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Jacob Rhoad shares how he built a life of purpose, happiness, and independence while navigating Duchenne muscular dystrophy. 💪Graduating college to driving a specially modified vehicle, his story challenges assumptions about what disability can make possible. 🚀 ✅ Jacob Rhoad joins David D’Arcangelo to discuss navigating disability while maintaining happiness and purpose.✅ Jacob shares his experience living with Duchenne muscular dystrophy and how it has affected his mobility over time.✅ He discusses the misconceptions people can have about what someone with a disability can accomplish.✅ Jacob explains why he refuses to let other people's expectations determine his future.✅ He talks about graduating from college despite being told he might never attend college or have a job.✅ Jacob shares his journey toward greater independence through accessible transportation.✅ He describes learning to drive a vehicle equipped with specialized controls, including a joystick.✅ Jacob explains how vocational rehabilitation assistance helped make the vehicle modifications possible.✅ He emphasizes adaptability, explaining that achieving a goal sometimes requires finding a different path.✅ Jacob encourages people to build strong relationships, persevere through setbacks, and focus on their abilities and possibilities.Your path may look different because of disability, but different doesn't mean impossible. Keep adapting, pursuing your goals, and believing in what's possible. 💪Jacob Rhoad is a 27-year-old marketing and sales professional with EMILY Revolutionary Marketing Group in Newberry, South Carolina. A graduate of Newberry College, Jacob is passionate about building relationships, connecting people with valuable resources, and helping organizations share their stories through effective marketing.Outside of his professional role, Jacob serves as a volunteer leader with Newberry County Young Life, where he supports and encourages local students. Living with Duchenne muscular dystrophy has shaped his outlook on life and strengthened his resilience, determination, and appreciation for community. In his free time, Jacob enjoys painting, playing video games, reading, and spending quality time with his friends and family.Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Disability Employment Solutions ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ⓒ 2026 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PodPro Entertainment⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠#SaveAsAbility #Ability #Inclusive #Inclusivity #LaborForce #Disability #DisabilityEmployment #ReasonableAccommodation #Accommodation #JacobRhoad #DuchenneMuscularDystrophy #MuscularDystrophy #AdaptiveDriving #WheelchairUsers #TheNewRadio

A cancer diagnosis changed Terry Tucker’s life—but it didn't define it. Hear how he transformed adversity into resilience, purpose, and a mission to inspire others. 🔥 From law enforcement to amputation and cancer treatment, Terry proves that strength isn't about avoiding hard times—it's about how you respond to them. 🧠 ✅ Terry Tucker talks about his childhood in Chicago and becoming the first person in his family to graduate from college.✅ He reflects on playing basketball at The Citadel and the challenges he faced adjusting to military college life.✅ Terry shares the powerful lesson his father taught him about getting outside himself and recognizing his opportunities.✅ His career included corporate work, healthcare, law enforcement, and serving as a SWAT hostage negotiator.✅ Terry describes his 2012 diagnosis with a rare melanoma and the devastating prognosis he initially received.✅ He discusses undergoing extensive treatments, including the amputation of his foot and later his leg.✅ Terry explains how he uses humor to help others feel more comfortable around disability and wheelchair use.✅ He discusses the importance of controlling your mind instead of allowing your circumstances to control you.✅ Terry emphasizes that difficult experiences can become opportunities to develop resilience and discover what truly matters.✅ His message to listeners is simple and powerful: don't underestimate your story, because your perseverance may inspire someone else.You don't have to have all the answers—you just have to keep going. Sometimes, simply showing up becomes someone else's reason not to quit. 🔥Motivational Check Website:https://www.motivationalcheck.com/  Social Media Links:LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/terry-tucker-9b5605179/Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/motivationalcheckX (Twitter):  https://mobile.twitter.com/terrytucker2012Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/sustainableexcellenceauthor/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCl2CUA6R1zP2ZcjzhzGKWkQBooks:Sustainable Excellence, Ten Principles to Leading Your Uncommon and Extraordinary Life - AmazonLink: www.amazon.com/dp/B0FSDLSM8SFour Truths and a Lie, Ancient Wisdom for Living Your Modern Purpose -Amazon Link: www.amazon.com/dp/B0FPMG37DFTerry Tucker is an author, speaker, and podcast guest on the topics of motivation, mindset, and self-development. He has a business administration degree from The Citadel (where he played NCAA Division I college basketball) and a master’s degree from Boston University. Among his diverse professional roles, Terry has been a marketing executive, a hospital administrator, a SWAT Hostage Negotiator, and the owner of two small businesses. He is the author of the book Sustainable Excellence, Ten Principles To Leading Your Uncommon and Extraordinary Life, and his new book is titled Four Truths and a Lie, Ancient Wisdom For Living Your Modern Purpose. You can connect with Terry on his site: www.motivationalcheck.com/  ⁠Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Disability Employment Solutions ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ⓒ 2026 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PodPro Entertainment⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠#SaveAsAbility #Ability #Inclusive #Inclusivity #LaborForce #Disability #DisabilityEmployment #ReasonableAccommodation #Accommodation #NeverQuit #TerryTucker #CancerJourney #KeepGoing #PurposeAndPassion #InspiringStories #YouAreStronger #TheNewRadio

Not every disability is visible—and being misunderstood can make the workplace even harder to navigate. 👀 Johanne Arsenault shares her experiences with invisible disabilities, employment discrimination, and rebuilding her career. 💼 ✅ Johanne explains why people sometimes assumed there was nothing wrong because her disabilities weren't visible.✅ She describes the exhaustion of repeatedly having to explain and justify her physical limitations.✅ Her seven-year legal battle following her accident created additional financial and emotional challenges.✅ As a single mother, Johanne felt she couldn't simply stop fighting despite the difficulties she faced.✅ She discusses why she sometimes felt pressured to hide her limitations when searching for employment.✅ Johanne recounts accepting a supervisory position that was significantly more physically demanding than she had been told.✅ She explains how unrealistic job expectations can create serious problems for workers with disabilities.✅ Her experiences highlight the need for honesty, accessibility, and better understanding from employers.✅ Johanne stresses that having a disability does not erase the skills, intelligence, voice, or abilities a person still possesses.✅ She encourages listeners to recognize their worth, protect their boundaries, and seek support rather than facing everything alone.A disability doesn't define your entire identity or erase what you can contribute. People deserve to be seen for their abilities—not assumptions. 💙 Book: Even a Flower Can Grow in the Ugliest of PlacesJohanne Arsenault has led a life that has been far from ordinary. She spent her childhood moving between Quebec and New Brunswick, navigating the challenges of poverty, abuse, and emotional neglect. Her adolescence and adult years were marked by exploitation, substance abuse, and a toxic marriage, yet through it all, she refused to be defined by her circumstances.Even a Flower Can Grow in the Ugliest of Places is a memoir of endurance, transformation, and the power of choice. Guided by faith and a strong work ethic, Johanne rose above the struggles and cared for her children while embracing uncertainty with courage. She doesn’t position herself as a victim but as a survivor, who through hope and grit triumphed over hardship. Honest and inspirational, Even a Flower Can Grow in the Ugliest of Places reminds readers that they, too, can change perspective and learn from their mistakes. Johanne’s journey beautifully demonstrates that even in the most difficult environments, resilience can bloom—and optimism can create a life worth living.Johanne Arsenault has lived an extraordinary life, and now she shares those experiences in her memoir, Even a Flower Can Grow in the Ugliest of Places. This is her fourth published book, having written three books for children: Youthful Matters (2018), Making Sense of Emotions (2021), and Old Friend Fear (2023).Ms. Arsenault lives in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Disability Employment Solutions ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ⓒ 2026 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PodPro Entertainment⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠#SaveAsAbility #Ability #Inclusive #Inclusivity #LaborForce #Disability #DisabilityEmployment #ReasonableAccommodation #Accommodation #InvisibleDisability #DisabilityDiscrimination #WorkplaceDiscrimination #ChronicIllnessAwareness #HiddenDisabilities #CareerChallenges #KnowYourWorth #TheNewRadio

💼 What if hiring people with disabilities became your company's biggest competitive advantage?🚀 Jeremy Grandstaff shares how innovation, accessibility, and inclusion can unlock stronger businesses and more meaningful careers.✅ Jeremy Grandstaff shares how growing up blind on an Ohio farm shaped his problem-solving mindset.✅ Learn why self-advocacy became one of his greatest strengths from an early age.✅ Discover how the Inspiration Foundation is working to increase disability employment by 10% in five years.✅ Hear how technology grants are helping organizations provide cutting-edge accessibility training.✅ Find out why AI tools, Meta smart glasses, and updated assistive technology are changing workforce readiness.✅ Explore why disability employment isn't limited to accessibility careers but spans every industry.✅ Learn how the Inspiration Seal helps employers build truly inclusive workplace cultures.✅ Discover the impact of Dining in the Dark Executive Roundtables on changing leadership perspectives.✅ Hear why measurable employment outcomes matter more than simply counting program participants.✅ Learn how job seekers, employers, and supporters can join the movement to create more inclusive workplaces.Creating opportunity isn't about lowering standards—it's about removing barriers so talent can thrive. Inclusion fuels innovation, business growth, and stronger communities. 🌟Website; https://www.inspirationfoundation.org/Jeremy Grandstaff is a seasoned leader in nonprofit growth, organizational effectiveness, learning and development, and change management with over two decades of experience across nonprofit, consulting, entrepreneurial, enterprise, and government sectors. He promotes sustainable change through empathy, advocacy, and strategic insight, ensuring organizational success and long-term growth. Drawing on advanced methodologies and collaborative leadership practices, Jeremy builds and leads retreats, workshops, and learning academies that elevate leadership and team performance. As the author of the Engaged Change™ Process, he blends over 60 proven collaborative methods into a unified framework that enables organizations to drive meaningful and lasting transformation and to build stronger movements while doing it.Mr. Grandstaff currently serves as the Executive Director of the Inspiration Foundation, charged with growing our technology grant awards, launching the Inspiration Seal Certification and Membership Program, facilitating our collaborative Dining in the Dark & Executive Roundtable events, and forging partnerships to grow employment for people with disabilities by 10% over the next five years.Mr. Grandstaff holds Master’s degrees in Organizational Development, and Business Administration, and a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, MIS, and International Business. He also has Certificates in Cultural Competence, Small Group activity Methods, and Whole Systems Collaborative Change.Mr. Grandstaff is actively involved in Nexus4Change, Penny Forward, the Institute for Culture, Change, and Leadership, World Services for the Blind, the Chesapeake Bay Organization Development Network, the International Society for Organization Development and Change, National Federation of the Blind, and Disability:IN.Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Disability Employment Solutions ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ⓒ 2026 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PodPro Entertainment⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠#SaveAsAbility #Ability #Inclusive #Inclusivity #LaborForce #Disability #DisabilityEmployment #ReasonableAccommodation #Accommodation #AccessibilityForAll #DisabilityEmploymentGap #BlindEntrepreneur #InclusiveInnovation #TheNewRadio

❤️ Your health can change without warning—but your purpose doesn't have to.👁️ David shares a deeply personal story about protecting vision, embracing uncertainty, and choosing hope over fear.✅ David opens up about undergoing laser surgery shortly before recording this episode.✅ Learn why preserving existing abilities is just as important as building new ones.✅ Hear how living with retinoschisis has reinforced the importance of routine medical care.✅ Discover why health challenges can become opportunities for deeper reflection and growth.✅ David explores the difference between reacting to problems and preparing for them.✅ Understand why accepting uncertainty is essential for living with confidence.✅ Learn how perseverance helps people move beyond fear and discouragement.✅ Explore the powerful idea that disability changes ability—it does not eliminate it.✅ Be reminded that every person still has gifts, talents, and value to contribute to society.Ability evolves throughout life, but purpose remains. Protect what you have today while continuing to grow into who you're meant to become. 🌟Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Disability Employment Solutions ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ⓒ 2026 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PodPro Entertainment⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠#SaveAsAbility #Ability #Inclusive #Inclusivity #LaborForce #Disability #DisabilityEmployment #ReasonableAccommodation #Accommodation #EyeSurgery #VisionAwareness #RetinaHealth #VisionCare #RetinoschisisAwareness #TheNewRadio