Julie Reiskin is the Executive Director of the Colorado Cross Disability Coalition. She has gained expertise on nonprofit accountability and best practices, publicly funded long-term community-based services, disability rights law, public benefits, and the intersectionality of systemic and individual advocacy. In 2010, she was appointed by President Barack Obama to serve on the Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation. Julie also has M.S., and she and Brenda discuss their lives before disabilities, Brenda's personal story, and other topics.
For more information on the CCDC, visit ccdconline.org.
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Aug 17, 2022
18 min
Joe is a former accountant for the Colorado Cross Disability Coalition, and served as a delegate for then-Senator Barack Obama in 2008 via the Democrats with Disabilities organization. Joe contracted polio as a child, and in this episode he and Brenda discuss Democrats with Disabilities, the importance of being involved at the grassroots level, and other topics.
Want to get involved? Contact Joe at [email protected].
For more information about Brenda and/or her programs, visit mosbyservices.com.
Aug 3, 2022
23 min
Joe is a former accountant for the Colorado Cross Disability Coalition, and served as a delegate for then-Senator Barack Obama in 2008 via the Democrats with Disabilities organization. Joe contracted polio as a child, and in this episode he and Brenda discuss his childhood, his experiences in the education system, the concept of "mainstreaming", and other topics.
For more information about Brenda and/or her programs, visit mosbyservices.com.
Jul 20, 2022
20 min
Jaime is an advocate for People with Disabilities, and serves as an administrator at the Colorado Cross Disability Coalition (CCDC). Jaime contracted polio as a child, and now operates a power chair. He and Brenda discuss accessibility regarding Uber and RTD, Jaime's experiences with the Phamaly Theatre Company, and other topics.
For more information about Jaime, please visit his page at https://www.ccdconline.org/about/jaime-lewis/.
For more information about Brenda and/or her programs, visit mosbyservices.com.
Jul 6, 2022
20 min
Jaime is an advocate for People with Disabilities, and serves as an administrator at the Colorado Cross Disability Coalition (CCDC). Jaime contracted polio as a child, and now operates a power chair. He and Brenda discuss the importance of transportation, the Gang of 19, the CCDC, and other topics.
For more information about Jaime, please visit his page at https://www.ccdconline.org/about/jaime-lewis/.
For more information about Brenda and/or her programs, visit mosbyservices.com.
Jun 22, 2022
22 min
Jaime is an advocate for People with Disabilities, and serves as an administrator at the Colorado Cross Disability Coalition (CCDC). Jaime contracted polio as a child, and now operates a power chair. He and Brenda discuss his childhood in upstate New York, his first encounters with discrimination, his tenure at the United States Military Academy at West Point, and the Olmstead Act.
For more information about Jaime, please visit his page at https://www.ccdconline.org/about/jaime-lewis/.
For more information about Brenda and/or her programs, visit mosbyservices.com.
Jun 8, 2022
23 min
André is a NSA Certified Professional Speaker and Curiosity Instigator. He is the author of The Curiosity of Change: How to Bring Light to the Dark Side of Change. André is also blind. He and Brenda discuss how perspective is a matter of choice, André's experience with DVR, the importance of a positive friend group, and other topics.
For more information about André and his book, please visit andrevanhall.com.
For more information about Brenda and/or her programs, visit mosbyservices.com.
May 25, 2022
22 min
André is a NSA Certified Professional Speaker and Curiosity Instigator. He is the author of The Curiosity of Change: How to Bring Light to the Dark Side of Change. André is also blind. He and Brenda discuss how they met at Meow Wolf Convergence Station, the need to get curious when dealing with difficult change, accepting responsibility, and other topics.
For more information about André and his book, please visit andrevanhall.com.
For more information about Brenda and/or her programs, visit mosbyservices.com.
May 11, 2022
25 min
Patricia is the Outreach and Education Coordinator for the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Patti also has severe Dyslexia. She and Brenda discuss how to work with a disability, how the ADA works for both employees and employers, the history of the EEOC, and other topics.
For more information about Patti and the EEOC, visit eeoc.gov.
For more information about Brenda and/or her programs, visit mosbyservices.com.
Apr 27, 2022
19 min
Patricia is the Outreach and Education Coordinator for the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Patti also has severe Dyslexia. She and Brenda discuss how a math teacher changed the course of Patti's life, how the world has improved because of People with Disabilities, and other topics.
For more information about Patti and the EEOC, visit eeoc.gov.
For more information about Brenda and/or her programs, visit mosbyservices.com.
Apr 13, 2022
23 min
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