In this episode, the daughter-father duo, Teresa and Mark Burnett, share their journey as inclusive education advocates. Teresa, a disabled young adult with a disability, discusses how self-advocacy paved the way for her to realize her dream of becoming a DJ. Additionally, Mark reveals the trials and successes he faced in championing inclusive education-related equitable opportunities for Teresa.

In this episode we speak to filmmaker, agitator, and social justice activist Amanda Lukoff. Amanda speaks from the sibling perspective of having a sister with a disability. Amanda shares how this experience empowered her to disrupt the use of the “The R- Word” by creating a feature film that unravels the history and lasting effects of this word. Learn more about Amanda and her film here: https://www.therwordfilm.com/. 

In this episode, we dig deep into the power of language. We talk about how it often feeds ableism and provide suggestions on how to reframe the way we speak about disability in order to interrupt the ableist narrative. Transcription can be found here: https://www.sipinclusion.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/SIP-and-Sam-Inclusion-Coffee-Talk-Transcription_-1st-Podcast.pdf

In this episode, we hear from disability and social justice activist, Emily Ladau. Emily engages listeners in a stimulating conversation featuring meaningful examples of her lived experiences as a person with a disability, how it is perceived in society today, and how we can shift that perspective as change makers and allies for the disability community.