#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 Arc@Work 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 […]
#148: When Dementia Comes Knocking On Your Door, Turn On The Music
Ignar Rip joins the program to discuss how to help people with dementia to live their lives to the fullest. He also reveals the role that music can play in retrieving memories and why playing music is especially important with early onset dementia. More Information About Ignar and his work at: [email protected] Early […]
#147: The Problem of Representation
Debra is joined by her producer, Doug Foresta, as they discuss the issue of representation- who should represent the disability community and other communities? Do you have to be a member of a community to speak for that community? And how can we lend our platform to others so that they can share their stories? […]
#146: Facilitating The Journey of Humans to Human Resources
Ketan Kapoor B, TEDx Speaker and Co-Founder & Principal Consultant at Career At Top Consultancy Services, joins the program to discuss the work that he does connecting talent to meaningful work. This episode was recorded live on Facebook, captioned and streamed on facebook www.facebook.com/debraruh or in the embedded version below. To […]