Alden Blevins, the newest host of National Disability Radio, has a personal journey with autism and ADHD that has shaped her perspective on disability rights and advocacy. Alden was misdiagnosed with anxiety and depression as a child, and did not receive the correct diagnosis of autism and ADHD until her late 20s. Alden describes her experience navigating the workplace and healthcare systems as an autistic individual, emphasizing the challenges of "passing" as neurotypical and the importance of self-accommodating.
Jack is going off to law school. So the gang sits down to reminisce on his time at NDRN, share a few stories from behind the scenes, and hear a joke from Stephanie that gets a good laugh out of us.
We wrap up our series on the battle for the passage of the ADA with none other than Senator Tom Harkin. Senator Harkin was the lead sponsor of the ADA in the Senate and has spent his career being a steadfast ally to the disability community.
On part two of our series commemorating the fight for the passage of the ADA, we have on long time activist Jim Dickson.
To kick off our series highlighting the fight for the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act we have on NDRN's founder and former Executive Director Curt Decker.
After three years, Jack has finally gotten Stephanie and Michelle to do an episode about sports. And not just any sport, but golf. On this episode we sit down with Josh Basile, Andrew Mitchell, and Kate Strickland to talk about AdapTee Golf.
NDRN's Deputy Executive Director for Public Policy Eric Buehlmann came on the podcast to explain what's going on with the budget and how it impacts the funding NDRN and the Protection and Advocacy network receives.
This we had on Taylor Easley for Social Work Month. Taylor talks about her experiences earning a social work degree and how social work overlaps with the disability rights movement.
Friend of the pod and NDRN colleague Monica Wiley joins us to talk about the role models that inspired her own activism.
Friend of the pod and NDRN alumni Ian Watlington get's back on his advocacy horse to talk to us about the impact weather events like the recent DC blizzard can have on folks with disabilities.
The gang celebrates the holidays with a slightly disorganized episode talking about our holiday traditions and how we're celebrating this year. Sort of featuring special guest Quinn McEben.
We're coming to you live on Election Day for a special episode of National Disability Radio. With surprise guests (even we don't know who they'll be yet!)
In celebration of NDEAM the pod squad is working extra hard! We interview the folks at the FAIR Program at Disability Rights Louisiana, and then we speak to Dr. Josie Badger.
Jack steps into the guest chair alongside Monica Wiley to talk with Michelle and guest host David Card about NDRN's new documentary short "Accessing Democracy"
Paralympic medalist and World Games record holder Sandy Hanebrink joins us to talk about her journey from St. Louis to the 1996 games in Atlanta.
Amy Scherer joins us for her fourth appearance on the pod to discuss her work covering the US Olympic Gymnastics trials, and the accessibility challenges she's faced both at the events themselves and while traveling for them.
The gang heads to Europe to see how the fight for disability rights is going on the other side of the Atlantic. Michelle interviews Alejandro Moledo the Deputy Director and Head of Policy of the European Disability Forum, and Jack interviews Mercedes Lopez Miranda about her experiences being a person with a disability in Europe.
In this (mini?) episode the gang interviews Stephanie's wife Quinn McEben about their work as a mental health care nurse, and how mental healthcare can better serve the disability community.
This month we're joined by our own Rebecca Shaeffer for a discussion of what people with disabilities experience in the carceral system, how they disproportionately end up there, and what we can do to support returning citizens.
On this episode of National Disability Radio, we sit down with three women leaders in the disability rights movement, Marlene Sallo (NDRN), Maria Town (AAPD), and Robin Troutman (NACDD).