Living Loud and Proud: Disability Conversations

With the Midterm Elections fast approaching, Living Loud & Proud Host & Producer Phill Rosen chats with Ms. Wheelchair PA 2027 Laura Power and PA League of Women Voters Program Director of Advocacy and Policy Deb Landau about voting rights access, making a plan to vote at this late stage in the election cycle and ensuring we continue to have our right to vote in the future. Let us know wha...

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note. Host and Producer Phill Rosen chats with Disability Pride PA's Special Events Coordinator Connie Vandarakis about the Outdoor Adventures Program. Topics covered include the evolution of the program over the years, how locations are scouted and building community through enjoying outdoor spaces together.

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note. Host and Producer Phill Rosen discusses basic emergency planning.

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note. Producer and Host Phill Rosen sits with Disability Pride Board President and Poll WorkerNico Meyering to discuss Disability Voting Rights Week as well as broader themes relating to the Disability Vote, voting rights and every level of elections in America.

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note. Host and Producer Phill Rosen discusses a number of the accomplishments to support the rights of disabled individuals from 1776 to today.

Producer Phill Rosen chats with Board President Izzy Kaufman and friend of the show Ray 'DECA' Horton about their experiences with Disability Pride Philly celebrations over the years, and what Disability Pride means to them.

Host Phill Rosen discusses mutual aid support and activism throughout the years in the US and what it may look like today.

Producers Phill Rosen and Ray 'DECA' Horton sit with a group to discuss the myth of the changeling from the medieval era to today.

Producers Phill Rosen and Ray 'DECA' Horton discuss the life and career of actor, musician and disability activist Mat Fraser.

Producers Phill Rosen and Ray 'DECA' Horton discuss the history of corrective eyewear from Ancient history to the modern era.

Phill Rosen, and Co-Host Ray 'DECA' Horton discuss President Lyndon Baines Johnson's Great Society, with a focus on Medicare, Medicaid, and the Food Stamp Act. Also discussed is the recent tax bill and and exploration of actions that can be taken to advocate for these crucial programs, which are currently facing significant cuts.

Producers Phill Rosen and Ray 'DECA' Horton sit down and discuss the ADA. Discussion centers around the circumstances of its passage, some of the rights that it covers, and the impact that it has had over the past 35 years.

Producers Phill Rosen and Ray 'Deca' Horton discuss technologies that have hidden accessibility features.

Producers Phill Rosen and Ray 'DECA' Horton sit down with ADAPT members Latoya Maddox and Domonique Howell to discuss Medicaid, ADAPT, and the protests in the House Committee on Energy and Commerce meeting May 13th, 2025.

Producers Phill Rosen and Ray 'DECA' Horton chat about the development and evolution of the Social Security Administration from legislative debates to SSDI.

Producers Phill Rosen and Ray 'DECA' Horton discuss the development of prosthetics through history from Ancient Egypt to today.

Producers Phill Rosen and Ray 'DECA' Horton discuss the modern types of wheelchairs available today, highlighting some of the designers of those chairs.

Living Loud and Proud Producer Phill Rosen chats with Disability Pride PA Board President Izzy Kaufman about the development of the wheelchair through history.

Producers Phill Rosen and Ray Deca Horton sit down with spoken word artist Ian Fay to chat with him about Warriors. Ian explores what inspired him to write the piece and at the end of the episode, he performs it.

Disability Pride PA Chief Strategy Officer Ellen Shimberg chats with NEN Executive Director Laura Sibbald and Neurodiversity in the Workplace Director Joe Riddle about advances in neuro-inclusion that employers are making.

Disability Pride Pennsylvania Chief Strategy Officer Ellen Shimberg chats about the difficulties neurodivergent employees face in the workplace with Laura Sibbald, Executive Director, Neurodiversity Employment Network of Philadelphia; Daniel Rothenberg, Recruiter, Integrate Autism Employment Advisors; Robert Schmus, MSW, LCSW; and Andrew Arboe, Self-Advocate.

Chief Strategy Officer Ellen Shimberg Chats with Purple House Project Founder Christine Joy Brunson about intimate partner violence and community supports for survivors. CONTENT WARNING: This episode of The Living Loud and Proud Podcast contains discussions of domestic violence and abuse. If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence or abuse, you can contact the National Domestic V...

Producer Phill Rosen and Co-Producer Ray Horton chat with Wendy Elliott-Vandivier about her life as an artist and disability activist.

Living Loud and Proud Producer Phill Rosen chats with Arc of Philadelphia Executive Director Shane Janick about REV UP, a nationwide initiative to educate people with disabilities about their voting rights.

Producer Phill Rosen and Co-Producer Ray Horton chat with Matt Berwick about being on the Disability Pride PA Executive Board and his experiences with adaptive sports.