This week, Bob interviews Jessica Podesva, Director of Advocacy and Public Policy at the Natinoal Council on Independent Living.For a transcript of this program, visit https://bff.justwork.io/

Tom Olin, known for his photojournalism and involvement in the disability rights movements and campaigns for disability justice for over 40 years. He recently moved to Tucson, AZ, joining the board of directors of the Independent Living Center, “DIRECT”.

This week, Bob interviews David Goldfarb, Director of Long-Term Supports and Services Policy, at The Arc of the United States.For a transcript of this program, visit https://bff.justwork.io/

This week, Bob interviews Stephanie Thomas, Disability Activist, Author of Disability Organizing 101 and Beyond, and Curator of ADAPT Museum.For a transcript of this program, visit https://bff.justwork.io/

This week, Bob brings on Douglas Kruse & Lisa Schur, Professors at the Rutgers School of Management and Labor Relations, and Co-directors of the Rutgers Program for Disability Research. Douglas & Lisa give an in-depth view of the successes and struggles of voting in the disability community. For a transcript of this program, visit https://bff.justwork.io/

Managing Partner Powers Law Firm focusing on Health Care and RehabilitationFor a transcript of this program, visit https://bff.justwork.io/

Pam Block is Professor of Anthropology at Western University in London, Ontario, Canada. Her research interests include disability culture, cultural perceptions of disability, and the intersections of disability, sexuality, gender, race, ethnicity, and social status. She studies disability experience on individual, organizational and community levels, with past funded research involving socio-environmental barriers, empowerment/capacity-building, and health promotion. She is particularly interested in movements for disability liberation (justice and rights) and disability oppression (eugenics, sterilization, mass-incarceration and killing) in Brazil, the United States and Canada.Allison C. Carey is a professor of sociology, Chair of the Department of Sociology & Anthropology, and director of the MS in Organizational Development and Leadership at Shippensburg University. Her research focuses on the social history of and civil rights for people with intellectual disabilities and disability activism. She is author of On the Margins of Citizenship: Intellectual Disability and Civil Rights in 20th Century America (2009), Disability and the Sociological Imagination (2022), and co-author of Allies and Obstacles: Disability Activism and Parents of Children with Disabilities. Richard K. Scotch is Professor of Sociology and Public Policy at the University of Texas at Dallas. His research focuses on social policy and social movements related to disability, health, and education. His current projects include an edited volume of narratives by activist parents of children with disabilities, interviews with political candidates with disabilities, and a study of social and community barriers experienced by burn injury survivors.

This week on Barrier Free Futures, Bob speaks with Erica McFadden, MSW, PhD, and Director of the Office of Independent Living Programs.To get in contact with Erica, email her at Erica.Mcfadden@acl.hhs.govFor a transcript of this program, visit https://bff.justwork.io/

This week, Bob interviews Janine Bertram, Disability Journalist, Advocate and Keen Observer of Independent Living Movement.For a transcript of this program, visit https://bff.justwork.io/

This week, Bob speaks with Kimberly Tissot, the President/CEO of ABLE-SC, ILC.For a transcript of this program, visit https://bff.justwork.io/