• S109: Persistence and Progress: Creating Accessible Spaces with Darcy McLean

  • Apr 29 2025
  • Duración: 45 m
  • Podcast

S109: Persistence and Progress: Creating Accessible Spaces with Darcy McLean

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  • In this episode of Navigating Life with Vision Loss, host Kim Wardlow sits down with Darcy McLean, a Beyond Vision Skills Trainer at the Center for People with Disabilities (CPWD). Darcy shares her personal journey with low vision, the beginnings of her advocacy work, and how grassroots efforts have led to significant accessibility improvements at recreation centers and arts venues across the metro Denver area. Together, Kim and Darcy discuss how to start local advocacy efforts, overcome common challenges, build partnerships, and create change that benefits the broader community. This inspiring conversation emphasizes the importance of persistence, collaboration, and starting with activities you're passionate about.
    Darcy also offers practical advice for listeners who want to advocate for more accessible recreational and community opportunities where they live—and how small actions can ripple outward to make a lasting difference.

    Chapter Markers
    00:00 – Welcome to Navigating Life with Vision Loss
    00:26 – Introducing Guest Darcy McLean
    02:32 – Gardening with Low Vision: Spring Planting Tips
    04:55 – Darcy’s Advocacy Journey: College and Early Experiences
    07:20 – First Lessons in Self-Advocacy: Philosophy Class Story
    09:26 – What is Grassroots Advocacy?
    11:29 – Building Change Through Passion for Activities
    12:30 – The Thornton Rec Center Story: How Change Started
    14:49 – Expanding to Community Presentations and Trainings
    16:53 – Collaboration: The Key to Lasting Accessibility
    18:11 – Making Yoga Classes Inclusive for Low Vision
    20:36 – How to Start Advocacy at Your Local Rec Center
    23:03 – Planning and Expanding RecConnect
    25:30 – Expanding to Arts Venues Like the Arvada Center
    27:32 – How Advocacy Benefits Everyone
    29:54 – Long-Term Impact and the Power of Persistence
    32:20 – How to Get Involved with RecConnect
    33:59 – Preparing to Advocate: Tips and Obstacles
    36:13 – The Power of Persistence in Advocacy
    38:27 – Advocating for Hearing and Vision Accommodations
    40:38 – How Accessibility Benefits Entire Communities
    42:46 – Darcy’s Contact Information and Final Thoughts

    Contact Information
    Email: darcy@cpwd.org
    Phone: (720) 340-2088
    General Aftersight Contact:
    Email: contact@aftersight.org
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