Adrienne Miao interviews Matthew LeFluer, a self-advocate with autism. Matthew works extensively on committees with disability organizations and the State of Vermont -- including the CDCI Community Advisory Council. Matthew has a lot of experience with di

In this episode, occupational therapist Phoebe Chestna interviews Ben Wimett.Ben is a lifelong Vermonter, living down in Brandon, Vermont, with his dog, Pepper. Ben also has cerebral palsy, and works as an assistive technology provider with the Vermont

Jan H. lives in Southern Vermont, and in this episode, she tells her story of living with multiple chemical sensitivities to Emerson Wheeler, Health Equity & Community Engagement Coordinator at the Vermont Department of Health. Jan talks about how Myalgi

In this episode, UVM faculty member and academics coordinator Winnie Looby interviews Vermont artist Leah Schulz.Leah's art directly references her experiences of multiple disabilities, as well as addressing and incorporating elements of who she was bef

In this episode, we're excited to welcome Michele Streeter to the show, to talk with show producer Audrey Homan. Michele Streeter is mom to Ocean and April Streeter, two siblings you met in Episode 20. Michele talks about what it's been like to provide su

Ocean Streeter lives in Hyde Park, Vermont, with cerebral palsy (CP) and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). And in this episode, she talks with her sibling, April Streeter, about academic accommodations, independent living, self-advocacy, and the road she's

Rachel Cronin is the assistant director of the UVM Center on Disability & Community Inclusion, and in this episode of Green Mountain Disability Stories, she interviews Persephone Ringgenberg, a self-advocate and artist living in Vermont. They talk art, le

https://youtu.be/eCtvT_8v9cI?si=HQim4_HcY54EeOOUIn this episode of Green Mountain Disability Stories, we welcome Dr. Sefakor Komabu-Pomeyie back to the podcast. She sits down with CDCI executive director Jesse Suter to talk about her brand new memoir: I

Dr. Winnie Looby, director of the UVM Graduate Certificate in Disability Studies, connects with disability self-advocate and researcher Nicole Villemaire. Nicole has been working in Dr. Looby's Disability Studies courses as a teaching assistant, and she s

David Frye is a gay Vermonter with disabilities. In this episode, he shares some of the struggles he's gone through to find long-term employment and sustainable housing, as well as the strategies he's used to be successful. From his childhood in rural Bar