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Guest: Ai-jen Poo, Executive Director of the National Domestic Workers Alliance, Director of Caring Across Generations, and Co-Founder of Super Majority, discusses workers rights and her advocacy with domestic workers.
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Guest Lillie Greiman, University of Montana, Project Director at the Research and Training Center on Disability in Rural Communities, and DisDATA member, discusses data collection and representation of people with disabilities in rural America.
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Andrew Elkins, Event and Marketing Manager at the Center on Disabilities at Cal State University, Northridge discusses the upcoming 37th Annual CSUN Assistive Technology Conference.
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Guest Anil Lewis, Director of Advocacy and Policy for the National Federation of the Blind discusses the history and current priorities of the NFB, grassroots networking, developing new leadership, and more.
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Fred Pelka is the author of What We Have Done: An Oral History of the Disability Rights Movement, along with several other books on disability history. He currently teaches a course on Disability Advocacy and Its History at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
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She has spent her life defining disability in publishing and creating the Center for Accessible Society.
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Val Vera is a disability justice activist, speaker, organizer and writer. He has intersectional experience as disabled Latinx, coupled with his Disability Justice work. Val's debut book, Crip Lyrics: the Unapologetic Poetry of Disability.
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James Odato, a longtime journalist in New York, adjunct professor of journalism at the University at Albany, and author of the biography of advocacy journalist and disability rights activist Lucy Gwin, This Brain Had a Mouth: Lucy Gwin and the Voice of Disability Nation.
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Amy Gotwals has been a professional advocate for 27 years. She’s the longtime policy lead at USAging, formerly the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging.
Guest Joe Stramondo Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy, Director, Institute for Ethics and Public Affairs (IEPA)
San Diego State University discusses difficult issues facing the disability community such as involuntary DNRs, health care advocacy, how to stay positive in the movement, and more.
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Guest Maria Palacious * Poet, Performer with Sins Invalid, Author and Disability Activist. * Self described "Goddess on Wheels"
Guest William A. Dombi President, National Association for Home Care & Hospice discusses his organization's work and the prospects of the Build Back Better Plan.
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Barrier Free Futures * Guest: Rhonda Richards, AARP Senior Legislative Representative and Family Caregiving in Government Affairs * Topic: Policy reform for Long Term Services and Supports (LTSS) for seniors and people with disabilities
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Guest Jessica Lehman, Ex Director at Senior and Disability Action * Convener of Disability Organizers Forum discusses the evolution of direct action and activism in the disability rights movement.
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Guest: Emily Ladau author of Demystifying Disability: What to Know, What to Say, and How to be an Ally.
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Guest Reyma McCoy McDeid, Executive Director of the National Council On Independent Living. http://www.reyma.org/
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Host Bob Kafka and guest Michael Gamel-McCormick, Director of Disability Policy for Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA), discuss the Build Back Better Plan, the Better Care, Better Jobs Act, and eliminating institutional bias.
Helena Berger, Executive Director and Co-coordinator of REV UP Virginia discusses voting, voting rights, the importance of the disability vote, and the upcoming elections.
Guest James LeBrecht, sound designer, disability rights activist, and co-director and co-producer of "Crip Camp."
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