Episodios

  • Boldly Challenging Ableism – Ep. 16: Renata Ticha, Research Associate, ICI at the U of MN

    Boldly Challenging Ableism – Ep. 16: Renata Ticha, Research Associate, ICI at the U of MN
    Sep 29 2025
    Renata Ticha is a research associate at the Institute on Community Integration at the University of Minnesota. Renata talks with Katrina about her research work around transitioning to adult services from the pediatric space.
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    28 m
  • Boldly Challenging Ableism – Ep. 15: Rebelling Against Ableism w/ BJ Stasio

    Boldly Challenging Ableism – Ep. 15: Rebelling Against Ableism w/ BJ Stasio
    Sep 22 2025
    Episode Description: BJ Stasio, Advocate for the New York Office for People with Developmental Disabilities. Activist BJ talks to us about his life of advocacy work- and about being a rebel.
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    26 m
  • Boldly Challenging Ableism – Ep. 14: Amy Hewitt, Director, Institute on Community Integration

    Boldly Challenging Ableism – Ep. 14: Amy Hewitt, Director, Institute on Community Integration
    Sep 15 2025
    Amy Hewitt joins us to discuss the direct support care crisis and why it’s an “everyone” problem.
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    28 m
  • Boldly Challenging Ableism – Ep. 13: Brian Begin on Fair Wages for Workers with Disabilities

    Boldly Challenging Ableism – Ep. 13: Brian Begin on Fair Wages for Workers with Disabilities
    Sep 8 2025
    This episode originally aired June 15, 2025: Host Katrina Simons is joined by Brian Begin for a conversation about Section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act—a provision that allows employers to pay subminimum wages to workers with disabilities under specific federal certification. Brian breaks down how this law impacts workers today and shares insight…
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    26 m
  • Boldly Challenging Ableism – Ep. 12: Jen Sommerness on Ableism in Education

    Boldly Challenging Ableism – Ep. 12: Jen Sommerness on Ableism in Education
    Aug 25 2025
    Katrina is joined by Jen Sommerness, a research associate at the TIES Center at the Institute on Community Integration. She discusses ableism in schools and making education meaningful for every student.
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    26 m
  • Boldly Challenging Ableism – Ep. 11: Katherine McLaughlin, Founder and CEO, Elevatus Training

    Boldly Challenging Ableism – Ep. 11: Katherine McLaughlin, Founder and CEO, Elevatus Training
    Aug 18 2025
    Katherine McLaughlin joins us to talk about sex and disability. She also shares why involving people living with disabilities in Sex Education is important.
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    26 m
  • Boldly Challenging Ableism – Ep. 10: Jake Hamilton

    Boldly Challenging Ableism – Ep. 10: Jake Hamilton
    Aug 11 2025
    Jake Hamilton joins Katrina to talk about his family, growing up, what he does for work and what he does in his leisure time.
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    26 m
  • Boldly Challenging Ableism – Ep. 9: Parenting and Confronting Ableism w/ Nikki Villavicencio

    Boldly Challenging Ableism – Ep. 9: Parenting and Confronting Ableism w/ Nikki Villavicencio
    Aug 3 2025
    Nikki Villavicencio, Disability Culture and Leadership Specialist, Advocating Change Together. Activist and City Council member Nikki talks about what it’s like living with a disability as a parent and how she’s raising her child. Nick Wilke from MCIL joins us as guest co-host.
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    28 m