Different Lights

Mindy Scheier started Runway of Dreams Foundation in 2014 because her son, who has Muscular Dystrophy, wanted to wear jeans. Now she's partnering with major clothing labels, including Tommy Hilfiger, Nike, Zappos, and many others, to encourage the industry to create adaptive clothing to better fit people of different sizes. Different Lights is hosted by Alena Galan and produced by David DesRoches, director of community programming at the Quinnipiac University Podcast Studio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, host Alena Galan interviews Wendy Lu, a journalist and an editor at the Huffington post. They talk about Wendy’s career in journalism, how she got into disability reporting, and they also talk about dating with a disability. They also talk about how the pandemic has hit the disability community particularly hard, but how it’s also suddenly given many people access to services they never had before. Different Lights is a production of the Quinnipiac University Podcast Studio and is produced by David DesRoches, director of community programming. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Alena Galan interviews freelance journalist Eric Garcia, formerly of the Washington Post. and forthcoming author of a new book, "We're Not Broken: Changing the Autism Conversation", which is scheduled for release this summer. They talk about Eric's career, how his autism might have shaped his identity, and about the word "disabled." Alena and Eric offer different takes on the word, highlighting the diversity of opinion over its definition and how it influences personal identity and societal perceptions. Different Lights is a production of the Quinnipiac University Podcast Studio and is produced by David DesRoches, director of community programming. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices