This week, an encore episode from March 19, 2020. Dr. Ann Parr will be talking about spinal cord injuries and treatments for them.
Disability & Progress – 7/30/20 – HumanWare
Peter Tucic, brand ambassador of blindness products for HumanWare, will be on talking about HumanWare, their products and what they are up to now.
Disability And Progress – 7/23/20 – Beep Baseball
Join us with Janet Leonard, long time sighted volunteer Spotter, and current tournament committee member, Greg Gontaryk, long time player and Hall of Fame member Inductee in 2016, and Jared Woodard, many time championship pitcher, PR Director and 2nd Vice President, of the National Beep Baseball Association will be talking about the sport and how it works.
Disability and Progress – 07/09/20 – Voting Is A Privilege
Everyone should be responsible and do it. But, what are your options for when and how you can do it? Join us to unravel the confusion on this important topic. We will speak with Justin Page, Assistant supervising attorney with the Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid/Minnesota Disability Law Center on this and more.
Disability and Progress – 6/18/20 – Partners In Policymaking
This week, Four individuals from around the state tell how Partners in Policymaking free course taught them to be a strong advocate for themselves and for their children with disabilities.
Applications for next course are due July 10.
Disability and Progress – 6/11/20 – Fidgety Fairy Tales
This week, Mat Jenson and Mariah Larkin will be with us to talk about Fidgety Fairy Tales and the launching of a new online magazine and podcast created by youth to raise awareness about mental health called Voices of Experience.
This is the episode for June 11th, 2020.
Disability and Progress – 06/04/20 – Jean Abbott – Misdiagnosis
This week, Jean Abbott will be with us talking about her book, “Misdiagnosed…My Thirty-Year Struggle with a Debilitating Disorder I Never Had.”
Recorded 4 June, 2020
Disability and Progress – Communities United Against Police Brutality
Sam speaks with Noah McCourt and Michele Gross, co-founder of Communities United Against Police Brutality will be with us to talk about this topic concerning people with disabilities, laws on body cams and more.
This program was originally aired Thursday, December 19th, 2019.