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E265: Advancing the Future of Adaptive Fitness and Health May 26, 2021

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Matthew Ney, Founder of Kakana, joins the program to discuss how he launched Kakana, an accessible fitness platform focused on people with disabilities and advancing the future of adaptive fitness and health., and closing the product gap between the fitness industry and people with disabilities.

E264:Bridging the Gap Between the Physical and Mental Health Disability Communites May 20, 2021

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Executive coach, author, speaker and consultant Drew Aversa joins the program to discuss his own journey with disability, including having a career ending injury while working as a firefighter. Drew shares his thoughts about bridging the gap between the physical health disability community and the mental health disability community, as well the need to honor and acknowledge invisible disabilities that are not mental-health related.

E263: Advancing and Strengthening the Rights and Opportunities of People with Disablities May 12, 2021

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Andy Imparato, Tho Vinh Banh and Eric Harris from the Disability Rights California (DRC), join the program to discuss the history of their organization as well as their individual career journeys. Discover the importance of leveraging lawyers in terms of advancing the disability rights movement, and the need to embrace intersectionality.

E262: Representation Matters: Moving Beyond Stereotypes in Fiction and Life May 05, 2021

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Bestselling author and human rights advocate Tara Moss joins the program to discuss her latest book, an internationally bestselling crime novel, The War Widow, and her unique process of developing the characters in that story. Discover the importance of being sensitive to accurate representations of diverse characters in stories. Tara also shares her own journey of being injured and living with chronic pain, and what’s she’s learned from that experience.

E261: Creating Accessible Air Travel Apr 29, 2021

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Traveling on an airplane with a wheelchair is incredibly inaccessible and impossible for the millions of people around the world who use a wheelchair. Many do not even fly because of bad experiences and stories they have heard from others. Wheelchairs get damaged constantly and even sent to the wrong airport and airlines spend millions every year repairing them. In this episode, Michele Erwin, President of All Wheels Up, joins the program to discuss the work that her organization is doing to make air travel more accessible.

E260: Creating a Global Community for Disability Inclusion Apr 21, 2021

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Debra Ruh is joined by LaMondre Pough, Chief Sustainability Officer at Ruh Global Impact, as they discuss the power of creating a global community to celebrate and empower people in the disability community. You'll hear about Billion Strong, a global community that is combining the efforts of people all over the world, and changing the narrative about disability and disability inclusion.

E259: The New Golden Rule: How to Achieve Your Goals By Treating Yourself Better Apr 15, 2021

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Emily Golden, Master Certified Coach, Speaker and Career Performance Expert, joins the program to discuss her own disability journey, as well as raising a son with Tourette syndrome. Emily also talks about her new book "The New Golden Rule" and how you can close the gap between where you are and where you want to be, simply by putting yourself first.

E258: Optimizing Your Brain and Body Apr 07, 2021

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Dr. Kristen Allott and Natasha Duarte join the program to discuss the connection between what we eat and our overall functioning. Discover the connection between food and mental health, and how to eat more mindfully.

E257: Ascending Adversity- With Mohammed Yousuf Mar 31, 2021

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Mohammed Yousuf, Director, Office of Infrastructure, Safety and Asset Innovation, and Founder and President of the EquallyAble Foundation, joins the program to discuss his career journey and why representation matters. He also discusses his book Ascending Adversity, in which he discusses his story of being a polio survivor dealing with disability and discrimination.

E256: The Intersection of Mental Health and Disability Inclusion Mar 24, 2021

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Lauren Presutti, LLMSW, psychotherapist and founder of River Oaks Psychology, joins the program to discuss the intersection of mental health and disability. Lauren discusses her own journey as a person with a disability, and the stereotypes and challenges she faced along the way. Discover the difference between the medical model of disability vs. the social model of disability, and the key questions we need to ask in order to create a more inclusive society.

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