod share about racism and ableism from their perspective as Black AAC users. Kevin Williams is a freelance web developer and the Chief Technical Officer of USSAC. Lateef is a PHD Candidate in the Anthropology and Social Change program at California Institute of Integral Studies, Vice President of ISSAC’s LEAD Committee, and published poet/author. In the interview, Kevin and Lateef discuss the importance of having difficult conversations about racism and ableism, the intersection of race and disability in their own life, and the importance of patience, especially from the police, when communicating with AAC users.    Before the interview, Chris and Rachel discuss the need for more options for AAC users to socialize with other AAC users online, especially during the pandemic.    Key Ideas this Week:   🔑 Have uncomfortable conversations about racism and ableism with people in your immediate circle of friends and family. People are more likely to listen to someone they care about and respect   🔑 Police should inspire compliance with their own behavior, including telling someone why they are being physically restrained, rather than simply demanding compliance. Police need to be the most patient with people with disabilities.    🔑 An AAC user’s personality is communicated by more than the software or voice on a device; it also comes from that person’s gestures, vocalizations, and body language.   Links:    Some of Lateef's books on Amazon   Lateef’s podcast “Black Disabled Men Talk”   Join USSAAC and ISAAC   ISAAC PWUAAC Chat page   Speak Up blog   Body Cam Footage of the Death of Rashad Brooks Warning: Video Contains Graphic Images   Where is Hope, The Art of Murder (the documentary)

This week, Kevin Williams and Lateef McLeod share about racism and ableism from their perspective as Black AAC users. Kevin Williams is a freelance web developer and the Chief Technical Officer of USSAC. Lateef is a PHD Candidate in the Anthropology and Social Change program at California Institute of Integral Studies, Vice President of ISSAC’s LEAD Committee, and published poet/author. In the interview, Kevin and Lateef discuss the importance of having difficult conversations about racism and ableism, the intersection of race and disability in their own life, and the importance of patience, especially from the police, when communicating with AAC users.  Before the interview, Chris and Rachel discuss the need for more options for AAC users to socialize with other AAC users online, especially during the pandemic.  Key Ideas this Week: 🔑 Have uncomfortable conversations about racism and ableism with people in your immediate circle of friends and family. People are more likely to listen to someone they care about and respect 🔑 Police should inspire compliance with their own behavior, including telling someone why they are being physically restrained, rather than simply demanding compliance. Police need to be the most patient with people with disabilities.  🔑 An AAC user’s personality is communicated by more than the software or voice on a device; it also comes from that person’s gestures, vocalizations, and body language. Links:  Some of Lateef's books on <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Books-Lateef-H-McLeod/s?rh=n%3A283155%2Cp_27%3ALateef+H+McLeod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amazon</a> Lateef’s podcast <a href="http://www.Blackdisabledmentalk.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“Black Disabled Men Talk”</a> <a href="https://www.isaac-online.org/english/about-isaac/members/membership/ussaac/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Join USSAAC and ISAAC</a> <a href="https://www.isaac-online.org/english/news/pwuaac-online-chats/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ISAAC PWUAAC Chat page</a> <a href="https://USSAAC.org/speakup" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Speak Up blog</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/hnRuWcgflaE" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Body Cam Footage of the Death of Rashad Brooks</a> Warning: Video Contains Graphic Images <a href="https://whereishope.vhx.tv/#:~:text=Where%20Is%20Hope%3A%20The%20Art%20of%20Murder%2C%20A%20Documentary%3A,injustices%20by%20any%20means%20necessary" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Where is Hope, The Art of Murder</a> (the documentary)

Kevin Williams & Lateef McLeod: Black AAC User Perspectives on Racism and Disability

Lateef McLeod is building his career as a scholar and an author. He has earned a BA in English from UC Berkeley and a MFA in Creative Writing from Mills College. He is now a student in the Anthropology and Social Change Doctoral program at California Institute for Integral Studies in San Francisco. He published his first poetry book entitled A Declaration Of A Body Of Love in 2010 chronicling his life as a black man with a disability and tackling various topics on family, dating, religion, spirituality, his national heritage and sexuality. He currently is writing a novel tentatively entitled The Third Eye Is Crying. He was in the 2007 annual theater performance of Sins Invalid and also their artist-in-residence performance in 2011 entitled Residence Alien. He currently completing another poetry book entitled Whispers of Krip Love, Shouts of Krip Revolution. Some of his recent community service work includes being the co-chair of the Persons with Disabilities Ministry at Allen Temple Baptist Church and being the chair of the Lead committee and executive board member of the International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication.  More of his writings, as well as contact info for Lateef, are available on his website: www.Lateefhmcleod.com  Also, here is his Huffington Post blog: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lateef-mcleod/  Listen to and support Lateef's music here: https://soundcloud.com/lateef-mcleod   Support Revolutionary Left Radio and get exclusive bonus content here: https://www.patreon.com/RevLeftRadio   Follow us on Twitter @RevLeftRadio  Rate and Review us on iTunes to increase our reach!  This podcast is officially affiliated with The Nebraska Left Coalition, the Nebraska IWW, the Omaha GDC, and the Marxist Center.  Check out Nebraska IWW's new website here: https://www.nebraskaiww.org

Lateef McLeod is building his career as a scholar and an author. He has earned a BA in English from UC Berkeley and a MFA in Creative Writing from Mills College. He is now a student in the Anthropology and Social Change Doctoral program at California Institute for Integral Studies in San Francisco. He published his first poetry book entitled A Declaration Of A Body Of Love in 2010 chronicling his life as a black man with a disability and tackling various topics on family, dating, religion, spirituality, his national heritage and sexuality. He currently is writing a novel tentatively entitled The Third Eye Is Crying. He was in the 2007 annual theater performance of Sins Invalid and also their artist-in-residence performance in 2011 entitled Residence Alien. He currently completing another poetry book entitled Whispers of Krip Love, Shouts of Krip Revolution. Some of his recent community service work includes being the co-chair of the Persons with Disabilities Ministry at Allen Temple Baptist Church and being the chair of the Lead committee and executive board member of the International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication. More of his writings, as well as contact info for Lateef, are available on his website: <a href="http://www.Lateefhmcleod.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.Lateefhmcleod.com</a> Also, here is his Huffington Post blog: <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lateef-mcleod/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lateef-mcleod/</a> Listen to and support Lateef's music here: <a href="https://soundcloud.com/lateef-mcleod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://soundcloud.com/lateef-mcleod </a> Support Revolutionary Left Radio and get exclusive bonus content here: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/RevLeftRadio" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/RevLeftRadio</a> Follow us on Twitter @RevLeftRadio Rate and Review us on iTunes to increase our reach! This podcast is officially affiliated with The Nebraska Left Coalition, the Nebraska IWW, the Omaha GDC, and the Marxist Center. Check out Nebraska IWW's new website here: <a href="https://www.nebraskaiww.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.nebraskaiww.org</a>

Disability Justice and Liberation w/ Lateef McLeod