Disability Empowerment Now

By Keith Murfee-DeConcini

This podcast is designed to address topics, such as social inclusion, employment, accessibility vs. inaccessibility, voting rights, and more. These topics are important to me because disability rights... more

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The podcast currently has 144 episodes available.

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January 19, 2025 Creating Change: Sean Daniels on Theater as a Tool for Healing
Sean Daniels is an internationally known theater director, writer and artistic director, known for new work and innovative community-based leadership. He is a leading voice in using the arts to defeat addictions. As an artist, he has been a NYTimes Critic Pick as a director and a writer. Keith and Sean talk about working in the theater, the power of theater to help with addiction and the importance of community. Disability Empowerment Now is produced by Pascal Albright Season 4 is dedicated to Christina Trivigno, Disability Advocate and Friend.
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59min
January 12, 2025 Strength, Advocacy, and Empowerment: John and Adam Share TruFit’s Journey
John is a personal trainer with over 17 years of experience, much of that focused on working to improve health and wellness for people with disabilities. Adam is a guidebook author, an avid outdoor sports and endurance athlete and believes passionately in outdoor recreation as the path to living a long, healthy and fulfilling life. Both are the founders of TruFit an athletic club that aims to “revolutionize the image of the fitness club experience.” Keith and John and Adam talk about TruFit’s origins, its mission and values and why this was needed for the disability community. Keith talks to […]
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1h 7min
January 09, 2025 Accessing Art: Louis Morrell on Disability and Theater
Louis Morrell is the Board Chair of Theater Breaking Through Barriers, “the only professional Off-Broadway theater company dedicated to advancing artists and developing audiences of people with disabilities and altering the misperceptions surrounding disability by proving, once and for all, that disability does not affect the quality or integrity of our art or artists,” according to their website. Louis and Keith talk about their love of theatre and the stage, they discuss the importance of accessibility when it comes to Broadway and off-Broadway and they talk about the future of accessibility. Disability Empowerment Now is produced by Pascal Albright. […]
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1h 16min
January 08, 2025 Creating Inclusive Spaces: Scott Mobley on Ability Dogs and Its Transformational Impact
Scott Mobley is the Executive Director of Ability Dogs of Arizona, a nonprofit empowering individuals with disabilities through its owner-train service dog program. With a background in counseling and a passion for community building, Scott‘s strives to create independence and reduce isolation for program participants. Under his leadership, Ability Dogs celebrates 50 years of service and continues to innovate in the field of service dog training. Scott is dedicated to creating inclusive spaces and making a lasting impact in Southern Arizona. Scott and Keith talk about the change in direction for the company, how both got involved and how the organization has changed over […]
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1h 12min
December 16, 2024 Empowering Through Experience: Sean Dineen’s Life as a Professor and Advocate

Sean Dineen PhD is an adjunct professor at Kean University in New Jersey. Sean also has Cerebral Palsy and has served as chair for eight years of the American Birding Association. He also served for six years on the business committee of the Wildlife Conservation Society, its major corporate development and fundraising advisory committee. Sean and Keith talk about disability advocacy in higher education, they discuss Sean's educational path as well as how he manages everyday life. Keith and Sean talk about the importance of experiencing the world.

Disability Empowerment Now is produced by Pascal Albright.
Season 4 is dedicated to Christina Trivigno, Disability Advocate and Friend.
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44min
December 08, 2024 Accessible Futures: Rylin Rodgers on Driving Disability Inclusion at Microsoft
Rylin Rodgers serves on Microsoft’s Accessibility Team as a Disability Policy Director. She strives to impact disability policy in the areas of technology, workforce and fundamental right. Rylin’s work is influenced by her lived experiences with disability. She is dyslexic and has idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, and the mother of two young adults with physical disabilities and medical complexity. Her family is ALL IN for disability policy! Rylin and Keith talk about empowerment through accessibility, how her work impacts the world and the path she took to get to her position with Microsoft. Rylin talks to Keith about her advocacy and […]
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46min
December 01, 2024 Unstoppable: Danny J. Gomez Talks Acting, Resilience, and Disability Representation
Danny J. Gomez is a professional actor who was paralyzed from the waist down in a 2016 mountain bike accident that nearly killed him. He is best known for roles in such hit shows as NCIS: Hawai’i, New Amsterdam, All Rise, and feature film Martinez Margaritas and Murder. He is a two-time Easterseals Disability Film Challenge winner for the films I/0 (2019) and Check Mate (2018), and has been a finalist in other years. He was awarded the Christopher Reeves Acting Scholarship in 2020. Most recently, Danny completed a successful Off-Broadway run in the play All of Me which garnered […]
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1h 8min
November 24, 2024 Vision, Leadership, and Lifelong Connections: The Story of Ryan Miller
Ryan Miller is the Founding Pastor of Damascus Road, a church that is committed to following Jesus together at the University of Arizona. Ryan also serves as the Director of Campus Ministry for Missions Door. He provides leadership, vision, training, and care campus ministries throughout the United States, Mexico and Central America. Ryan and Keith talk about their church experience, friendship and the connections they share. Ryan also talks to Keith about the future and how their friendship has evolved over the years through church. Disability Empowerment Now is produced by Pascal Albright. Season 4 is dedicated to Christina […]
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1h 25min
November 17, 2024 Faith, Dance, and Difference: A Conversation with Freddy & Meg
Freddy Pang and Meg Gray are neurodivergent church members at The Journey Church, Tucson and a good friends with Keith. They talk to Keith about their relationship, living as a neurdivergent person and their passions for church and ballroom dancing. Freddy and Meg are newly weds and they talk about navigating their lives living with their disability. Disability Empowerment Now is produced by Pascal Albright. Season 4 is dedicated to Christina Trivigno, Disability Advocate and Friend.
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57min
November 10, 2024 Racing Through Life: Nathan Klein on Autism, Horses, and the Road Ahead
Nathan Klein is a University of Arizona student with Autism, studying Horse Racing. Nathan and Keith talk about their shared interest in horses and Sonic the Hedgehog. Nathan also talks about his experience as a disability advocate and his autism experience. Nathan and Keith also talk about the future and what Nathan plans to do after college. Disability Empowerment Now is produced by Pascal Albright. Season 4 is dedicated to Christina Trivigno, Disability Advocate and Friend.
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57min

FAQs about Disability Empowerment Now:

How many episodes does Disability Empowerment Now have?

The podcast currently has 144 episodes available.