
Hot Seat With Cognizant Clay
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My name is Clayton Theriault. I am diagnosed with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. I started Cognizant Clay to raise awareness for the disabled community. I interview prominent figures in the disabled community and others who work with charities and advocacy groups.
Hot Seat With Cognizant Clay
10M ago
I had a great chat with Victoria Berezovich today. She is the branch leader of the leading and only branch for Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease in Canada and a cast member of CBC Push. She is also a model and has made several public speeches for CMT awareness ..read more
Hot Seat With Cognizant Clay
11M ago
Natasha Urkow is a cast member of the CBC Docuseries Push. She has her Masters Degree in Fine Arts in Theatre and is a loving wife and mother. She is also the co-host of the podcast called The Mixed Crips ..read more
Hot Seat With Cognizant Clay
11M ago
Kyle Lewis Jordan is a freelance curator and archaeologist. Born with Cerebral Palsy, Kyle has been passionate about Egyptology since the age of six, and has aimed to be Director of the British Museum since the age of ten. He went on to study a BA in Ancient History and Egyptology and an MA in the Archaeology and Heritage of Egypt and the Middle East at UCL, where he specialised in the study of disability in antiquity. He most recently completed a curatorial post at the Ashmolean Museum and Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford, where he curated two displays on disability within the museum's collection ..read more
Hot Seat With Cognizant Clay
11M ago
Brittney Neunzig is a content creator and part-time substitute teacher. At the age of 13 she became a T6 paraplegic following a snowmobile accident. After many years of feeling insecure and unworthy as a person with a disability, Brittney flipped her perspective and now sees her disability as her greatest asset. She has channeled her strength into creating the "Empowered Para" YouTube channel, dedicated to supporting and empowering individuals with disabilities. Through her content, Brittney inspires others to overcome challenges, fostering a community of resilience and encouragement. Brittney ..read more
Hot Seat With Cognizant Clay
11M ago
Roneel Gounder is a Bollywood dancer. He founded Bollywheels, a dance group that includes dancers with disabilities. The group includes fellow CBC Push star Bean Gill ..read more
Hot Seat With Cognizant Clay
11M ago
Aleem Jaffer is a public speaker, model, and one of the stars of the new docu-series PUSH on CBC and CBC Gem. PUSH is an unscripted series that takes audiences into the inner world of the “Wheelie Peeps,” an unlikely group of friends and wheelchair users, bonded by their shared experience of navigating life on wheels which currently is streaming on CBC Gem & AMI+. Additionally, Aleem is a Job Developer where he helps people with barriers to find meaningful employment ..read more
Hot Seat With Cognizant Clay
11M ago
Riccardo Baldini is an entrepreneur and pianist from Italy currently living in Alberta. He is the cofounder of Strathcona Microgreens. He also cofounded Resonate, an adaptive piano pedal that helps people press the pedals of a piano without using their legs. He was featured on the CBC docuseries Push ..read more
Hot Seat With Cognizant Clay
1y ago
Benveet "Bean" Gill is an actress, entrepreneur and model. In 2017 she co-founded ReYu Paralysis Recovery Center - a non-profit she started with her Neuro-Exercise Specialist and zero capital. The wellness center exists to inspire, motivate, and promote recovery with increased function for individuals with spinal cord injuries and associated neurological disorders. "We show them that they can do the things that they were told they were never going to do." Gill’s work has earned her local and national recognition, including Top 40 Under 40, RBC Canadian Women Entrepreneur Award, and Global’s Wo ..read more
Hot Seat With Cognizant Clay
1y ago
Sean Towgood is the creator, writer, co-executive producer and star of You're My Hero, a new CBC Gem original comedy series about navigating life with cerebral palsy. He is a Radio Broadcasting graduate from Humber College, and won an Emerge Media Award for the short radio documentary Stigma. Towgood is also the creator and co-producer of the audio documentaries Independence Day and Welcome To The Party for CBC's The Doc Project ..read more
Hot Seat With Cognizant Clay
1y ago
Chris Mitchell is a successful self-employed person with 3 major disabilities: a physical disability, a visual impairment, and a neurodiverse diagnosis of ADHD. Chris is a certified confidence life coach. He is also a professional speaker and presenter. He helps people with disabilities develop the self confidence needed to succeed in a professional setting. Thanks for tuning in to my channel! I appreciate the support and I hope I provide some decent entertainment for you. If you are new to my page, my name is Clayton. I am a 31 year old Canadian living with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. I star ..read more