On this episode of the Special Chronicles Podcast’s Unified at Work Series S4:Pt4: We’re On The Job with Chris Lindsey, a Photographer Autism Awareness Advocate Ramp Agent for United Airlines ORD, joins podcast host Daniel Smrokowski for an empowering conversation in celebration of Autism Awareness Month.

Growing up with autism, Lover of Aviation and Photography, Autism Awareness Advocacy at work, Why Disclose Your Disability, Autism Representation in Film, Journey to United, Becoming a United Airlines Ramp Agent, and Chris defines inclusion at work!

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Award-winning Intellectual Disability advocate, speaker, and host of the Special Chronicles Podcast, Daniel Smrokowski tells special needs stories in a unique way because he is a person with special needs: disability conversations, Special Olympics athletes not to miss, and interviews with friends.

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On this episode of the Special Chronicles Podcast’s Unified at Work Series S4: Pt3: Jonathan Gooda, Managing Director of United Airlines Denver Hub joins podcast host Daniel Smrokowski On The Job for conversation about how taking inclusion to new heights impacts United's Denver Hub!

Working with Special Olympics athletes, breaking bread with co-workers, navigating a new airport lobby, bringing joy and fun to an inclusive workplace, Unity Hall in Denver Airport, Service Ambassador National Team Meeting, and how fully inclusive employment impacts your whole team, you won’t want to miss this joyful beneficial conversation!

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On this episode of the Special Chronicles Podcast’s Unified at Work Series S4: Pt2: Brianna Kaplan, a Flight Attendant ORD Based with United Airlines joins host Daniel Smrokowski On The Job for a fun conversation about how she is advocating for mental health and her flight attendant lifestyle work on Instagram and YouTube.  Brianna and … Continue reading Mental Health Advocacy in Aviation | Unified at Work Series S4:Pt2 | Ep.515

On this episode of the Special Chronicles Podcast’s Unified at Work Series S4: Pt1: Join us for an AAPD & United Airlines Bridge TownHall as we present an educational presentation from the American Association of People with Disabilities about understanding disability and ableism.

Join us for a panel presentation with AAPD President & CEO Maria Town, Program Director Christine Liao, and AAPD Intern Alum Xuan Truong. In our panel discussion, we define disability and ableism; share personal stories of traveling with disabilities; and podcast host Daniel Smrokowski moderates a Q&A about disability travel accessibility and disclosure of disability to an airline.

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On this week’s episode of the Special Chronicles Podcast: we feature a new Unified Leadership Warmup Training presented to United Airlines employees teaching you about Unified Leadership and what it can do for you personally, your organization, and what it can do for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).

The purpose of this session is for you to have an understanding of the definition and characteristics of Unified Leadership, have a basic concept of Unified Leadership and a call to action, recognize we all have exclusive behaviors whether we realize it or not, and to be supportive or necessary organizational changes to ensure inclusion for everyone especially people with IDD.

Plus: we conclude with a panel discussion with two athlete leaders sharing their Special Olympics stories and to talk more about the importance of Unified Leadership.

Moderators: Brandon Schatsiek, Inclusive Leadership Development Manager— Special Olympics International Organizational Excellence

Facilitator: Renee Manfredi, Special Olympics Sargent Shriver International Global Messengers— Special Olympics Texas

Panelist: Julia Romualdi, Athlete Leader— Special Olympics Canada

Panelist: Daniel Smrokowski, Special Olympics Sargent Shriver International Global Messengers— Special Olympics Illinois

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Join us On The Job for our next Bridge Town Hall featuring Professor Temple Grandin, one of the first people to document her experiences living with autism, making her a pioneer in autism research. Her unique perspective of the world also made her one of the greatest animal behaviorists; she credits her brain thinking in pictures rather than words, just as animals do. Temple currently serves as a professor of animal science at Colorado State University and recently authored the book “Visual Thinking: The Hidden Gifts of People Who Think in Pictures, Patterns, and Abstractions.”

This week on the Special Chronicles Podcast we rebroadcast the audio from Professor Temple Grandin’s engaging presentation on visual thinking she presented to over 500 United Airlines employees who watched coast-to-coast from airport Hubs across the nation!

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Professor Temple Grandin Visual Thinking Presentation Starts at 8:50

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Join us On The Job with our USA Games Panel featuring Special Olympics Service Ambassadors (SOSAs) from United Airlines Chicago and Denver.

This week on the Special Chronicles Podcast we will be joined by our SOSAs and athletes Daniel Smrokowski, Hanna Atkinson, and Kyle Tuckey. They will be sharing their experiences as Sargent Shriver International Global Messengers at the Special Olympics USA Games, and Kyle will share his experience as an athlete. United Airlines is a proud sponsor of Special Olympics International and we look forward to sharing how you can get involved.

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Join us On The Job with David Thomas, Special Olympics Service Ambassador (SOSA) from United Airlines Houston.

David joins us on the Special Chronicles Podcast for an engaging conversation about his work as a Special Olympics Texas Athlete, Silver Medal in Soccer at 2018 USA Games in Seattle, Journey Coming to United, and we hear about his first year of inclusive employment as a Service Ambassador.

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Join us On The Job with Christie Hanson, Special Olympics Service Ambassador (SOSA) from United Airlines Houston.

Christie joins us on the Special Chronicles Podcast for an engaging conversation about her work as a Special Olympics Texas Athlete, Journey Coming to United, and we hear about her first year of inclusive employment as a Service Ambassador.

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Join us On The Job with Melissa Matson, Special Olympics Service Ambassador (SOSA) from United Airlines Houston.

Melissa joins us on the Special Chronicles Podcast for an engaging conversation about her work as a Special Olympics Texas Athlete, Journey Coming to United, and we hear about her first year of inclusive employment as a Service Ambassador.

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