Boldly Challenging Ableism

This episode originally aired September 14, 2025:

Amy Hewitt joins us to discuss the direct support care crisis and why it’s an “everyone” problem.

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This episode originally aired August 24, 2025:

Katrina is joined by Jen Sommerness, a research associate at the TIES Center at the Institute on Community Integration. She discusses ableism in schools and making education meaningful for every student.

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This episode originally aired August 17, 2025:

Katherine McLaughlin joins us to talk about sex and disability. She also shares why involving people living with disabilities in Sex Education is important.

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This episode originally aired August 10, 2025:

Jake Hamilton joins Katrina to talk about his family, growing up, what he does for work and what he does in his leisure time.

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This episode originally aired August 2, 2025:

Nikki Villavicencio, Disability Culture and Leadership Specialist, Advocating Change Together.  Activist and City Council member Nikki talks about what it’s like living with a disability as a parent and how she’s raising her child. Nick Wilke from MCIL joins us as guest co-host.

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This episode originally aired July 20, 2025:

Kathy joins us to continue our discussion on Ableism in systems meant to help and protect people living with disabilities.

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This episode originally aired July 13, 2025:

Kathy Ware introduces us to herself and her adult child. Kathy and Katrina talk about how systems and disabilities interact- for good and for NOT so good. This is the first part of a two part series.

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This episode originally aired June 22, 2025:

Katrina is joined by Matt McClean who talks about identity and the intersectionality of living as a disabled transgender man. We talk a little bit about the fears that trans people must contend with during these difficult times.

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This episode originally aired June 1, 2025:

This week host Katrina Simon speaks with Graduating student Joe Carr, who shares with us his “etiquette rules.” Joe talks about his advocacy work and his plans moving forward as he finishes his transition program and life as a student living with a disability. That’s Boldly Challenging Ableism this Sunday at 2 or anytime via podcast.

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This episode originally aired June 8, 2025:

Mary Hauff, Director, Minnesota Inclusive Higher Education Consortium, Institute on Community Integration, and Dupree Edwards, Lead State Advisor on Systems Change, Institute on Community Integration. Minnesota Inclusive Higher Education Consortium director Mary Hauff and Lead State Advisor on Systems Change Dupree Edwards talk about the Minnesota Inclusive Higher Education Consortium and the importance of being a lifelong learner- with or without a disability. Nick Wilke, Independent Living Coordinator with the Metropolitan Center for Independent Living, joins us as guest co-host.

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