Disability Garrison

Aug 30 2022 8
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This is a safe place where we talk about issues that people with disabilities face every single day. Our hosts, Holly and Michael, bring in experts, policymakers, or people directly impacted to learn more about the issue from their perspective. Every episode leaves you with ideas and opportunities to flex your advocacy muscles. Because it’s up to all of us to make a difference in our own communities. It’s time for us to come together, step up, and share our voices. http://disabilitygarrison.org

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15: Alternatives to Guardianship with Allison Hall and Ashley Mathy

Aug 30 2022 39 mins  
Many families enter guardianship arrangements because they don't know of other options. Guardianship can be unnecessarily restrictive. It can also be difficult, expensive, and time consuming to reverse. Join Michael and Holly as they hear from Ashley Mathy, a self-advocate from Wisconsin. Ashley gives her account of her experience being under guardianship. They then talk with Dr. A

14: Disability Identity with Andy Imparato

Jul 26 2022 46 mins  
Society has taught us, intentionally or not, that we should be “normal.” That our value is dependent on our contributions to the world around us. This perspective often makes the term “disability” alienating and disempowering. Join Holly and Michael as they talk with Andy Imparato, CEO of Disability Rights California. They discuss the importance of having a positive disabil

13: Inclusive Playgrounds with Julie Kenerson (Fair Play for All)

Jun 28 2022 59 mins  
When Maggie Carmichael started going to preschool, she was excited to play with her new friends. But the school’s playground was not accessible to her. So every day at recess, Maggie would be taken out of her wheelchair and placed in the wood chips to play on her own. She would come home from school covered in splinters. Her mom, Holly, decided to work for change in their small t

12: Independent Living with Karen Tamley

May 31 2022 42 mins  
The creation of this first Center for Independent Living in the early 1970s started a national movement. It was the birth of a new way of seeing disability called the community model. Community model focuses on the individual with a disability as the solution and not the problem. As opposed to medical model, which focuses on the physical or mental problem that needs to be “fixed.

11: Health Equity and Disparity with Andy Imparato

Apr 26 2022 38 mins  
Join Michael and Holly as they talk with Andy Imparato, Executive Director of Disability Rights California. Andy discusses healthcare resource rationing in the COVID-19 pandemic. Together, they go over ideas on how to address disparities in their communities. For the resources and links mentioned in this episode, please visit us at disabilitygarrison.org.

10: Barriers to Self-Determination with Judy Mark

Mar 28 2022 44 mins  
Self-Determination is a model of care that empowers a person to be involved in their own life decisions. But self-determination isn’t accessible to all who need it. Join Michael and Holly as they talk with Judy Mark, President of Disability Voices United (DVU). They cover the basics of self-determination. Judy also discusses what led her to co-found DVU. Finally, they discuss the

09: The Americans with Disabilities Act with Tony Coelho

Feb 21 2022 40 mins  
The ADA changed the lives of millions of Americans. But, even more than 30 years after being passed, many people do not fully understand or comply with the law. There is work still to be done. For the resources and links mentioned in this episode, please visit us at disabilitygarrison.org.

08: Shaping the ADA with Tony Coelho (I Can Series Part 3)

Feb 14 2022 16 mins  
When faced with hardships, Tony Coelho found purpose through helping others. Join Michael and Holly in this discussion with Tony about the darkest time of his life. They also talk about how it all led to him authoring the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). For the resources and links mentioned in this episode, please visit us at disabilitygarrison.org.

07: Speaking Up with Tony Coelho (I Can Series Part 2)

Feb 08 2022 14 mins  
Being diagnosed with epilepsy changed everything for Tony Coelho. He learned to find his voice, and became a voice for others in the process. Tune in to hear him tell Holly and Michael about the time he went off-script when meeting the Pope. For the resources and links mentioned in this episode, please visit us at disabilitygarrison.org.

06: Discovering Disability Identity with Tony Coelho (I Can Series Part 1)

Feb 01 2022 20 mins  
Tony Coelho, father of the ADA, talks about his upbringing and experience with epilepsy. From cattle farms to witch doctors, hear how his childhood adventures helped shape civil rights in the United States. For the resources and links mentioned in this episode, please visit us at disabilitygarrison.org.