Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/keep-moving-forward Keep Moving Forward explores what's better and what needs improvement for people with disabilities since the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Together we keep moving toward full access and inclusion in all aspects of life. This project is supported by Minnesota Council on Disability, The Minnesota Humanities Center and the Minnesota Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund. © 2021 Association of Minnesota Public Educational Radio Stations. 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Ampers No No 6 6 Adonia Kyle: Black People are Left Out full 9860edf9-4ce5-4ad8-ad34-d04de2cd98ad https://share.transistor.fm/s/9ee766fd Mon, 20 Jul 2020 12:35:33 -0500 Ampers Ampers 93 When it comes to the disability conversation, a ton of people are left out; a lot of those people are black people. For a long time, I felt invisible to my health care providers. My brain misfires and I have episodes of shaking and stuttering and not being able to speak. Doctors told me “this is not real”. I finally got an accurate diagnosis when one of them insisted I get the right tests. It should not be such a struggle, but many people like me face it every day. When it comes to the disability conversation, a ton of people are left out; a lot of those people are black people. For a long time, I felt invisible to my health care providers. My brain misfires and I have episodes of shaking and stuttering and not be No 5 5 Jeff Bangsberg: I Found My American Dream full 9cadd5b4-a78b-471a-8c66-9f49fa5cea6a https://share.transistor.fm/s/1613d1cb Mon, 20 Jul 2020 12:32:59 -0500 Ampers Ampers 94 More than 45 years ago, my life changed dramatically when I broke my neck, causing me to have to deal with a severe disability as a young person. Living at home with a personal care assistant, rather than in a nursing home, allowed me to pursue and fulfill my dream of graduating from college and building a thriving career slowly but surely. More than 45 years ago, my life changed dramatically when I broke my neck, causing me to have to deal with a severe disability as a young person. Living at home with a personal care assistant, rather than in a nursing home, allowed me to pursue and fulf No 4 4 Sharon Van Winkle: Find Your Passion and Do It! full 0b98dcae-6639-44fb-92ab-627ed308e6db https://share.transistor.fm/s/a5c0d03f Mon, 20 Jul 2020 12:30:30 -0500 Ampers Ampers 93 I lost my job as a computer programmer after a car crash that left me paralyzed from the waist down. Losing my job actually worked out well for me, because it freed me up to pursue wheelchair sports. That led to me being on the USA Women’s Para Olympic Team. I feel good about that. I lost my job as a computer programmer after a car crash that left me paralyzed from the waist down. Losing my job actually worked out well for me, because it freed me up to pursue wheelchair sports. That led to me being on the USA Women’s Para Olympic Te No 3 3 Darlene Zangara: We All Need to Be at the Table full 67ce3797-916a-458f-8c05-f3c00062529a https://share.transistor.fm/s/73f6f443 Mon, 20 Jul 2020 12:23:01 -0500 Ampers Ampers 93 People with hearing loss are twenty percent of the population, but we are often forgotten, overlooked, and left out of important public dialogues and policy decisions. As the Executive Director for the Minnesota Commission of the Deaf, DeafBlind & Hard of Hearing, I ensure that we are at the table and part of the conversation, so our voices are heard when it comes to important policies that affect all our lives. People with hearing loss are twenty percent of the population, but we are often forgotten, overlooked, and left out of important public dialogues and policy decisions. As the Executive Director for the Minnesota Commission of the Deaf, DeafBlind & Ha No 2 2 Sam Jasmine: Persuading Others To “Give Me A Shot" full c3e0e72a-63be-4e7c-a452-be0685f59e00 https://share.transistor.fm/s/0a856878 Mon, 20 Jul 2020 12:18:51 -0500 Ampers Ampers 93 As a job seeker, I have faced doors shutting and opportunities evaporating even before I had the chance to prove myself, all because I am blind. But I have a strategy. I have learned how to effectively overcome this by sitting down with a potential employer and having a conversation about their fears. Then I share my fears. This builds a bridge, in place of a closed door. As a job seeker, I have faced doors shutting and opportunities evaporating even before I had the chance to prove myself, all because I am blind. But I have a strategy. I have learned how to effectively overcome this by sitting down with a potential emplo No 1 1 Ken Rodgers: Blindness is Just One Part of Me full a78bc81d-484f-4534-8694-55c61d69214c https://share.transistor.fm/s/a9edbbe0 Mon, 20 Jul 2020 12:14:45 -0500 Ampers Ampers 93 There was a time when people with disabilities were kept behind closed doors. Being seen living my life to the fullest is important to me. I became blind 30 years ago, at the time, I did not know what being blind would mean for my life. Now, I’m comfortable in my world. It’s important for others to see me taking public transportation, walking downtown, sitting in a restaurant. That’s how I encourage others, by just being “me”. There was a time when people with disabilities were kept behind closed doors. Being seen living my life to the fullest is important to me. I became blind 30 years ago, at the time, I did not know what being blind would mean for my life. Now, I’m comfo No