Welcome to this week's episode of The Better Together Podcast!

In this episode, Jacob Espinoza speaks with Lisa "LT" Thomas about:

• Living with Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis and maintaining independence.
• Advocating for changes to disability assistance programs.
• Balancing full-time work with needed daily support.
• And much more!

Timestamps:

00:00:00 - Introduction to Lisa "LT" Thomas

00:05:41 - Understanding Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis

00:10:18 - Career journey and independence

00:15:01 - Challenges with disability assistance programs

00:21:58 - Current support system challenges

00:25:24 - Maintaining positivity despite obstacles

00:31:35 - Breaking misconceptions about disabilities

00:34:08 - Call to action for program changes