This week, Aliza Olenick will be talking about Orcam. What is this technology that can help so many? Aliza is the area sale manager for the lakes region of the Mid-West for Orcam Technologies.

Sam talks Affordable Housing with the Assistant Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Human Services,  Gertrude Matemba-Mutasa, and Deputy Commissioner for Minnesota Housing,  Rachel Robinson

This week, Glenn Hoagland, President and CEO of The Seeing Eye school will talk to us about the history, his term so far, and what happened to guide dog schools during the pandemic.

Sam is out enjoying Thanksgiving with her family, so we rebroadcast a show done for International Women's Day 2019, disability advocates Teighlor McGee and Hope Hoffman discuss their experiences with disability and highlight why the women’s rights movement needs to center disabled voices.

Innovative response for support and education during COVID.  With Jeanne Calvit of Interact Center for the Preforming Arts,Dan Reed of CHOICE, Inc, AND Megan Moe of MRCI.

This week, You'll hear a show from March 7, 2019.  Nikki Foster will be on talking about MS.  She will be talking about current studies and what is happening with the disease.  Nikki was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) in December of 2014.

Ryan Bishop, an Aira user, who also runs the Customer Care team and other important operations. and Troy Otillio, the CEO of Aira will be talking about what it is, how it works, and who uses it.

Sam talks about local organization WeCo and Web Acessibility with Sue Ann Rodriquez, Director of Disability Services at WeCo  and president of WeCo Lynn Wehrman.

Guest Abbie Johnson Taylor who is an author and former music therapist talks to Sam about her books, My Ideal Partner and The Red Dress.

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