Disability Voices

Welcome to our new series, Get Involved! This series will be a guide to advocacy-equipping you with the tools, knowledge, and confidence to make your voice heard during the 2025 Montana Legislative Session. Weekly episodes will feature updates from the past week, a look ahead to the next week, and all the information you need to Get Involved. This episode Cassie, Michelle and Kendra break down how...

On this episode of Get Connected, Cassie and Kendra sit down with Chanda from Montana Vocational Rehabilitation. Vocational Rehabilitation is here to help people with disabilities obtain meaningful, life-long careers. In this episode, they discuss all the services and support that Voc Rehab counselors provide to make this possible. Some examples include paying for all kinds of training, job coachi...

On this episode of Let's Talk Disability, Barb talks with Heather and her mom Holly. Heather shares her experience moving out and buying her own home. Holly shares some of the steps they took to help Heather be as independent as possible. Each episode in this series will feature conversations between people with disabilities about all aspects of life. The good, the bad, and the funny. For resource...

On this episode of Get Connected Cassie and Kendra sit down with Emmy and Nicole from Mountains and Milestones Therapy. Mountains and Milestones is a Pediatric Speech and Physical Therapy Clinic in Butte. Emmy and Nicole opened this clinic together based on their shared goal of serving children and families in their community. They discuss the benefits of therapy for developing children and the ph...

On this episode of Let's Talk Disability, Barb talks with Katie about her story and participation in the Let's Talk Disability Production in Helena. Katie shares her experience living with Long COVID and adjusting to disability. She challenges society's perception of people who are still wearing masks in a positive and impactful way. Each episode in this series will feature conversations between p...

On this episode of Get Connected Cassie and Kendra sit down with David, Patrick and Todd from Ability Montana's Recreation Program. They discuss all the ways this team is helping folks recreate in Montana. All of their equipment and instruction is designed to meet people where they are at, both with level of ability and skill. These opportunities are aimed at creating life-long recreation and can...

We hope you enjoyed the pilot of the new series Let's Talk Disability. Each episode will feature conversations between people with disabilities about all aspects of life. The good, the bad, and the funny. In this episode, Barb and Natalie talk about the history of the Let's Talk Disability Production. They also explore some of the ways they have coped with their own disabilities. For resources abo...

On this episode of Get Connected Cassie and Kendra sit down with Lindy and Amy with Montana's Vocational Rehabilitation Blind and Low Vision Services (BLVS). They discuss how BLVS provides services through three programs to assist individuals in finding or maintaining employment, learning to live with low vision or blindness, and increasing independence for Montanans with blindness or visual d...

On this episode of Get Connected Cassie and Kendra sit down with Dr. Janna Sherrill, founder of Unraveling Obstacles in Butte, MT. Unraveling Obstacles features a series of occupational and physical therapy workshops that cover a different topic each week including: safe lifting, transferring, low vision, post partum and more. On this episode, they discuss the importance of adapting the way we del...

On this episode of Get Connected Cassie and Kendra sit down with Tawni Harper, an Occupational Therapist at Lone Peak Physical Therapy in Butte, MT. They discuss the misconceptions of what occupational therapy is and what folks can actually expect from this type of support. Listen to the end to hear Cassie tell Tawni that she is one of Butte's 2024 Disability Advocacy Award winners. Our commun...

On this episode of Get Connected, Cassie and Kendra sit down with Sean to talk about the Veteran Directed Care Program at Ability Montana. They discuss the requirements to receive personal care through the VA and what can be expected of people who would want to become caregivers. To contact Sean, call 406-422-5755 or email sconroe@abilitymt.org . To contact Ability Montana, call 1-800-735-6457 or...

On this episode of Get Connected, Cassie and Kendra sit down with Allison to talk about the Self-Directed Personal Assistance Services at Ability Montana. They discuss the requirements to receive personal care and what can be expected of people who would want to become caregivers. To contact Ability Montana, call 1-800-735-6457 or visit abilitymt.org . Episode transcript: https://docs.google.com/d...

On the pilot episode of the series Get Connected, Cassie and Kendra talk about Independent Living Services at Ability Montana. They cover what a Center for Independent Living is and describe some of the programs they offer.   To contact Ability Montana, call 1-800-735-6457 or visit abilitymt.org .  Episode transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QKEOo5QA3uhytwy3KzBHXd4UfQNgf_B9w_F7K7RlmuA/...

Subscribe now to be the first to listen to Ability Montana's new podcast, Disability Voices. Here is a preview of what's to come... Connect with us: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/disabilityvoices?igsh=ZnYydXQ5YWR5dTQ= Email: disabilityvoices@abilitymt.org Website: abilitymt.org