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Our guest, Richard James Luby, an individual with Cerebral Palsy and proud member of the (dis)abled community. He realized that a disability is not a disadvantage, it’s a gift. He utilizes his gifts to advocate, educate, build, and unite individuals so that they have the tools to realize their potential internally and externally. He promotes personal growth through his loud, in your face, outgoing, yet comforting characteristics.

With over 10 years of professional experience in: Disability and Inclusion, Business Development, Career Development, and Community Outreach, Richard is your collaborative partner in exceeding your goals and delivering beyond expectations with keen focus on ABILITIES in the workplace, marketplace and professional community.

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This episode of #DLTV shows how Jameca McGhee’s experience growing up with an Intellectually Disabled and incarcerated Father made her stronger, braver, conqueror!

Jameca’s Father became incarcerated when she was 2-years old until his death in November 2015…approximately 5-months prior to his date of execution for the crime of capital murder. Today, she fights for incarceration rates and execution standards for people with disabilities in GA. With all DUE respect for the victims, their families and all extenuating circumstances, she arms herself with the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Atkins v. Virginia (2002) that the execution of those with mental retardation (intellectual disability) is unconstitutional. To date, the success rate is 11% in the state of Georgia.

Her childhood experience consisted of two parents who believed in and cared for her from two very different places – physically and psychologically. Unbeknownst to her, visits to the prisons and conversations between glass windows were normal. Nevertheless, this native Georgian (i.e. “Peach”), licensed Aesthetician, Clothing designer, yoga instructor and so much more proudly wears an incredible smile that lights the room behind a dark life-experience of 1-crime, many victims…for which she qualifies.

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His friends call him “T-Rex,” his #DLTV family calls him GREAT and those he serves in the disAbility community call him often!

Arthrogryposis multiplex congenita (AMC), is a specific, well-defined congenital deformity which primarily affects muscles of limbs resulting in secondary joint deformities causing muscle shortening restricted performance of passive extension and flexion in the affected joint or joints. It is suspected that AMC is related to decreased fetal movement during development (i.e. twin/multiple births) which can have a variety of different causes, including environmental factors.

Nevertheless, this episode is much more about solidarity, intersectionality, independent living and (of course) our #DLTV Family member Sukie Glick, than his nick-name. Suki, (a twin) continues to live independently as a full-time wheelchair user who provides advocacy and support at disABILITY LINK where the criteria for Independent Living is based on the Social Model vs. Medical Model. That’s so important because services align with changing the person’s environment not the person. You don’t want to miss this!

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Ouida Potts-Randle’s mother, Elizabeth, had a disability but the only thing she remembers is having the BEST of both worlds.

As an adult child of a Polio stricken parent, Ouida Potts-Randle’s experience shines a very different light on a child’s point-of-view on disAbility. This episode also shows how a Parent’s abilities, interaction and love can create a legacy of pride as opposed to the perceived shame portrayed in public opinions. This episode promises to leave you just as proud of Ouida as she was of her mother!

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Guests Selena Deloach, Devin Cunningham and baby Christian, Help for Christian, www.GoFundMe/wwpwkdvg (Help4Chris)

According to the Epilepsy Health Center, about 400,000 children in the U.S. have epilepsy, and most of them are able to control their seizures and lead normal lives. This is not the case for baby Christian. This episode of DLTV reveals how the perfect baby became a mission of love that has cost his parents everything and how YOU can help!

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Guests Renita Bundrage and Al Lewis, People First of Atlanta/Georgia

Our guests have given up their livelihood for the sake of their love for each other because of the “Marriage Penalty.” Learn more about this law as it relates to people with disabilities receiving government assistance (SSI).

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This episode is about how #TwyceTwins cope with looking exactly the same while dealing with something so different. Watch as they Motivate and Empower through shared disABILITY and the TwyceTwins Movement.

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Guests Kelly Owen and Lena Owen, Stripped from My Sins

Can innocence stolen, hidden in darkness for 40+ years, mutate into a debilitating obsession? Kelly and Lena open up about how the only light capable of piercing darkness radically changed their lifestyle and legacy.

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Reverend Dr. Erin Swenson, Counseling at Studioplex, erinswenson.com

As a parent, you want to make sure that your surroundings are as “normalized” for your children as possible…especially when raising a child with a disability. So what happens when normalcy torments, troubles or threatens to kill you?

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Guest Cindy Donald, Founder, The Cindy Donald “Dreams of Recovery” Foundation, http://www.dreamsofrecovery.org

This episode of #DLTV highlights how, even being run over in her driveway in her prime, Cindy continues to overcome obstacles of Spinal Cord and Traumatic Brain Injuries! DRF focuses on two major factors in the lives of individuals with TBI/SCI: (1) granting financial support for uncovered therapy programs and (2) granting individuals equipment to improve daily life.