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"It's not about cerebral palsy, it's about family and relationships," actress Ann Talman says about her documentary and one-woman show called Woody's Order! Her late brother Woody had cerebral palsy and the stories center around him.
In this podcast, Pittsburgher Mark Steidl interviews Talman. Mark has cerebral palsy, and conducted this interview through his augmentative communication device. This piece was first published in 2017 on SoundCloud as part of All-Abilities Media's Look Who's Here! podcast series founded by Erin Gannon. Mark Steidl received a Press Club of Western Pennsylvania Golden Quill award for excellence for this interview. We now present this episode as a bonus episode of A Valid Podcast.
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"We've got something special here," Dr. Bob Gannon said when he first saw his newborn daughter, Erin, more than 50 years ago. Erin had Down Syndrome. In this episode Erin asks her parents what it was like to raise her, send her to school, take part in her athletics and move into her own home.
This is a bonus episode for A Valid Podcast. It was originally published in 2018 on SoundCloud under the show name Look Who's Here! This interview won Erin a Press Club of Western Pennsylvania Golden Quill Award for excellence.
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Zijn er afleveringen die ontbreken?
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This is a bonus episode to A Valid Podcast--an interview from All-Abilities Media's original show, Look Who's Here! It was first published on SoundCloud in 2017.
During her 40-year career, Marsha Blanco played a key role in closing troubled institutions that housed people with disabilities. Her effort resulted in threats against her and her children. But she stayed the course, and helped hundreds of people move into community homes. In December 2017, she retired from ACHIEVA disabilities services agency. Look Who's Here!'s founding host Erin Gannon interviewed Blanco. Gannon is a woman with Down syndrome, whose parents decided to raise her like her siblings, and not in an institution. This Press Club of Western Pennsylvania awarded Gannon a Golden Quill for excellence for this piece.
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Work can be hard to come by for people with intellectual disabilities and/or autism. Some studies have found that the unemployment rate for adults with autismâ is about 85 percentâ . Another survey finds that about a third of people with â Down syndromeâ are unemployed. On this episode of A Valid Podcast four people share their stories of work and why it's important.
This is the final episode in A Valid Podcast Season 4, which is focused on employment.
A Valid Podcast is produced by All-Abilities Media. You can also find A Valid Podcast transcripts on our website. All-Abilities Media's work is supported by the FISA Foundation and The Portiuncula Foundation. Our fiscal sponsor is New Sun Rising.
A transcript for this episode is linked here.
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How do you handle a workplace scandal? On this episode of A Valid Podcast, a young woman who has autism, Clara Govachini, shares a story that traumatized her. Spoiler: she worked through it skillfully.
A Valid Podcast Season 4 is focused on employment. It's hosted by Maria Palmer.
Also on this episode, reporter Jessie Henry interviews American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities President Dan Zhang. They speak about employment initiatives Zhang's been involved with in Texas. Zhang is Professor of Special Education, Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs, and Director of the Center on Disability and Development at Texas A&M University. His research interest is centered on assisting youth with disabilities to make a successful transition from high school to adulthood.
A Valid Podcast is produced by All-Abilities Media. We're brewing up more episodes on A Valid Podcast for you. Please subscribe to A Valid Podcast. That's the quickest way to get updated about new episodes. And when you rate and review the show you make sure more people learn about intellectual disability and/or autism. All-Abilities Media produces A Valid Podcast. Please sign up for our newsletter at AllAbilities Media.org. You can also find A Valid Podcast transcripts there. All-Abilities Media is supported by the FISA Foundation and by listeners like you. Donations are tax-deductible depending on how you file your income. Our fiscal sponsor is New Sun Rising. Again, please visit allabilitiesmedia.org to learn more.
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In this episode of "A Valid Podcast," host Maria Palmer dives into the world of employment for individuals with intellectual disabilities and/or autism.
The episode begins with Thomas Hassell, who shares his experiences as a volunteer and the challenges he faced in finding a job.
The podcast then transitions to an interview with Karrie Shogren, Director of the Kansas University Center on Developmental Disabilities. Karrie highlights the importance of self-determination for people with disabilities.
Join us as we explore the stories and experiences of individuals with disabilities in the workplace, emphasizing the importance of self-determination, inclusion, and creating opportunities. Don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review "A Valid Podcast" to help us spread awareness and share more stories like these. For more information, visit allabilitiesmedia.org.
The full transcripts for A Valid Podcast appear at
allabilitiesmedia.org/category/news/
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The joyful sounds of a menorah car parade, Hanukkah music, and personal stories light up this second holiday episode of 2022. Recorded live in Pittsburgh at a disability services organization's Hanukkah celebration. Plus, show producer Jennifer Szweda Jordan walks up on a stage and down memory lane to share what led to A Valid Podcast. Full transcript here.
A Valid Podcast comes to you from the All-Abilities Media Project at the Center for Media innovation at Point Park University in downtown Pittsburgh. It's a collaboration with Unabridged Press. All-Abilities Media is supported by foundations and by listeners like you. Please consider donating--more info at All-Abilities Media.
Wishing you warmth in your home and your heart this season!
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All-Abilities Media participants past, present, and probably future trade holiday music recommendations, tips on being inclusive, and wishes for the world. We give you something more than a sugar cookie to chew on. Click for the full transcript.
A Valid Podcast comes to you from the All-Abilities Media Project at the Center for Media innovation at Point Park University in downtown Pittsburgh. It's a collaboration with Unabridged Press. All-Abilities Media is supported by foundations and by listeners like you. With this support we've been able to offer meaningful work gigs to people with disabilities, and we can hire local producers like Jeweltone Productions in Pittsburgh, owned by Liz Reid. She mixed today'sepisode. Assisting in audio editing was Jared Braun. Please consider donating at allabilitiesmedia.org/donate Thanks for your consideration.
Wishing you warmth in your home and your heart this season!
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FULL TRANSCRIPT AND IMAGES HERE
When she loses a brother to dementia, filmmaker and caregiver Diane Sunderlin begins to document on film the need for care for people with Down syndrome and dementia.
This is a bonus episode in A Valid Podcasts' third season, which is focused on social inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities.
A Valid Podcast comes to you from the All-Abilities Media Project. And from interviews to music, and cover art for this podcast, the majority of us producing this work have one or more disabilities. Others on the team don't identify as having disabilities. Halle Stockton, of the news outlet PublicSource edited the majority of this season's episodes. PublicSource has been a great collaborator in covering the disability community, beginning with the multimedia project ADA at 30: Accessibility in Pittsburgh.
Mick Fisher, with Creative Citizen Studios, created our cover art.
The All-Abilities Media Project is based at the Center for Media Innovation at Point Park University. CMI director Dr. Andrew Conte is a co-executive of the podcast, along with Jennifer Szweda Jordan. Jennifer publishes Unabridged Press and manages All-Abilities Media. Learn more at allabilitiesmedia.org
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*CORRECTION: An earlier version of this podcast included an erroneous statistic about the projected population of people with Down syndrome. In 2030, there will be 1.2 million people with intellectual disabilities in their 60s. The most common cause of intellectual disability is Down syndrome. Unabridged Press apologizes for this error.
After a group home resident loses her fun-loving housemate, the community sheâs part of works through their shared grief. Plus, what prompted the creation of group homes? Weâve got some history. Jennifer Szweda Jordan hosts this episode which includes interviews by podcasters Erin Gannon and Liz Reid. Weâll also premiere bonus episodes including an interview with a woman who leads bereavement support groups for people with intellectual disabilities.
A Valid Podcast is produced by All-Abilities Media at the Center for Media Innovation at Point Park University. Episodes are published via Unabridged Press podcast channels on Apple Podcasts, Anchor.fm, Spotify, Google Podcasts, and others. Images and transcripts appear in PublicSource's Equity section.
Liz Reid, of Jeweltone Productions interviewed guests, and engineered and mixed audio. PublicSource Managing Editor Halle Stockton edited scripts. Cover art was made by Mick Fisher, with assistance from Creative Citizen Studios. This episode includes original music and vocals by George Casselberry
The transcript for this episode is here.
GUESTS:
Karen Jacobsen
Pennie Wilson
Diane Wojdowski
Lauren Zak
(All from Emmaus Community of Pittsburgh)
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FULL TRANSCRIPT AND IMAGE OF MCGILL HERE
On todayâs episode weâre talking about a tough problem.
And, trigger warning, it contains general information about sexual assault by and against people with intellectual disabilities.
While people with intellectual disabilities are seven times more likely to be sexually assaulted as the general population, at times they commit sexual crimes as well. So weâre talking with a passionate and experienced Pittsburgh social worker whoâs helping people learn how to avoid committing sex crimes, how to avoid being victimized themselves, and how to thrive in their relationships. Itâs a job few others are doing.
This season of A Valid Podcast weâre looking at how to support people with intellectual disabilities to live with greater safety and inclusion in the community. Obviously when people commit crimes, itâs a strike against social inclusion.
The most significant factor for someone with an intellectual disability to commit such a crime is if they themselves were previously abused. from the U.S. Justice Department found that nearly a quarter of all prisonersânot just those committing sex offensesâmay have intellectual, cognitive or learning disabilities. This figure represents the number of prisoners who said they took special education classes.
A Valid Podcast comes to you from the All-Abilities Media Project. And from interviews to music, and cover art for this podcast, the majority of us producing this work have one or more disabilities. Others on the team don't identify as having disabilities. Halle Stockton, of the news outlet PublicSource edited for this podcast. You can also find full transcripts and great photos of A Valid Podcastâs subjects at publicsource.org. PublicSource has been a great collaborator in covering the disability community, beginning with the multimedia project ADA at 30: Accessibility in Pittsburgh.
Liz Reid of Jeweltone Productions is our audio engineer and sound designer. Disability advocates Dr. Rachel Kallem Whitman and Erin Gannon consulted on the content of this podcast.
Mick Fisher, with Creative Citizen Studios, created our cover art. George Casselberry shared some of his original harmonica and other music with us. Jane Ondrusek, accompanist with the Woodlands Foundation played piano.
The All-Abilities Media Project is based at the Center for Media Innovation at Point Park University. CMI director Dr. Andrew Conte is a co-executive of the podcast, along with Jennifer Szweda Jordan. Jennifer publishes Unabridged Press and manages All-Abilities Media. Learn more at allabilitiesmedia.org
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FULL TRANSCRIPT AND IMAGE OF IRENE TUFFREY-WIJNE WITH THOSE SHE WORKS WITH HERE
Everyone grieves differently. A professor who started her career in group homes now uses video chat to support people with intellectual disabilities face grief. We had to go from Pittsburgh all the way to the U-K to find Irene Tuffrey-Wijneâthere just arenât a lot of people working around grief and intellectual disability!
This is a bonus episode in A Valid Podcasts' third season, which is focused on social inclusion.
Note that Irene mentions the term learning disability at the end of her talk with disability advocate Alisa Grishman. Iâd just like to point out that this term is equivalent to what are called intellectual disabilities in the U-S.
A Valid Podcast comes to you from the All-Abilities Media Project. And from interviews to music, and cover art for this podcast, the majority of us producing this work have one or more disabilities. Others on the team don't identify as having disabilities. Halle Stockton, of the news outlet PublicSource edited several episodes this season. PublicSource has been a great collaborator in covering the disability community, beginning with the multimedia project ADA at 30: Accessibility in Pittsburgh.
Liz Reid of Jeweltone Productions is our audio engineer and sound designer. Disability advocates Dr. Rachel Kallem Whitman and Erin Gannon consulted on the content of this podcast.
Mick Fisher, with Creative Citizen Studios, created our cover art.
The All-Abilities Media Project is based at the Center for Media Innovation at Point Park University. CMI director Dr. Andrew Conte is a co-executive of the podcast, along with Jennifer Szweda Jordan. Jennifer publishes Unabridged Press and manages All-Abilities Media. Learn more at allabilitiesmedia.org
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When Mike asked Laura to marry him, he didnât know that a âyesâ would mean a cut in benefitsâthat Laura would get less than $20 in food stamps a month. Would that keep them from tying the knot? In this episode of A Valid Podcast, Laura responds to Mikeâs proposal. Plus, more about what this coupleâwho have learning and psychiatric disabilitiesâhave faced, and where theyâve found support.
In the second half of the show, 27-year-old Hannah Dibble works full-time at a nursing home, attends weekly activities for people with disabilities and loves living alone in her new apartment. She has cognitive disabilities caused by her motherâs drinking during pregnancy. Hannah has lots of support in place to keep herself safe, but one of her favorite activitiesâonline gaming, worries her aide.
The third season of A Valid Podcast brings listeners into the lives of people with intellectual disabilities and asks what society could do better to support whatâs called âsocial inclusion.â The American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities says: âSocial inclusion goes far beyond just being present in the community. Itâs about the roles we take in civic life, who we love, and how we build fulfilling relationships with others.â
The podcast is produced by All-Abilities Media at the Center for Media Innovation at Point Park University. The podcast is published via Unabridged Press podcast channels on Apple Podcasts, Anchor.fm Spotify, Google Podcasts and others. Images and written material appear on PublicSource.
Liz Reid, of Jeweltone Productions, interviewed Laura and Mike for this episode, in addition to engineering and mixing audio. She was assisted by Point Park University sophomore Claire Lindsey, thanks to support from the Pittsburgh Media Partnership. Jennifer Szweda Jordan hosts this season with commentary from award-winning podcaster Erin Gannon. PublicSource Managing Editor Halle Stockton provided editorial advice. Cover art was created by Mick Fisher, with assistance from Creative Citizen Studios. Music on this series performed by Lilly Abreu (guitar), George Casselberry (harmonica) and Jane Ondrusek (piano) from the Woodlands Foundation.
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Adriana Quinones moves beyond a crippling car accident â finding her voice and identifying what kind of relationship she wants.
Laura and Mike were seeking mental health rehabilitation when they went to the Sally and Howard Levin Clubhouse in Pittsburgh. They got a lot more than they bargained for â each other.
âSocial inclusion is the ânext frontierâ issue in intellectual and developmental (IDD) research, policy, and practice,â says the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. People with intellectual disabilities are our classmates, coworkers, and neighbors. But the AAIDD says: âSocial inclusion goes far beyond just being present in the community. Itâs about the roles we take in civic life, who we love, and how we build fulfilling relationships with others.â The third season of A Valid Podcast brings listeners into the lives of people with intellectual disabilities and asks what society could do better to support social inclusion.
The podcast is produced by All-Abilities Media at the Center for Media Innovation at Point Park University, published on Unabridged Press podcast channels. Images and full transcript at PublicSource.
Point Park Universityâs Claire Lindsey interviewed Adriana Quinones and Monica Ruiz, thanks to support from the Pittsburgh Media Partnership. Jennifer Szweda Jordan hosts this season with commentary from award-winning podcaster Erin Gannon. PublicSource Managing Editor Halle Stockton provided editorial advice. Jeweltone Productionâs Liz Reid mixed audio and interviewed guests. Cover art was created by Mick Fisher, with assistance from Creative Citizen Studios. Music on this series was performed by Lilly Abreu (guitar), George Casselberry (harmonica) and Jane Ondrusek (piano) from the Woodlands Foundation.
Guests:
Adriana Quinones
Monica Ruiz
Shawn McGill, Shawn McGill Counseling
Joe Herbick, Sally and Howard Levin Clubhouse, Jewish Residential Services
Laura and Mike (last names withheld)
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Adriana Quinones is happy caring for three children, painting with colorful plastic diamonds, and hanging out with her mom. But something else she'd like in her life--a good man--has proven hard to find. She has intellectual and learning disabilities--compounded by English being her second language. Adriana doesnât always recognize red flags, and has been abused in many ways by love interests. People with intellectual disabilities are at a higher risk of abuse than the general population. Society doesn't always set up adults with intellectual disabilities to succeed in relationships.
"Social inclusion is the 'next frontier' issue in intellectual and developmental (IDD) research, policy, and practice," says the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. People with intellectual disabilities are our classmates, coworkers, and neighbors. But the AAIDD says: âSocial inclusion goes far beyond just being present in the community. Itâs about the roles we take in civic life, who we love, and how we build fulfilling relationships with others.â The third season of A Valid Podcast brings listeners into the lives of people with intellectual disabilities and asks what society could do better to support social inclusion.
Guests:
Adriana Quinones
Monica Ruiz
Dr. Beverly Frantz, Temple Institute on Disabilities.
The podcast is produced by All-Abilities Media at the Center for Media Innovation at Point Park University. The podcast will be published via Unabridged Press podcast channels. Images and written material will appear on PublicSource. A Valid Podcast is on Apple Podcasts, Anchor.fm Spotify, Google Podcasts, and others.
Point Park University's Claire Lindsey interviewed Adriana Quinones and Monica Ruiz, thanks to support from the Pittsburgh Media Partnership. Jennifer Szweda Jordan hosts this season with commentary from award-winning podcaster Erin Gannon. PublicSource Managing Editor Halle Stockton provided editorial advice. Jeweltone Production's Liz Reid mixed audio and interviewed guests. Portions of this podcast were recorded at Rain Cat Recording Studio in Jensen Beach, FL. Cover art was created by Mick Fisher, with assistance from Creative Citizen Studios. George Casselberry and Jane Ondrusek, from the Woodlands Foundation, provided music for this season.
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People with intellectual disabilities are part of our world more than ever before--in schools, workplaces, and neighborhoods. But we have a lot of work to do in preparing people with intellectual disabilities to navigate romance and friendships.
A Valid Podcast, season 3, launching Wednesday, Dec. 8, features people with intellectual disabilities sharing their joy and challenges in relationships. It explores how we support and where we fail to support adults with intellectual disabilities. The podcast is produced by All-Abilities Media at the Center for Media Innovation at Point Park University. The podcast will be published via Unabridged Press podcast channels. Images and written material will appear on PublicSource. A Valid Podcast is on Apple Podcasts, Anchor.fm Spotify, Google Podcasts, and others.
Jennifer Szweda Jordan hosts this season with commentary from award-winning podcaster Erin Gannon. Halle Stockton provided editorial advice. Liz Reid mixed audio. Cover art was created by Mick Fisher, with assistance from Creative Citizen Studios. George Casselberry and Jane Ondrusek, from the Woodlands Foundation, provided music for this season.
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Learning Disabilities Association of Pennsylvania president Collin Diedrich says he was able to earn a Ph.D. in medicine both despite--and because of--his learning disabilities. Diedrich is an advocate, author, and professional speaker for students who have learning disabilities. He discusses the importance of finding allies and techniques to overcome barriers in life--including improv comedy. In this episode of A Valid Podcast, he speaks with autism advocate James Shirley.
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In this special episode of "Look Who's Here!" Erin Gannon, founding host of LWH! interviews Kelly O’Malley, CEO of PA Connecting Communities.
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In this special episode of "Look Who's Here!" Erin Gannon, founding host of LWH! interviews Tim Gebhart, Executive Director of The Miracle League of the South Hills.
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In this special episode of "Look Who's Here!" Erin Gannon, founding host of LWH! interviews DJ "Big Ed" Buettner.
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