Including You: A Disability Rights Arkansas Podcast

Navigating IEPs: A Beginner's Guide to Special Education

Send us Fan Mail Demystifying the IEP process stands at the heart of educational advocacy for students with disabilities. In this comprehensive conversation with Kyla Bi

Getting to Know HCBS (Home and Community Based Services)

Send us Fan Mail What if I told you there was a time when people with disabilities were routinely hidden away in institutions, segregated from society with no meaningful

Navigating Love: Dating with Disabilities

Send us Fan Mail What if navigating the dating world could be as empowering as it is challenging, especially when visible disabilities come into play? Join us as we sit

Including You in the Arkansas Legislative Process

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Including You, we explore the Arkansas legislative session of 2025 and its implications for the disability community. Join host Amber

It's the Little Things

Send us Fan Mail [It's the Little Things: A Conversation about Accessibility Annoyances] In this episode, we dive into the shared yet unique experiences of navigat

Including You In the Holidays

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to a special episode of 'Including You', where we discuss creating an inclusive holiday experience that goes far beyond the wrapping p

Navigating Employment: Empowerment and Advocacy for Individuals with Disabilities

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever felt the weight of underrepresentation or wondered how to navigate the workplace with a disability? Join us as we bring the conversation t

Inclusive Disaster Preparedness

Send us Fan Mail Natural disasters can happen anywhere and to anyone – they don’t discriminate. But when the power is out, transportation is limited, or you are isolated

Unpacking Accessible Travel Tips: Part 2

Send us Fan Mail In part 2 of our travel series, we start at the beginning – where you stay and things to consider when booking it – whether that is a hotel, Air B&B or

Unpacking Accessible Travel Tips: Part 1

Send us Fan Mail Summer has officially kicked off, and for a lot of people, that means travel. We don’t want that to intimidate anyone. Today our guests will share not j

Words Matter. Mental Health Matters.

Send us Fan Mail Did you know that 1 in 5 Americans experience a mental health illness in a given year? Despite its prevalence, individuals with a mental health diagnosi

Dating: The Right to Be Choosy

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we're getting personal. We were talking about the subject that makes your palms all sweaty and weak in the knees, yep, we're

Your Family, Your Rights

Send us Fan Mail There is a stigma around people with disabilities. Many believe people with disabilities don’t deserve a family life or can’t handle it.  I am joined to

Informed Choices, Supported Decisions.

Send us Fan Mail Life is about informed decisions. The question is - whose life is affected by those decisions? Whose rights are stripped? In this episode, we are divi

Fears of the Unknown: Alternatives to Guardianship

Send us Fan Mail Today we are talking about changing mindsets and allowing everyone the opportunity to succeed or fail. Guardianship refers to the legal role given to an