Sections 504 a closer look at how advocacy efforts evolve
Release Date: 03/12/2025
Disability and other Organizations Coping with Fear Right Now
Failure to thrive
Disability organizations can. Succeed if we are ready to engage in understanding. The fears we are dealing with. And their impacts as discussed in the. Episodes described below. This episode of Failure to Thrive starts a series of three practical and philosophical episodes presenting a intensive look at fear. Many “Purpose based” tax payer supported organizations face significant and immediate changes given the current political and cultural setting. Critical decisions are needed and are being approached in an atmosphere dominated by fear. The set of episodes...
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From Useless to Useful Redefining DEI
Failure to thrive
This episode offers a very brief “disability related”definition of DEI. So much of what we hear on this topic is an argument about a social narrative. The argument is useless unless we settle on a reasonable definition that can serve as a foundation for the discussion and since the disability community is falling squarely under the umbrella it is time we suggest a very reasonable framework for the social narrative of DEI
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Sections 504 a closer look at how advocacy efforts evolve
Failure to thrive
Welcome back to failure to Thrive… This episode features a description of the principles, processes, purposes , and protests connected to section 504 of the Rehab. Act of 1973. We discuss how the select, connect, infect, and collect formula can be seen in this advocacy effort. The episode promotes the notion that disability rights efforts have historically featured the youth and “new” advocates. We wrap up the episode by talking about how featuring Mike Beers at a programming or performing event can be beneficial. In short, how can Mike...
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Philosophies recipes Destinies
Failure to thrive
This episode is a bridge episode starting ideas about advocacy, selecting goals, connecting to partners, infecting others with your idea and collecting on your purposes it also talks about the flat tire philosophy these ideas will evolve and be expanded in the future episodes
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We Are NOT Failing to Launch Failure to Thrive
Failure to thrive
This is the introduction episode of a podcast that examines the social narrative about disability, some ideas about how to advocate for leadership and becoming the leader you want to see. The evolution of this show starts with the notion that philosophy, skills, and vision for the future are important
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Failure to Thrive Doesn’t Experience failure to Launch
Failure to thrive
This is the first “real” episode of a podcast designed for the sole purpose of exploring disability in the current social climate, —how to think about disability, how to choose and execute advocacy strategies, and how to become the leaders you seek when it comes to disability in today’s world It evolves from here.
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Just a Tease
Failure to thrive
If you are interested in disability issues of all types keep your ears on this
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The fresh look at disability a little twisted perhaps
Failure to thrive
Get ready here it comes
info_outlineWelcome back to failure to Thrive…
This episode features a description of the principles, processes, purposes , and protests connected to section 504 of the Rehab. Act of 1973. We discuss how the select, connect, infect, and collect formula can be seen in this advocacy effort.
The episode promotes the notion that disability rights efforts have historically featured the youth and “new” advocates. We wrap up the episode by talking about how featuring Mike Beers at a programming or performing event can be beneficial. In short, how can Mike help you this critical time.
Links described in the show .
These two inks highlight the conditions at a “school” where people with disabilities were warehoused and shut away from other students, any specific training etc. The link collection also contains a video of “the Power of 504. The video presents highlights of an advocacy effort. Willow Brook, 1972
https://youtu.be/5F7CrMAwCw4?si=-HwHKeH9_2AsauPD
The Power of 504.
https://youtu.be/52XqupjXHIM?si=IMidOwejIQtzBqgD