Epsiode 172: National Disability & Home Care Rights Coalition
An in-depth conversation with Teresa Sweeney, co-founder of the National Disability and Home Care Rights Coalition, about emerging threats to disability rights and home- and community-based services (HCBS) in the United States.
DOJ Opinion on Olmstead
In 2026, there have been several changes to the interpretation of disability protections that have been in play for the last 50 years… It’s time to pay attention.
Part 3/3 HealthCare Affordability with “One Nation Fully Covered”
Medicaid 101 and why it is vital to Children’s Hospitals.
Part 2/3 HealthCare Affordability in the U.S. and the CHES Survey
Dr. Beaudin-Seiler is a Project Director in the Health Research and Insights practice area, where she leads the Health Economics and Policy team. She leads a portfolio of work that focuses on health care affordability, including the Consumer Healthcare Experience State Survey (CHESS) - a survey designed to understand the burdens, trade-offs, and worries respondents' have regarding affording health care.
Part 1/3 HealthCare Affordability with Tennessee Justice Center
Tennessee Justice Center will be holding a seminar workshop on Healthcare Affordability in June 2026 across Tennessee.
Episode 152: Rising Above Dads Podcast
An engaging podcast for dads raising children with disabilities
Episode 143: Why Caregivers Need Respite
Learn more about this great resource for families in Tennessee.
Tech Talk
Marsh Naidoo welcomes self-advocate Peach Chinratanalabfrom My Tech for All and Milton Neuenschwander from the Department of Disability and Aging for an engaging discussion on the transformative power of technology in the lives of individuals with disabilities.
Medicaid Alternative Pathways
In this episode Marsh Naidoo chats with Brandon Scarmardo, a Manager at Mental Health and Development Services in Jackson, Tennessee, about the MAPS program. This innovative three-year pilot initiative, facilitated by the Department of Disability and Aging (DDA), is designed to empower individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities by equipping them with skills for independent living and employment.
Tennessee State Parks Improve Accessibility
Here about the initiative by the Tennessee State Park to improve accessibility.
Tennessee State Parks
The Tennessee State Parks system(59 parks) is part of the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation and is spearing an ongoing effort to improve the accessibility of parks to be enjoyed by all.
Navigating Possibilities: A Year of the Raising Kellan Podcast, 2023
Review of 2023 Highlights on the Raising Kellan Podcast
Adaptive Fashion Wond’ry
In episode #98 of the Raising Kellan podcast, host Marsh Naidoo is joined by Professor Alex Capps and four students from the Fab Lab at the Wond’ry Vanderbilt's Center of Innovation. They discuss their work in adaptive fashion and the impact it has on the disability community and beyond. The students share their experiences and the skills they have gained through their work at the Wond’ry, highlighting the importance of collaboration and problem-solving. They also discuss the future of adaptive fashion and its potential to create a more inclusive world. The episode concludes with closing remarks from the students, expressing gratitude for the opportunity to be part of the Wond’ry and their excitement for the future of their work.
Diversity & Inclusion
In today's episode number 93, I interview Debra Run a global disability inclusion strategist. She is CEO of Ruh Global Impact, as well as the nonprofit Billion Strong. I consider her the ideal candidate to interview to commemorate Disability Pride Month in July. We chat about self-identifying as a person with a disability(PWD) and “Discoverability” to position your talents as a PWD to prospective employees
Adaptive Fashion
Today I chat with Alex Sargent Capps, Allie Schmidt, and Stella Barron about Adaptive Fashion. Alex has served on the Vanderbilt University Theatre faculty since 2001. She is currently the director of the Fiber Arts Build (FAB) Lab at Vanderbilt’s Wond’ry Center for Innovation. Allie Schmidt is the owner of Disability Dame Consulting, where she works with businesses to help create products and marketing campaigns that are accessible to the disability community.
True North Disability Planning
Eric Jorgensen is the Founder of True North Disability Planning, the go-to resource for families who have children with intellectual/developmental disabilities and the professionals who serve them. He is the host of the “ABCs of Disability Planning” podcast which introduces listeners to organizations and resources they may have never heard of or weren’t sure how to use. And he is the author of Waypoints – a monthly deep dive into disability planning topics.
Universal Design
UNIVERSAL DESIGN is when you create something new in the world, you think about all of the people who can use it, not just people who are walking, people who can hear, people who can see you really need to be more thoughtful so that the design, first of all, is functional, and then of course, it's very attractive and beautiful. So, universal design is the design of spaces so that everybody can use them, but they're adaptable the with least amount of effort.