Calum Glendinning-Clark is a walking paraplegic with spinal cord injury and traumatic brain injury. He also has a passion for disability advocacy and activism.
Through conversations with artists, authors, friends and colleagues, Calum continues the journey he started in his divergent body, exploring the barriers to accessibility, and the possibilities when it comes to disability support, recovery and community.
Music: Michael Grossman and Mitch Tolman
Calum Glendinning-Clark is a walking paraplegic with spinal cord injury and traumatic brain injury. He also has a passion for disability advocacy and activism. Through conversations with artists, authors, friends and colleagues, Calum continues the journey he started in his divergent body, exploring the barriers to accessibility, and the possibilities when it comes to disability support, recovery and community.
In this episode of Divergent, Calum introduces you to a friend of his from Glasgow named Kashif Saghar. They discuss the process of putting their lives and sense of selves back together again piece by piece after both acquiring a traumatic brain injury.
In this episode of Divergent, Calum speaks to Cr*pple Magazine founder Emily Flores about media representation, community and coming up against the isolation that can come with living in a divergent body.
In this episode, Calum takes you to Breaking Boundaries, a neurological rehab based in Newcastle, New South Wales. He interviews Philippa (Pip) Cave, director of physiotherapy.
An interview with Stephanie Comella and Theo St. Francis about their book 'From The Ground Up'
Calum Glendinning-Clark interviews LA-based activist and artist Emily Barker, exploring the question: What would be possible for everyone if we all had access to a good level of care?
Calum Glendinning-Clark was born in Scotland and is a dual citizen of both Scotland and Australia. He is a 28 year old walking paraplegic with spinal cord injury and traumatic brain injury. Calum is interested in disability advocacy and activism. He is a writer for Cripple Magazine, part founder of ParaRise and works at a disability employment service. Calum is passionate about amplifying the voices of the disability community and providing insight into the infinite variability of the human body. He loves music, the arts, ideas and physical movement.
Emily Barker is an LA based artist, activist, advocate and model. Their recent solo show, ‘Built to Scale’ was centred on showing Barker’s perspectives and experiences to able-bodied people.
Q & A with the host of Litmus Media podcast, Divergent.
