Coming soon from Northeast Arc: All Things Disability, a new podcast highlighting leaders working to promote inclusion and opportunities for people with disabilities.
In each episode of All Things Disability we’ll speak with a leader in the disability space to learn how they promote inclusion and opportunities for people with disabilities. Listen to this short trailer for a taste of what you can expect in our first episodes.
All Things Disability is recorded at PeabodyTV and is made possible through the financial support of the Changing Lives Fund, which was created through a gift from Steven Rosenthal.
Visit ne-arc.org to learn more about Northeast Arc.
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Jo Ann Simons: Each day, Northeast Arc changes lives and discovers abilities for thousands of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities across Massachusetts. We help them become full participants in their communities, choosing for themselves how to live, learn, work socialize, and play. In each episode of our podcast, we'll speak with a leader in the disability space to learn how they promote inclusion and opportunities for people with disabilities.
Liz Weintraub: Nothing about us without us means that if there's a discussion about me or my friends, then I demand to be at the table. I don't just ask, I demand.
Jim Brett: The board of directors here has been so good to me and allowing me to spend time with many of them one-on-one and saying that we all have a diversity program at our company. And they say that they've done well in hiring different types of individuals. And I'll say, is disabilities part of your diversity? And some of them will say no, we never thought of that. And I said, well, it should be.
Dr. Steven Perlman: My life changed 29 years ago when I got a call from Eunice Kennedy Shriver to treat her sister Rosemary Kennedy. And Rosemary had some terrible and severe dental problems and needed addressing. And interesting that the family sought a pediatric dentist 2,500 miles away to treat a 63-year-old woman. That's just the indicative of the problems of healthcare, and especially dental care and people with intellectual disabilities.
Stefani Buonopane: The greatest lessons that I have learned is just seeing your child for who they are and what they can do. There will be challenges, and it will be hard, and it's going to be so beautiful and so fulfilling. I love this idea of duality. Both things will and can exist.
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