Telling It Our Way
Community
In this episode, Davina shares how a moment of forced interaction in high school led to a life-long friendship. Matthew talks about his deep connection to animals, something he learned from his mother. Ally and Becca talk about what community means, and the barriers people with intellectual and developmental disabilities face in forming strong community relationships.
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Meet Your Host Ally Day
Ally Day is Associate Professor of Disability Studies at the University of Toledo and author of several articles and book chapters, as well as the book The Politicial Economy of Stigma: HIV, Memoir, Medicine and Crip Positionalities. She is also co-producer for the film series HIV in the Rust Belt: The Story of David's House Compassion, directed by Holly Hey.
Meet Your Host Becca Monteleone
Becca Monteleone is Assistant Professor of Disability Studies at the University of Toledo and author of several articles and book chapters, co-editor of the book Disability and Social Justice in Kenya: Scholars, Policymakers, and Activists in Conversation, and author of the forthcoming book Bodily Transgressions: Disability, Authority, and Medical Technology in the 21st Century. She has run storytelling workshops with people with intellectual and developmental disabilities across the country and is one of the founders of the Plain Truth Project, aimed at making news media more cognitively accessible.
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Voices Around Us® is supported in part by American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds allocated by the City of Toledo and the Lucas County Commissioners and administered by The Arts Commission.
