#153: Stepchild, A New Musical With a Deaf Heroine
This episode features an interview with David James Boyd & Chad Kessler, co-creators of the play Stepchild, along with producer Kori Rushton and associate producer Shelly Guy. About the play: Inspired by the classic tale of Cinderella, “Stepchild” tells the story of Orella, a deaf girl coming of age during the Italian Renaissance. […]
#152: Five Generations at Work in Siemens
Rob Neuhauser, EVP and Global Head of Seimens People and Leadership, joins the program to discuss the challenges and opportunities that come with leading 5 generations in their workforce, and the work that they have done around unconscious bias. This episode was recorded live on Facebook, captioned and streamed on facebook www.facebook.com/debraruh or […]
#151: American Foundation for the Blind- Expanding Possibilities for People with Vision Loss
Kirk Adams, American Foundation for the Blind’s President and CEO, joins the program to discuss how they are expanding possibilities for people with vision loss. He reveals the shift away from a medical model of serving people who are blind and vision impaired, and how their efforts fit into the larger conversation about inclusion in […]
#150: How The Arc Supports Disability Inclusion and Inclusive Workplaces
Stephane Leblois, Manager of Program Innovations at The Arc’s national office and Jonathan Lucus, Managing Director of The [email protected] at The Arc of the United States, join the program to discuss how they support disability inclusion in the workforce. They reveal both national and global efforts, and what inclusive employment looks like. This […]
#149: Tapping The Valuable Labor Pool of Persons Who Are Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing
John Macko, Director of the Center on Employment, National Technical Institute for the Deaf, joins the program to discuss the value that persons who are deaf or hard-of-hearing bring to the workplace, and how the National Technical Institute prepares their students for the jobs of tomorrow, and connects students to employers. This episode […]