Indera: Independence and Access for All

This week on the ARISE Podcast Tania Anderson, CEO has a conversation with an Employment program participant Vinny, who works for the Oswego City Department of Public Works. The ARISE Employment program has mentored Vinny since graduating from high school 4 years ago.  He successfully landed a full-time job two years ago with the City of Oswego.

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In this week's podcast Tania Anderson, CEO of ARISE, talks with Edina Osmanovic, Community Engagement Librarian & Volunteer Coordinator at the Liverpool Public Library. Discussion centers on inclusive programs for people of all abilities.

The Sennett Meadows Senior Apartments is designated to facilitate the housing needs of moderate to low income seniors age 55+. ARISE offers its services to a number of residents at the newly built facility. Tania Anderson, ARISE CEO and Lindsay Weller, Care Coordinator discuss how our programming is helping disabled seniors build a more independent life and community at Seneca Meadows.

On this podcast Tania Anderson, CEO of ARISE, talks with Sora Kasuga from the local group the FaceOut Project. Their conversation is about the stigma associated with people with facial differences. 

The Open Doors Transition Center assists people in nursing homes to access the services they need to return to the community. Tania Anderson, CEO of ARISE, talks to Holly Aldrich, Regional Transition Manager about how ARISE transition specialists work with people to receive individualized home and community-based services so they can live a more independent life.

May is Mental Health Awareness Month and this week on the ARISE podcast, Tania Anderson, CEO of ARISE, talks to Christine Wassel, Clinical Supervisor and Crisis Services Program Coordinator at the ARISE Mental Health Clinic. Christine discusses some of the factors that play a role in mental illness such as, brain chemistry, stress, trauma, or life transitions. 

This week on the ARISE podcast Tania Anderson, CEO talks with Sister Barbara Jean Donovan , a volunteer Ombudsman for ARISE. The conversation centers on Barbara Jean’s background and how her experiences resulted in her recognition for being 1 of only 2 people in New York State to be named Long-term Care Ombudsman of the year.

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On this week’s podcast, Tania Anderson, CEO of ARISE, talks to Matthew Szwejbka, Customer Experience Manager at Hancock Airport. The conversation focuses on a program that provides support to travelers with disabilities called The Hidden Disabilities Sunflower Program. The initiative allows individuals who self-identify as having a non-visible disability to discreetly indicate this information to airport employees and volunteers. Airport employees and volunteers have been trained to recognize the Hidden Disability Sunflower Lanyards and offer extra support, time, and understanding to the individual. The lanyards may be requested by passengers at their airline’s ticket counter, or by reaching out directly to the Syracuse Regional Airport Authority.

On this week’s podcast, Tania Anderson, CEO of ARISE, talks to Tricia Malowney, the Chief Accessibility Advocate for the department of Transport in Victoria, Australia. Malowney is visiting the U.S. on a fact-finding mission to discover innovative transportation systems and devices for people with disabilities.

This week on the podcast, Tania Anderson, CEO of ARISE, talks to Gail June, an ARISE client and Cathy Almodovar, an Independent Living Advocate for ARISE.  June came to ARISE seeking help about 2 years ago. She was living in fear, looking for work, an education, and a place to live.  Her story of how she got to where she is today is truly an inspiration.