We are celebrating a very special 200th episode on this week’s show of The Hidden Workforce!

Host, Lisa and Co-Host, Maggie come together to share their excitement for this milestone in our show’s history and to celebrate, have chosen some special episodes that continue to have a substantial impact with our listeners as well as sharing important messages of inclusion!

We’ll feature excerpts from the following shows:

A throwback episode from season 1 with Chuck and Virginia Baldridge (Ep. 12): https://spotify.link/EBe70LIRGXb

A Spelling to Communicate mash-up from our 3 S2C shows featuring:
Jake Wright (Ep. 178): https://spotify.link/0NBinsORGXb

Lori Rogers (Ep. 190): https://spotify.link/Rh4lleRRGXb

Elizabeth Vosseller (Ep. 199): https://spotify.link/9HXXZuSRGXb

Cassandra Oakes with SHEP (Ep. 191): https://spotify.link/fwtVGvZRGXb

Kim Vento with Stars on Stage (Ep. 163): https://spotify.link/vonHmu2RGXb

And John and Mark Cronin with John’s Crazy Socks! (Ep. 164): https://spotify.link/wP4Bwh9RGXb

Enjoy the show, and again, we can’t say it enough- thank you to every guest who has been on our show for sharing your stories and/or the programs/organizations you work with that are making a difference for people with different abilities. Thank you to every listener and fan for tuning in to our shows, following us on our social medias, subscribing to our podcast streams, and sticking out this amazing journey with us! You all are why we do what we do!

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Like we have shared before- Spelling to Communicate (S2C) has taken the world by storm! We’ve heard from a guest who is a speller, a mother’s perspective on how life-changing S2C has been for her son and their family, and NOW we have the woman who started it ALL on this week’s Episode 199 of The Hidden Workforce!

Welcome Speech-Language Pathologist, Executive Director of I-ASC and Founder of Spelling to Communicate (S2C), Elizabeth Vosseller!

“Elizabeth Vosseller has worked with individuals with complex communication and sensory-motor differences since 1995. She began her career as an SLP at Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, DC where she began to specialize in autism. From there, Elizabeth spent twelve years as an Assistant Professor at The George Washington University teaching more than twenty different courses to undergraduate and graduate students in both Speech and Hearing Sciences and the Graduate School of Education and Human Development... She opened Growing Kids Therapy Center (GKTC) in Herndon, Virginia. In 2013, she began using Assistive Technology to educate and teach students the purposeful motor skills to Spell to Communicate (S2C)...” (from https://tacanow.org/biography/elizabeth-vosseller/ bio).

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We have a show that will make you laugh, hopefully not cry (unless it’s tears from being moved by an amazing story!), but it will definitely empower you on Episode 198 of The Hidden Workforce!

Welcome Indie Film Producer, Comedian, and Actress- Sydney Alison!

Sydney is famous for her “Sit Down” comedy sets and she currently works with Kirkpatrick Kinslow Productions on projects of all types from documentaries to short films and more! She has been on the team of helping produce several films and documentaries, freelance produces and collaborates with local filmmakers, and when she isn’t busy with all that- you can find her throughout Tulsa’s comedy and acting scene!

Sydney graduated from the University of Tulsa’s School of Film and shares with us her journey of accomplishing where she is today as a producer, comedian, and actress- the more she dreams to accomplish in her career, as a wheelchair user- how she brings an important mission, message, and perspective of inclusion and accessibility into her work, and more!

You don’t want to miss this powerful show!

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We have an enabling, innovative, and empowering show for you on Episode 197 of The Hidden Workforce!

Welcome Miranda Hutchison to The Hidden Workforce!

Miranda is the Programs Administrator of Innovation and Training for a program offered through DDS (Developmental Disability Services)- Oklahoma Enabling Technology!

Oklahoma Able Tech’s website describes their programs’ mission as, “to improve the lives of all Oklahomans by providing assistive technology (AT) devices and services, financing opportunities, digital accessibility services, advocacy, and education.”

They offer an interactive experience with their technologies through their Smart Home Demonstration Sites (located in Stillwater, Bethany’s Children Hospital, and soon in Tulsa with Soaring on Hope!), a wearable program to help track health outcomes, the Scissortail Companion cognitive technology, and more to create adaptability and accessibility as well as foster independence for people who live with disabilities in the state of Oklahoma!

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We have an incredibly resourceful show for you on Episode 196 of The Hidden Workforce!

Welcome Sibling Support Coordinator, Samantha Basave and Bilingual Family Support Coordinator, Michelle Rico from Sooner Success!

In this episode, we learn all about the programs, services, and supports Sooner Success provides for people who live with disabilities and their families all throughout the state of Oklahoma! Everything from Sib Shops to respite, connections to supplemental nutrition and adaptive technology- and much, much more- they have many resources and supports for your family and loved ones’ specific needs!

Their website states, “The purpose of Sooner SUCCESS is to promote a comprehensive, coordinated system of health, social and educational services for Oklahoma children and youth with special needs...in their Community. Sooner Success addresses barriers by promoting community capacity and infrastructure spread in communities and at regional and state levels.”

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We have an advocacy driven show for you on Episode 195 of The Hidden Workforce!

Welcome multi-faceted leader, state-wide disability advocate, powerhouse mom, and Assistant Director of the University of Oklahoma Center for Learning and Leadership, Wanda Felty!

In this episode, we learn all about Wanda’s moving and personal journey into advocacy, navigating being a mom through adoption and having a child living with a disability, the process she went through to discover the resources available to her that turned into her becoming a powerful advocate and resource for others, her career journey that led her to being in her leadership role with the OUCLL, what Centers for Leadership and Learning or UCEDDs do and why they are important, advocacy wisdom, and so much more.

For anyone who knows Wanda- and everyone in our world does- trust us when we say, you do not want to sleep on this episode. It is a must. Whether tuning in this weekend on the radio or to the full interview on our podcast streams when it goes live- You will leave feeling encouraged, empowered, seen, heard, understood, educated, and with a little more hope than before you tuned in.

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We have a show full of inclusive summer fun for you on Episode 194 of The Hidden Workforce!

Welcome Brenda Brandt, the Camp Director of Camp Barnabas to the show!

Brenda chats with us about her journey through Camp Barnabas- from her brother attending as a camper, her volunteering as a high schooler- then college student- then Camp Barnabas evolving into her career up to this point! We also learn about the groups they serve, the amazing and fun adaptive activities and games they have all throughout camp week, and so much more!

Their website states, “…We want our Campers to have a summer just like everyone else because, for most of the year, our Campers are on the outside. They spend their year adapting and making modifications to their lives and routines in order to function in the world around them. At Camp Barnabas, we want our Campers to feel limitless. We want to create a place where they can feel the freedom to be who they were designed to be...”

We think Camp Barnabas is pretty awesome and we think you will too! Don’t miss this weekend’s radio show- and tune in to the full episode on our podcast when it’s live!

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We have a resourceful and Oklahoma state-wide impactful show for you on Episode 193 of The Hidden Workforce!

Welcome Jen Randle, the Executive Director of The Developmental Disability Council of Oklahoma!

The DD Council states on their website that, “the mission of the Developmental Disabilities Council of Oklahoma is to advance communities where everyone has the opportunity to live, learn, work, and play where they choose. The Council builds partnerships to change systems to improve services, resources, and supports for Oklahomans with developmental disabilities and their families.”

They offer programs like Partners in Policy Making, Youth Leadership Forum, and Self-Advocate Training for self-advocates, families, and allies across the state. They help fill gaps through partnerships and proposals from local nonprofits offering ways to help address needs for Oklahomans with Developmental Disabilities. They are also here for you to hear your concerns, ideas, needs, services/programs needed to support you and your loved one with a developmental disability, and more!

Tune in to hear the amazing work DDCOK is doing for our loved ones with developmental disabilities in Oklahoma!

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