Disability Pride: Access, Awareness & Belonging

Hello, thank you so much for being here.

We'll start with introductions.

So my name is Rita Casaverde.

I am the executive director for Diversity Coalition and one of the hosts of this podcast.

I am also Latina with brown skin and dark hair, although I'm embracing my silver era coming in.

I navigate life with ADHD.

It's technically an invisible disability, but my husband says my endless half-finished coffee cups make it pretty visible.

Just joking, but not joking.

So Jen, do you want to go?

Yeah, sure.

I'm Jen Chasman Brown.

I am a Caucasian woman in my 50s, blonde hair and wire rim glasses.

I am a disability educator and advocate and also a person with a disability, finding ways to tell stories for people with disabilities so that we are seen and known and understood and included.

And with us, we also have Lily Diamond, a volunteer and community member.

Lily, do you want to introduce yourself?

I am a Caucasian woman in my 70s.

I'm retired from being a doctor of Chinese medicine and a professor of Chinese medicine as well and a lecturer of Chinese medicine.

And I used to specialize in oncology and autoimmune

disorders.

I just think it's absolutely important that all of us human beings understand the different ways that we as human beings have to walk through life.

Totally.

And I think that's what brings us to this conversation.

Hello, thank you so much for being here.

We'll start with introductions.

So my name is Rita Casaverde.

I am the executive director for Diversity Coalition and one of the hosts of this podcast.

I am also Latina with brown skin and dark hair, although I'm embracing my silver era coming in.

I navigate life with ADHD.

It's technically an invisible disability, but my husband says my endless half-finished coffee cups make it pretty visible.

Just joking, but not joking.

So Jen, do you want to go?

Yeah, sure.

I'm Jen Chasman Brown.

I am a Caucasian woman in my 50s, blonde hair and wire rim glasses.

I am a disability educator and advocate and also a person with a disability, finding ways to tell stories for people with disabilities so that we are seen and known and understood and included.

And with us, we also have Lily Diamond, a volunteer and community member.

Lily, do you want to introduce yourself?

I am a Caucasian woman in my 70s.

I'm retired from being a doctor of Chinese medicine and a professor of Chinese medicine as well and a lecturer of Chinese medicine.

And I used to specialize in oncology and autoimmune

disorders.

I just think it's absolutely important that all of us human beings understand the different ways that we as human beings have to walk through life.

Totally.

And I think that's what brings us to this conversation.