Nikki Villavicencio of Advocating Change Together in Minnesota, joins Impact managing editor Janet Stewart in the ICI studio for a discussion about disability justice and solidarity in advocating for disability rights. Nikki served as an issue editor for the Disability Rights, Disability Justice issue of Impact. Subscription link: https://ici.umn.edu/products/impact/subscribe
Mar 15, 2024
22 min
Impact goes on the road to Chicago to talk with self-advocate, activist, and writer T.J. Gordon, who created a story map to highlight people with disabilities living in different neighborhoods of Chicago. T.J. introduces us to Jaime Cornejo, a fellow activist and a participant in Gordon's storytelling project.See T.J.'s article here Subscribe to Impact https://ici.umn.edu/products/impact/subscribe
Mar 15, 2024
31 min
Leigh Anne McKingsley, senior director at The Arc's National Center on Criminal Justice and Disability, talks with Janet Stewart, Impact's managing editor, about intersectional issues involving people with disabilities in the criminal justice system.Editor's note: This conversation includes language describing an act of police violence that could be distressing for some readers.
Mar 15, 2024
29 min
Pauline Bosma, founder of the Rainbow Support Groups of Massachusetts, and Oscar Hughes, then a Boston University doctoral candidate, share how they worked with others to create a resource guide for understanding the lives of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities who are also part of the LGBTQ+ community. View their article hereSubscribe to Impact
Mar 15, 2024
29 min
Lindsey Mullis speaks with Impact managing editor Janet Stewart about the lack of training for caregivers to provide social-sexual supports for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Read her article here: Supporting the Whole Person: The Case for Educating Caregivers Subscribe to Impact
Mar 15, 2024
40 min