Adventures in Accessibility

Apr 10 2024 15
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Americans living with disabilities are often faced with obstacles when it comes to accessibility. These obstacles can lead to adventures and misadventures alike. Twice per month, an esteemed guest will share their story with the Rocky Mountain ADA Center. Whether you want to learn about how to make life more accessible for you or a loved one, this podcast is for you.
New episodes come out Wednesdays at 7 AM ET. Transcripts are always available in the show notes.

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Ep. 58 - Erik Weihenmayer

Apr 10 2024 32 mins  
Transcript: bit.ly/AIAe058Erik Weihenmayer is one of the most celebrated and accomplished athletes in the world. In 2001, he became the only blind person in history to climb Mount Everest. When he stood on top of Carstensz pyramid in 2008, he completed his quest to climb all of the seven summits, the tallest peak on each of the seven continents. Erik is the author of the bestsellin

Ep. 57 - Sommer Fox

Mar 27 2024 24 mins  
Transcript: bit.ly/AIAe057Sommer is a 29 year old mental health advocate in the Denver area and the owner of Discreet Journal. She was diagnosed with severe obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and speaks out about her challenges and opportunities with mental health.Connect with Sommer:Discreet Journal - Therapy Workbook, Mindfulness JournalDiscreet Journal | FacebookDiscreet Journa

Ep. 56 - Cory Lee

Mar 13 2024 25 mins  
Transcript: bit.ly/AIAe056After being diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy at the age of two, Cory Lee’s thirst for adventure never ceased. He has traveled across all seven continents in his powered wheelchair while managing to run his travel blog CurbFreeWithCoryLee.com, where he shares his accessible — and sometimes not so accessible — travel adventures with others. Cory

Ep. 55 - Tom Wheaton

Feb 14 2024 19 mins  
Transcript: bit.ly/AIAe055Tom Wheaton grew up in the suburbs of Minneapolis. He decided to enlist in the U.S. Navy for many reasons, the most notable being that his grandfathers and dad served during World War II and the Vietnam War, respectively.Wheaton began serving in the U.S. Navy in 1986 and is a plank owner (original crew member) of the USS Fort McHenry. In 1988, while on act

Ep. 54 - Shelby and Nathen Maxwell

Jan 31 2024 24 mins  
Transcript: bit.ly/AIAe054-1VOLORES’ debut album, AGES, explores universal themes of life, love, and death through dark indie rock, stylish post-punk motifs, and disarmingly frank lyricism. The Colorado-based couple – Flogging Molly bassist Nathen Maxwell and his singer-songwriter wife Shelby – lightheartedly dub their singular sound “mountain goth.”Organic, haunting, and

Ep. 53 - Chris Murphy

Jan 17 2024 25 mins  
Transcript: bit.ly/AIAe053-01Today’s guest is our very own Chris Murphy. Chris grew up having a disability but not understanding that it was a disability. He wasn’t allowed to participate in sports as a child, but was able to pursue music, taking up the trombone at age 12. Chris majored in trombone performance at California State University Fullerton and earned a Bachelors of M

Ep. 52 - Charles Webb

Dec 07 2023 27 mins  
Transcript: bit.ly/AIAe052Today’s guest is Charles Webb, founder of the Stoke for Life Foundation. The main goal of the Stoke for Life Foundation is to bring awareness to the rehabilitative benefits of adaptive water sports through clinics and education. Charles Webb is a T 7-8 incomplete paraplegic, Charles is the first paraplegic to compete in an open water paddle race (2013 Ba

Ep. 51 - Hoskie Benally and Joseph Ray

Nov 01 2023 33 mins  
Transcript: bit.ly/AIAe051Hoskie Benally Jr., is a Member of the Navajo Nation and is Legally Blind. He is currently employed with the Native American Disability Law Center as the Community and Government Liaison engaged in Disability Systems Advocacy with the Navajo Nation and other Native American Tribes. Benally is also involved with the National Congress of American Indians, Di

Ep. 50 - Mark Jones

Sep 07 2023 26 mins  
Transcript: bit.ly/AIAe050As the only hearing child born to Deaf parents (a CODA), Mark Jones was signing before he was speaking. In his 25th year working and now leading the Accessibility & Services for Guests with Disabilities team at the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Mark uses his passion, skills, and background to create and support memorable experiences for Guests w

Ep. 49 - Julie Dussliere

Aug 09 2023 20 mins  
Transcript: bit.ly/AIAe049Julie (O’Neill) Dussliere currently serves as the Chief of Paralympics & Internally Managed Sports for the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee. In this position, Dussliere oversees the high-performance planning, strategy, support processes and sport development projects for all 28 Paralympic sports. In addition, she leads Paralympic international