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Ep 147: Leading with Compassion: Building Inclusive, Person‑Centered Supports for People with IDD
Kari (Carrie) Johnston and Jodie Marotz, leaders at New Horizons and the Human Service Agency in Watertown, South Dakota, discuss their careers and t…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Ep 146: Dental Care Without Borders: Reaching Refugees and People with Disabilities
Dr. Aws Faidy, a general dentist from northern Iraq, discusses his work providing oral health care and education to people with intellectual and deve…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Ep 145: Personal Experience Driving Better, More Equitable Health Care for People With IDD
Jim Laughman is a behavioral health managed care leader whose work focuses on Medicaid populations, including people with intellectual and developmen…
5 months ago
Ep 144: From Immigrant Health to Disability Justice: Dr. Lauren Clark on Advancing Health Equity
Dr. Lauren Clark, a nurse, researcher, and professor at UCLA, discusses her career journey and work in developmental disability and health equity. Dr…
5 months, 1 week ago
Ep 143: Improving Community‑Based Support Through Person‑Centered Quality Practices
Marion Olivier works with Qlarant to improve the quality of community‑based services for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities by p…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Ep 142: Charting the LifeCourse: Empowering Individuals with IDD and Families Across the Lifespan
Sheli Reynolds, a longtime professional and family advocate in the field of intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), discusses her work at …
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Ep 141: Mercer University Launches Comprehensive Health Center to Advance Care for Adults with IDD
This interview features Dr. Jonathan Smith, who discusses the launch of a new, mission‑driven health center under Mercer University focused on provid…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Ep 140: Tennessee Leads with Innovative, Person‑Centered Support for People with IDD
Brad Turner, Commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Disabilities and Aging, discusses how his personal experience as a parent of a daughter with…
6 months ago
Ep 139: From Misdiagnosis to Advocacy: Jacqueline Cuevas Finds Her Voice
Jacqueline Cuevas shares her journey as a self‑advocate living with Functional Neurological Disorder (previously known as psychogenic non‑epileptic s…
6 months, 1 week ago
Ep 138: Josh Muñoz on Supporting Independent Living for People with IDD
Associate Director of Public Policy at First Place AZ, Josh Muñoz discusses his work supporting people with intellectual and developmental disabiliti…
6 months, 2 weeks ago