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Alexia Kemerling REV UP Coalitions Coordinator.REV UP is a program of the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) More info at https://www.aapd.com/about-rev-up/For a transcript of this program, visit https://bff.justwork.io/

On this week's episode of Barrier Free Futures. Bob interviews Lauren Pongan, National Director of Diverse Elders.Visit www.diverseelders.org for more info.For a transcript of this program, visit https://bff.justwork.io/

This week, Bob brings on Lex Frieden Director of the ILRU program at TIRR, Memorial, Hermann, and professor at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.For a transcript of this program, visit https://bff.justwork.io/

On this week's episode of Barrier Free Futures. bob talks with Mary Lou Breslin, Senior analyst & Co-Founder of the Disability Rights Education Defense Fund (DREDF).

This week on Barrier Free Futures Bob talks with Mark Johnson, Long time ADAPT Activist, Connector, Author, and New Granddaddy.

Mike Oxford, ADAPT Activist, Independent Living Advocate, Disability Rights, and Services ConsultantTopic: Olmstead Decision: Getting and Keeping people out of nursing facilities and other institutions

This week Bob talks with Dan Kessler, Interim Executive Director of Association of Programs for Rural Independent Living (APRIL)

Guest: Nina Bakoyiannis, Psychology Doctoral Candidate, ADAPT National Organizer with Downstate NY ADAPT.

On this episode of Community Matters, we welcome Laurie Merrill, Founder and Executive Director of Free Flow NM. Recipient of the 2025 “Courageous Innovation” Piñon Award, Free Flow NM has been tackling period poverty and menstrual stigma across northern New Mexico since 2020. Laurie shares the barriers New Mexicans face in accessing period products and highlights recent triumphs.

In this season of giving and gratitude, many of us focus on supporting those who are less fortunate. On this episode of Community Matters, we have the privilege of speaking with someone who embodies this generous spirit year-round: Susan Tarver, Executive Director of Bienvenidos Outreach. Founded in 1989, Bienvenidos Outreach provides food, clothing, and other essential services to low-income individuals and families in the Santa Fe area.