Adventures in Accessibility

Transcript: http://bit.ly/AIAe013

In this episode, we talk with Arthur Renowitzky. Arthur is the founder and executive director of the Life Goes On Foundation, a non-profit organization with the mission to end senseless gun violence, spread spinal cord injury awareness and uplift our under-served youth. The foundation was founded after his injury in 2007, a gunshot wound to the chest led to a severe T3 complete spinal cord injury leaving him paralyzed from the chest down. The unknown assailant was never found. Arthur is also a member of the NWBA playing shooting guard for the Golden State Road Warriors wheelchair basketball team. Arthur doesn't stand alone, he is supported by his mother Michelle and two brothers Anthony and Andrew.

Life Goes On Foundation: https://www.lgof.org/
Connect with Arthur on social media:
https://twitter.com/AR510
https://www.facebook.com/Life-Goes-On-Foundation-200614006624525/
https://www.instagram.com/lifegoesonproject/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/life-goes-on-foundation

Listen to Arthur's Music:
youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_krZbSunKs5gcbhCB8toGkz-IalX9ZmmW4

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Transcript: http://bit.ly/AIAe012
About Haley: https://haleymoss.net/
Connect with Haley on social media: @HaleyMossArt

Haley Moss is a South Florida native who was diagnosed with autism at age three. Upon receiving her autism diagnosis, her family was told that she would be fortunate to make a friend, graduate high school, or obtain her driver’s license.

Haley has defied the expectations set forth within her initial diagnosis.

Today, she is an attorney, author, artist, and autism advocate who writes and speaks publicly about her journey and gives hope for other autistic people and their families and friends.

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Transcript: http://bit.ly/AIAe011
About John: https://johnregister.com/

Today’s Guest is John Register. John is a four-time All-American in track and field, a US Army Veteran and was named as a member of the 1996 Olympic Team as a hurdler. After John had a misstep during his Olympic Training, he went on to become a Paralympic Silver medalist in the 2000 Paralympic Games.

John uses his story as an inspirational speaker. He founded Inspired Communications and now spends his time traveling the world as an inspirational speaker. John joined the United States Olympic Committee in 2003 and developed the USOC Paralympic Military Program.

His leadership insights garnered him an appointment by the U.S. Secretary of State of Colin Powell, as one of eight members to advise the Secretary on Foreign policy issues regarding disability. He continued to serve under both Secretaries of State, Condoleeza Rice, and Hillary Clinton.

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Transcript: http://bit.ly/AIAe010
About Tammy: https://www.duckworth.senate.gov/

In this special episode, we talk with Illinois Senator Tammy Duckworth about her perspective on the Americans with Disabilities Act and what the 30th anniversary means to her. She shares her advise on how to support full implementation of the ADA and what she thought of the law before acquiring a disability.

Senator Duckworth is an Iraq War veteran and Purple Heart recipient. She was the former assistant secretary of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. She was the first disabled woman elected into Congress in 2012, and in 2016 she was elected to the U.S. Senate, where she was the first female disabled senator. In addition, she became the first female senator to give birth while in office. In addition to the many issues for which Senator Duckworth fights, she's a strong supporter of civil rights for all Americans and is committed to advancing policies to protect Americans in all areas of society.

Recently she took on Amtrak, after the transportation company sought to charge two passengers an extraordinate amount of money to accommodate their wheelchairs on a one-way train ride. She also backed the Air Carrier Access Amendments Act, which included many disability focused provisions on the Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act. Her major contribution was a new rule requiring airlines to report information on the number of checked bags, wheelchairs, and motorized scooters they damage each month.

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Transcript: http://bit.ly/AIAe009
About Maria: https://www.aapd.com/about/maria-town/
Connect with Maria on Twitter @Maria_M_Town and Instagram @Maria_Town

This episode, we talk with Maria Town, President and CEO of the American Association of People with Disabilities or AAPD. Maria has previously served as the director of the City of Houston's Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities, where she advocated for the rights and needs of citizens with disabilities. Maria is also the former senior associate director in the Obama White House Office of Public Engagement and she also served as an advisor at the Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy.

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Transcript: http://bit.ly/AIAe008
Belo's website: https://belocipriani.com/

This week's guest is Belo Cipriani Ed.D. After an attack in 2007 left him blind, Belo had to rediscover his life's purpose. Today, Belo is a media entrepreneur, an award-winning author, a prize-winning journalist, and a teacher, nationally recognized for his contributions to the advocacy, employment diversity, and disability fields. He is the CEO and founder of Oleb Media – an ADA compliance firm – and the publishing house Oleb Books. He has served as an accessibility and recruiting consultant for Fortune 100 companies, including Apple, Google, Toyota, Facebook, and Wells Fargo, among others.

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Transcript: http://bit.ly/AIAe007
Kayla's website: http://kaylamckeon.com
Kayla's Korner podcast: https://soundcloud.com/national-down-syndrome-society-org
Kayla's social media:
https://www.facebook.com/kayla.mckeon.7
https://www.instagram.com/mckeonkay
https://twitter.com/kaylaMckeon2

This week's guest is Kayla McKeon. She's a motivational speaker, Special Olympics champion and the first registered lobbyist with Down Syndrome. She works at the National Down Syndrome Society as a Manager of Grassroots Advocacy.

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Transcript: http://bit.ly/AIA006
Monica's website: https://monicaenglethomas.com/
Follow Monica on Instagram @monicaenglethomas

This week's guest is Monica Thomas: social media influencer, writer and librarian, living in a small town in Indiana. Monica writes nonfiction pieces about her life with a progressive disability.

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Transcript: http://bit.ly/AIA005
Steves' website: TheSteveWay.com
Hulu's show Ramy: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7649694/


This week's guest is Steve Way! Steve is a 28 year-old substitute teacher by day and a stand-up comedian by night. He was born with Ullrich congenital muscular dystrophy and is an advocate for disability awareness. You can also catch Steve guest starring on the Hulu show Ramy.

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Transcript: http://bit.ly/AIA004
Los Angeles Times - All Systems Go: https://lat.ms/2m2llgS

On this episode, Dana talks with Yomi Wrong. Yomi is a leader in the field of healthcare and disability access and she writes the All Systems Go column on disability and travel for the Los Angeles Times. Yomi was born with osteogenesis imperfecta, also known as brittle bone disease. She shares her thoughts on symbolic annihilation, inspiration-porn, "ADA babies" and so much more!

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