Adventures in Accessibility

This episode, we talk with Maria Town, President and CEO of the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD).

This week's guest is Belo Cipriani Ed.D. After an attack in 2007 left him blind, Belo had to rediscover his life's purpose.

This week's guest is Kayla McKeon. She's a motivational speaker, Special Olympics champion and the first registered lobbyist with Down Syndrome. She works at the National Down Syndrome Society as a Manager of Grassroots Advocacy.

This week's guest is Monica Thomas: social media influencer, writer and librarian, living in a small town in Indiana. Monica writes nonfiction pieces about her life with a progressive disability.

Steves' website: TheSteveWay.com
Hulu's show Ramy: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7649694/

Los Angeles Times - All Systems Go: https://lat.ms/2m2llgS

Lydia's website: https://autistichoya.net/

"All the Weight of Our Dreams" anthology: https://autismandrace.com/

In this episode, Dana talks to Chris Finn, who, at age 21, became quadriplegic as the result of an accidental fall. Chris had previously been an athlete who loved soccer.

Dana interviews Haben Girma, the first Deafblind person to graduate from Harvard Law School. Today, Haben advocates for equal opportunities for people with disabilities.

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