My Life Without Limits

Alexa Heinrich is an award-winning social media manager in Central Florida, the creator of the popular websites

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My Life Without Limits is a podcast by Cerebral Palsy Alberta

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Carlos is a Hispanic male with cerebral palsy. He has short dark hair, dark eyes, some facial goatee hair, and uses crutches/canes to help him walk. 

Leah is a white female with shoulder length red hair, freckles, green eyes, wears glasses and is able bodied. 

Follow us on Instagram @mylifewithoutlimitspodcast

Support our podcast by buying us a coffee here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mlwlpodcast

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We acknowledge that what we call Alberta is the traditional and ancestral territory of many peoples, presently subject to Treaties 6, 7, and 8. Namely: the Blackfoot Confederacy – Kainai, Piikani, and Siksika – the Cree, Dene, Saulteaux, Nakota Sioux, Stoney Nakoda, and the Tsuu T’ina Nation and the Métis People of Alberta. This includes the Métis Settlements and the Six Regions of the Métis Nation of Alberta within the historical Northwest Metis Homeland. We acknowledge the many First Nations, Métis and Inuit who have lived in and cared for these lands for generations. We are grateful for the traditional Knowledge Keepers and Elders who are still with us today and those who have gone before us. We make this acknowledgement as an act of reconciliation and gratitude to those whose territory we reside on or are visiting.

Bobbi Belsek and Corey Mcdonald are on the podcast to talk about Edmonton Sled Hockey Club(ESHC). Bobbi is a board member of ESHC and Corey is a player with the club.
Edmonton Sled Hockey Club was formed in August 2000 to provide an opportunity for disabled and able bodied athletes to participate in the game of ice hockey together in Edmonton and the surrounding area. Our goals as a club are to provide a developmental Sled Hockey program and a schedule of competitions for recreational or elite athletes.

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My Life Without Limits is a podcast by Cerebral Palsy Alberta

Music from Soundstripe: Astro Jetson by Mikey Geiger

https://app.soundstripe.com/royalty-free-music

Carlos is a Hispanic male with cerebral palsy. He has short dark hair, dark eyes, some facial goatee hair, and uses crutches/canes to help him walk. 

Leah is a white female with shoulder length red hair, freckles, green eyes, wears glasses and is able bodied. 

Follow us on Instagram @mylifewithoutlimitspodcast

Support our podcast by buying us a coffee here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mlwlpodcast

[email protected] for any questions!

We acknowledge that what we call Alberta is the traditional and ancestral territory of many peoples, presently subject to Treaties 6, 7, and 8. Namely: the Blackfoot Confederacy – Kainai, Piikani, and Siksika – the Cree, Dene, Saulteaux, Nakota Sioux, Stoney Nakoda, and the Tsuu T’ina Nation and the Métis People of Alberta. This includes the Métis Settlements and the Six Regions of the Métis Nation of Alberta within the historical Northwest Metis Homeland. We acknowledge the many First Nations, Métis and Inuit who have lived in and cared for these lands for generations. We are grateful for the traditional Knowledge Keepers and Elders who are still with us today and those who have gone before us. We make this acknowledgement as an act of reconciliation and gratitude to those whose territory we reside on or are visiting.

Michael Wing has been a strong advocate for people with disabilities and those with mental illness for many years. One thing that he noticed in media is that people with disabilities and those with mental illness are generally left out of the conversation. Michael wants to change that. He wants to share the stories of people in the disability and mental health community. He wants to show society the good, the bad, and the in between, through the lens of disability and mental health. These stories will be real, but told through scripted YouTube videos.

Here is the link to Michael's GoFundMe: https://gofund.me/6eaffd34

My Life Without Limits is a podcast by Cerebral Palsy Alberta

Music from Soundstripe: Astro Jetson by Mikey Geiger

https://app.soundstripe.com/royalty-free-music

Carlos is a Hispanic male with cerebral palsy. He has short dark hair, dark eyes, some facial goatee hair, and uses crutches/canes to help him walk. 

Leah is a white female with shoulder length red hair, freckles, green eyes, wears glasses and is able bodied. 

Follow us on Instagram @mylifewithoutlimitspodcast

Support our podcast by buying us a coffee here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mlwlpodcast

[email protected] for any questions!

We acknowledge that what we call Alberta is the traditional and ancestral territory of many peoples, presently subject to Treaties 6, 7, and 8. Namely: the Blackfoot Confederacy – Kainai, Piikani, and Siksika – the Cree, Dene, Saulteaux, Nakota Sioux, Stoney Nakoda, and the Tsuu T’ina Nation and the Métis People of Alberta. This includes the Métis Settlements and the Six Regions of the Métis Nation of Alberta within the historical Northwest Metis Homeland. We acknowledge the many First Nations, Métis and Inuit who have lived in and cared for these lands for generations. We are grateful for the traditional Knowledge Keepers and Elders who are still with us today and those who have gone before us. We make this acknowledgement as an act of reconciliation and gratitude to those whose territory we reside on or are visiting.

Born with the rare genetic disorder, Osteogenesis Imperfecta (aka ‘brittle bone disease’), and a wheelchair user since the age of six, Athena grew up navigating an ill-fitting narrative about being disabled in our society.

On one end of the spectrum is the highly medicalized representation of the disabled body that typically focuses on pain, deformity and lack of function. Frida Kahlo’s surrealist self-portraits depicting the painful and distorting aspects of her body and her disability are an example of how this interpretation of disability has shown up in the world of art.

On the other end of the spectrum is the objectification of people with disabilities as “super crips” that are held up as inspirational for simply living with their disability. This viewpoint has become even more prevalent with the rise of social media and is articulately critiqued in Stella Young’s TED talk, “I’m Not Your Inspiration, Thank You Very Much”.

https://www.instagram.com/athenacreative/

My Life Without Limits is a podcast by Cerebral Palsy Alberta

Music from Soundstripe: Astro Jetson by Mikey Geiger

https://app.soundstripe.com/royalty-free-music

Carlos is a Hispanic male with cerebral palsy. He has short dark hair, dark eyes, some facial goatee hair, and uses crutches/canes to help him walk. 

Leah is a white female with shoulder length red hair, freckles, green eyes, wears glasses and is able bodied. 

Follow us on Instagram @mylifewithoutlimitspodcast

Support our podcast by buying us a coffee here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mlwlpodcast

[email protected] for any questions!

We acknowledge that what we call Alberta is the traditional and ancestral territory of many peoples, presently subject to Treaties 6, 7, and 8. Namely: the Blackfoot Confederacy – Kainai, Piikani, and Siksika – the Cree, Dene, Saulteaux, Nakota Sioux, Stoney Nakoda, and the Tsuu T’ina Nation and the Métis People of Alberta. This includes the Métis Settlements and the Six Regions of the Métis Nation of Alberta within the historical Northwest Metis Homeland. We acknowledge the many First Nations, Métis and Inuit who have lived in and cared for these lands for generations. We are grateful for the traditional Knowledge Keepers and Elders who are still with us today and those who have gone before us. We make this acknowledgement as an act of reconciliation and gratitude to those whose territory we reside on or are visiting.

Aleem Jaffer is a public speaker and model with Kello Inclusive, and one of the stars of the new docu-series PUSH on CBC and CBC Gem. PUSH is an unscripted series that takes audiences into the inner world of the “Wheelie Peeps,” an unlikely group of friends and wheelchair users, bonded by their shared experience of navigating life on wheel. The show currently airs on Fridays on CBC and online on CBC Gem.

Career wise, Aleem is a Job Developer where he helps people with barriers to find meaningful employment and earned a Bachelor of Management in Human Resources and Labour Relations from the University of Lethbridge - graduating with Distinction and a Business Administration Finance Diploma from NAIT. Aleem brings valuable insights on the subject of diversity, being from a minority background, and having Cerebral Palsy- Aleem uses a wheelchair and crutches.

Additionally, Aleem has served on the Accessibility Advisory Committee with the City of Edmonton and continues to serve on other committees addressing and advising on disability related issues. Through his work, Aleem aims to educate, create opportunity, and “normalize” disability!

https://www.instagram.com/the_aleemjaffer_effect/

https://www.instagram.com/push_cbc/

My Life Without Limits is a podcast by Cerebral Palsy Alberta

Music from Soundstripe: Astro Jetson by Mikey Geiger

https://app.soundstripe.com/royalty-free-music

Carlos is a Hispanic male with cerebral palsy. He has short dark hair, dark eyes, some facial goatee hair, and uses crutches/canes to help him walk. 

Leah is a white female with shoulder length red hair, freckles, green eyes, wears glasses and is able bodied. 

Follow us on Instagram @mylifewithoutlimitspodcast

Support our podcast by buying us a coffee here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mlwlpodcast

[email protected] for any questions!

We acknowledge that what we call Alberta is the traditional and ancestral territory of many peoples, presently subject to Treaties 6, 7, and 8. Namely: the Blackfoot Confederacy – Kainai, Piikani, and Siksika – the Cree, Dene, Saulteaux, Nakota Sioux, Stoney Nakoda, and the Tsuu T’ina Nation and the Métis People of Alberta. This includes the Métis Settlements and the Six Regions of the Métis Nation of Alberta within the historical Northwest Metis Homeland. We acknowledge the many First Nations, Métis and Inuit who have lived in and cared for these lands for generations. We are grateful for the traditional Knowledge Keepers and Elders who are still with us today and those who have gone before us. We make this acknowledgement as an act of reconciliation and gratitude to those whose territory we reside on or are visiting.

Michelle Bissell came onto the Board of Directors of the Voice of Albertans with Disabilities in October 2014 and now is the Education Coordinator. She has a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and a Certificate in Career Development from Concordia University Collage of Alberta. She participates with an occupational therapy class at the University of Alberta, as Student Educator. She was the Chair of the DATS Advisory Group (DAG) for five years and has taken part in Housing Accessibility Series and Radical Inclusion 2020 though the John Humphrey Centre for Peace and Human rights and was involved in writing a shadow report for the U.N. and now is a facilitator for Radical Inclusion 2022. She also took an Indigenous Canada, Collective Learning course though the U of A.

Music from Soundstripe: Astro Jetson by Mikey Geiger

https://app.soundstripe.com/royalty-free-music

Carlos is a Hispanic male with cerebral palsy. He has short dark hair, dark eyes, some facial goatee hair, and uses crutches/canes to help him walk. 

Leah is a white female with shoulder length red hair, freckles, green eyes, wears glasses and is able bodied. 

Follow us on Instagram @mylifewithoutlimitspodcast

Support our podcast by buying us a coffee here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mlwlpodcast

[email protected] for any questions!

We acknowledge that what we call Alberta is the traditional and ancestral territory of many peoples, presently subject to Treaties 6, 7, and 8. Namely: the Blackfoot Confederacy – Kainai, Piikani, and Siksika – the Cree, Dene, Saulteaux, Nakota Sioux, Stoney Nakoda, and the Tsuu T’ina Nation and the Métis People of Alberta. This includes the Métis Settlements and the Six Regions of the Métis Nation of Alberta within the historical Northwest Metis Homeland. We acknowledge the many First Nations, Métis and Inuit who have lived in and cared for these lands for generations. We are grateful for the traditional Knowledge Keepers and Elders who are still with us today and those who have gone before us. We make this acknowledgement as an act of reconciliation and gratitude to those whose territory we reside on or are visiting.

Gerard Schultz works as an accounting professional in Edmonton, Alberta and shares his story of living with cerebral palsy.

My Life Without Limits is a podcast from Cerebral Palsy Alberta.

Music from Soundstripe: Astro Jetson by Mikey Geiger

https://app.soundstripe.com/royalty-free-music

Carlos is a Hispanic male with cerebral palsy. He has short dark hair, dark eyes, some facial goatee hair, and uses crutches/canes to help him walk. 

Leah is a white female with shoulder length red hair, freckles, green eyes, wears glasses and is able bodied. 

Follow us on Instagram @mylifewithoutlimitspodcast

Support our podcast by buying us a coffee here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mlwlpodcast

[email protected] for any questions!

We acknowledge that what we call Alberta is the traditional and ancestral territory of many peoples, presently subject to Treaties 6, 7, and 8. Namely: the Blackfoot Confederacy – Kainai, Piikani, and Siksika – the Cree, Dene, Saulteaux, Nakota Sioux, Stoney Nakoda, and the Tsuu T’ina Nation and the Métis People of Alberta. This includes the Métis Settlements and the Six Regions of the Métis Nation of Alberta within the historical Northwest Metis Homeland. We acknowledge the many First Nations, Métis and Inuit who have lived in and cared for these lands for generations. We are grateful for the traditional Knowledge Keepers and Elders who are still with us today and those who have gone before us. We make this acknowledgement as an act of reconciliation and gratitude to those whose territory we reside on or are visiting.

Dr. Alan Martino (he/him) is an Assistant Professor in the Community Rehabilitation and Disability Studies program in the Department of Community Health Sciences (Cumming School of Medicine) at the University of Calgary. His main research interests are in critical disability studies, gender and sexualities; feminist and critical disability studies theories; qualitative and community-based research (particularly participatory and inclusive research methodologies). The Disability & Sexuality Lab works with communities to advance research and advocacy efforts at the intersection of disability and sexuality.

https://twitter.com/DisSex_Lab

https://www.disabilitysexualitylab.com/

My Life Without Limits is a podcast from Cerebral Palsy Alberta.

Music from Soundstripe: Astro Jetson by Mikey Geiger

https://app.soundstripe.com/royalty-free-music

Carlos is a Hispanic male with cerebral palsy. He has short dark hair, dark eyes, some facial goatee hair, and uses crutches/canes to help him walk. 

Leah is a white female with shoulder length red hair, freckles, green eyes, wears glasses and is able bodied. 

Follow us on Instagram @mylifewithoutlimitspodcast

Support our podcast by buying us a coffee here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mlwlpodcast

[email protected] for any questions!

We acknowledge that what we call Alberta is the traditional and ancestral territory of many peoples, presently subject to Treaties 6, 7, and 8. Namely: the Blackfoot Confederacy – Kainai, Piikani, and Siksika – the Cree, Dene, Saulteaux, Nakota Sioux, Stoney Nakoda, and the Tsuu T’ina Nation and the Métis People of Alberta. This includes the Métis Settlements and the Six Regions of the Métis Nation of Alberta within the historical Northwest Metis Homeland. We acknowledge the many First Nations, Métis and Inuit who have lived in and cared for these lands for generations. We are grateful for the traditional Knowledge Keepers and Elders who are still with us today and those who have gone before us. We make this acknowledgement as an act of reconciliation and gratitude to those whose territory we reside on or are visiting.

Libi Berenson is an immigrant woman entrepreneur that drives motivation, engagement and results to the highest potential. Her story begins 18 years ago as an officer in the Israeli Military. Fast forwarding to today, she is the CEO and Co-founder of Geenees, an innovative platform that provides nonprofit organizations with a vehicle to tap into a new generation of donors and digitally upscale their giving process. Above all, Libi values and lives by honesty, trust and impact, and applies her leadership and operational skills to challenge the status-quo and make a change in our society.

https://www.instagram.com/givewithgeenees/

My Life Without Limits is a podcast from Cerebral Palsy Alberta.

Music from Soundstripe: Astro Jetson by Mikey Geiger

https://app.soundstripe.com/royalty-free-music

Carlos is a Hispanic male with cerebral palsy. He has short dark hair, dark eyes, some facial goatee hair, and uses crutches/canes to help him walk. 

Leah is a white female with shoulder length red hair, freckles, green eyes, wears glasses and is able bodied. 

Follow us on Instagram @mylifewithoutlimitspodcast

Support our podcast by buying us a coffee here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mlwlpodcast

[email protected] for any questions!

We acknowledge that what we call Alberta is the traditional and ancestral territory of many peoples, presently subject to Treaties 6, 7, and 8. Namely: the Blackfoot Confederacy – Kainai, Piikani, and Siksika – the Cree, Dene, Saulteaux, Nakota Sioux, Stoney Nakoda, and the Tsuu T’ina Nation and the Métis People of Alberta. This includes the Métis Settlements and the Six Regions of the Métis Nation of Alberta within the historical Northwest Metis Homeland. We acknowledge the many First Nations, Métis and Inuit who have lived in and cared for these lands for generations. We are grateful for the traditional Knowledge Keepers and Elders who are still with us today and those who have gone before us. We make this acknowledgement as an act of reconciliation and gratitude to those whose territory we reside on or are visiting.

Nabeel is the Chief Executive Officer of Pedesting and a Co-founder in the Pedesting Corporation. In 2017 the Senate recognized Nabeel for his contributions by awarding him The Senate 150th Anniversary Medal for his generosity, dedication and volunteerism in his hometown and community; in 2019 Nabeel was inducted by Avenue Magazine into the Calgary 40 Under 40 club for his accomplishments in his professional life as a proud Calgarian.

Erin is the Chief Creative Officer of the Pedesting Corporation and is Co-Founder in the company, along with his business partner Nabeel Ramji. His passion for accessibility derives from his vocation as an architect and his years-long friendship with Nabeel who has used a wheelchair his entire life.

Erin received his architecture degree from the University of Oregon and apprenticed in New York City with world-renowned architect Aldo Rossi for four years. He has more than 30 years’ experience as an architect, working on projects spanning three continents. Erin spent a dozen years immersing himself in the study of urbanism but it was not until he crossed paths with Nabeel that he realized architecture, for some people, can be a confounding barrier.

With Nabeel, Erin has created an approach to understanding the built environment that has the power to give all pedestrians a clear understanding of the urban landscape and how to navigate safely and quickly through the many man-made barriers. To Erin, the Pedesting app has the potential to help everyone partake in everything that our society has to offer: on the sidewalks, in the parks, at the universities and in the shops.

Twitter: https://twitter.com/pedesting

LinkedIn: https://ca.linkedin.com/company/pedesting

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pedesting

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Pedesting/

Website: https://pedesting.com/

Nabeel’s Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/nabeelryyc

Nabeel’s LinkedIn: https://ca.linkedin.com/in/nramji

My Life Without Limits is a podcast from Cerebral Palsy Alberta.

Music from Soundstripe: Astro Jetson by Mikey Geiger

https://app.soundstripe.com/royalty-free-music

Follow us on Instagram @mylifewithoutlimitspodcast

Support our podcast by buying us a coffee here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mlwlpodcast

[email protected] for any questions!

We acknowledge that what we call Alberta is the traditional and ancestral territory of many peoples, presently subject to Treaties 6, 7, and 8. Namely: the Blackfoot Confederacy – Kainai, Piikani, and Siksika – the Cree, Dene, Saulteaux, Nakota Sioux, Stoney Nakoda, and the Tsuu T’ina Nation and the Métis People of Alberta. This includes the Métis Settlements and the Six Regions of the Métis Nation of Alberta within the historical Northwest Metis Homeland. We acknowledge the many First Nations, Métis and Inuit who have lived in and cared for these lands for generations. We are grateful for the traditional Knowledge Keepers and Elders who are still with us today and those who have gone before us. We make this acknowledgement as an act of reconciliation and gratitude to those whose territory we reside on or are visiting.