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Our series “Voices of Disability Pride” continues this week with spoken word poet and writer J.B. Stone. Stone discusses with WBFO’s freelance reporter Mason Ald the importance of not letting others define one’s journey, and how finding balance in his life played a critical role in their career as a neurodivergent person.
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This week, we continue our series “Voices of Disability Pride” with local musician and pastor, Reverend Chris Wylie, aka DJ Pastor Rock. While you may have heard him on our air recently talking about music, in this episode we share part of a recent conversation Wylie had with WBFO's Emyle Watkins about the barriers they faced going into ministry as a disabled pastor.
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Gwen Squire discusses with WBFO’s Emyle Watkins how a willingness to try, even if that means failing, has been central to her own journey of self-advocacy. Squire tells her story of going from growing up in a time and an institution where people with disabilities weren’t expected to do much with their lives, to present-day, where she is helping people see their potential and have the personal autonomy to decide what their lives can be.
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This week, the Disabilities Beat continues our series "Voices of Disability Pride" with a conversation about empowerment with Alex Jusko, a local life coach and psychic. They discuss how empowerment can help anyone live an intentional life and reach their goals.
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This week, we share the first installment of a new series of profiles of leaders in the disability community, called “Voices of Disability Pride.” Each of these profiles is a chance to hear about someone’s advocacy journey, the skills that helped them succeed and what advice they have for people new to the disability community. This week we’re highlighting Michael Rogers, a prominent self-advocate in Buffalo and Regional Organizer for the Self Advocacy Association of New York State.