This week, we are kicking off a series of interviews highlighting some of our Oklahoma State Legislators and the work, advocacy, policy collaboration, and/or learning they are doing for Oklahomans with disabilities.

First up, we welcome Representative Melissa Provenzano!

Rep. Provenzano represents Oklahoma State House District 79. She is a fierce advocate for education, women’s preventative health, healthcare, mental health, and of course for disability inclusion and rights.

Her name may ring a bell- and that’s because we heard it quite a bit when she helped pass a very important bill, HB 1389, for Women’s health expanding insurance coverage for supplemental screenings for breast cancer- which just became law at the beginning of this month! She has also supported and gotten passed many more bills that help different areas of advocacy for Oklahomans. She tirelessly continues her amazing work to ensure all Oklahomans are cared for and get the services and help they need.

You don’t want to miss this series!

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We have an inclusive, historic, story-telling filled show for you this week on Episode 201 of The Hidden Workforce!

Welcome Dennis Delemar, Founder and Director of the Greenwood Film Festival!

Dennis shares with us the journey of starting the Greenwood Film Festival, the power of inclusive and representative storytelling, and how they are opening doors for new filmmakers to direct and produce films- including filmmakers with disabilities!

We are excited to see how this film festival grows and the inclusion that grows with it!

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We are celebrating a very special 200th episode on this week’s show of The Hidden Workforce!

Host, Lisa and Co-Host, Maggie come together to share their excitement for this milestone in our show’s history and to celebrate, have chosen some special episodes that continue to have a substantial impact with our listeners as well as sharing important messages of inclusion!

We’ll feature excerpts from the following shows:

A throwback episode from season 1 with Chuck and Virginia Baldridge (Ep. 12): https://spotify.link/EBe70LIRGXb

A Spelling to Communicate mash-up from our 3 S2C shows featuring:
Jake Wright (Ep. 178): https://spotify.link/0NBinsORGXb

Lori Rogers (Ep. 190): https://spotify.link/Rh4lleRRGXb

Elizabeth Vosseller (Ep. 199): https://spotify.link/9HXXZuSRGXb

Cassandra Oakes with SHEP (Ep. 191): https://spotify.link/fwtVGvZRGXb

Kim Vento with Stars on Stage (Ep. 163): https://spotify.link/vonHmu2RGXb

And John and Mark Cronin with John’s Crazy Socks! (Ep. 164): https://spotify.link/wP4Bwh9RGXb

Enjoy the show, and again, we can’t say it enough- thank you to every guest who has been on our show for sharing your stories and/or the programs/organizations you work with that are making a difference for people with different abilities. Thank you to every listener and fan for tuning in to our shows, following us on our social medias, subscribing to our podcast streams, and sticking out this amazing journey with us! You all are why we do what we do!

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