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Bob kicks off Disability Pride Month and the 32nd anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act with a conversation about the limitations of guardianship/conservatorship with guests Dr. Ronald Bassman, Executive Director of MindFreedom International, and Misty Dion, CEO of Roads to Freedom for Independent Living of North Central Pennsylvania.For a transcript of this program visit https://bff.justwork.io/

Guest: Ryan Wilson, Director of Team Trust Productions (a team of video editors, producers, and videographers) discusses their upcoming and past projects, including works featuring the Paralympics.

Guests: Stancil Tootle host, Tuesday's with Tootle, a weekly web show on issues facing the disability community; and Gaylon Tootle, Co-Chair of REV UP Georgia, 2nd VP of National Federation for the Blind, Georgia, and Independent Living Advocate Coordinator at Walton Options.

This week Bob brings on Darcy Milburn, the Director of Social Security and Healthcare Policy at The Arc of the United States.For a transcript of this program, visit https://bff.justwork.io/

Topic: Climbing Mt EverestFor a transcript of this program, visit https://bff.justwork.io/

This week on Barrier Free Futures, Bob brings on Nancy Salandra and Mike Oxford to have a conversation about the 20th Anniversary of ADAPT's March to Washington DC.Nancy is a National ADAPT Activist and Independent Living Specialist. Mike is a National ADAPT Activist and Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies Treasurer.For a transcript of this program, visit https://bff.justwork.io/

This week, Bob interviews Scott Cooper, Director of Its Our Story. For more info, visit http://www.itsourstory.comFor a transcript of this program, visit https://bff.justwork.io/

Guest: Rebecca Cokley, Ford Foundation U.S. Disability Rights Program Officer.

Guest: Lillie Greiman, University of Montana, Project Director at the Research and Training Center on Disability in Rural Communities, and DisDATA member, discusses data collection and representation of people with disabilities in rural America.

Guest: Andrew Elkins, Event and Marketing Manager at the Center on Disabilities at Cal State University, Northridge discusses the upcoming 37th Annual CSUN Assistive Technology Conference.