Blaisin' Access Podcast

Blaise is back with another Mental Health Monday. He shares some tips for taking care of yourself while advocating. What do you do for self care? Share on Facebook @blaisinshows! Helf the show grow by subscribing, rating, reviewing, and of course sharing! Want more self care tips? Here are some from Mental Health America!

https://mhanational.org/taking-care-yourself-while-advocating-others

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The first Flash Friday of 2025 features reaction to Trump's comments yesterday blaming FAA policies hiring people with disabilities. More in this NPR story:

https://www.npr.org/2025/01/30/nx-s1-5280368/intellectual-disabilities-air-traffic-controllers-faa-trump
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# Blaise shares a blast from the past chat about mental health with fellow community radio host Niki Marie. What stood out to you? Share on Facebook @blaisinshows.

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Blaise slams President Trump for wanting to freeze federal funding and reacts to Trump's comments blaming DEI initiatives. Do you agree? Let Blaise know on Facebook @blaisinshows, subscribe, and rate/review!

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# Blaise dusts off another trivia blast from the past. His former cohost of Hudson Mohawk Magazine joined him for a trivia challenge at the end of April, 2024. How well would you have done? Share on Facebook @blaisinshows! Help the show grow by sharing, subscribing, and giving us a rating and review!

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For today's Mental Health Monday Blaise share three life lessons from mental health expert Mel Robbins. What do you think? Share your thoughts on Facebook @blaisinshows, and subscribe/share the show with your friends!

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Today we celebrate the birthday of Ed Roberts! He is widely considered the father and founder of the Independent Living Movement. Ed died on March 14, 1995 when he was just 56 years old. Blaise pays tribute to Ed by playing some clips from a 60 Minutes interview. The full interview is linked below. What do you think? If you knew Ed share a story on Facebook @blaisinshows. Make sure to rate, review, subscribe, and share the show!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZWXI-LiaA8&pp=ygUVRWQgUm9iZXJ0cyA2MCBNaW51dGVz

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# January marks both Louie Braille Day and World Braille Day. We explore the topic of braille literacy with Lauren Bishop, a Florida-based attorney, and Justin Salsbury who is very active with the National Federation of the Blind. What stood out to you from this conversation? Share with Blaise on Facebook @blaisinshows. Make sure to rate, review, subscribe, and share the podcast!

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Blaise talks about why January 20, 2025 was one of the weirdest days in our country's history. He also recommits to supporting marginalized communities. Want to learn more about the state of paratransit in NY? Register for the webinar happening today at 2:30!

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Blaise shares a blast from the past for Trivia Tuesday with Max Rodriguez, Manager of Government Affairs with the Center for Disability Rights. Blaise also explains his radio silence last week and shares some other exciting show news!

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