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The Kathie J Show | July is Disability Pride Month

Jun 24, 2026, 2:33 PM

Closed captions? Thank a deaf person. July is Disability Pride Month.

Crystal one of our favorite interns back on the Morning Show with Larry and Kendall. Today she’s a digital accessibility advocate, self-taught engineer and improv comedian on a mission to prove that entertainment shouldn’t come with an asterisk.

July is Disability Pride Month, and the 2026 theme says it all: “The World Works Better With Us.” In this conversation, Crystal makes the case — closed captions, curb cuts, handrails, voice assistants — all designed for disabled people first, now used by everyone. Accessibility isn’t charity. It’s innovation.

Crystal is also the creator of “Accommodate This: A Night of Disability Pride Comedy” at RISE Comedy in Denver on July 5 — a fully accessible improv show with ASL interpreters, live captioning and a sensory room.

Support it on Kickstarter.

This one’s fun, it’s real, and Crystal’s energy is everything. Hit play.

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