• Boldly Challenging Ableism – Ep. 31 (Encore): Renata Ticha, Research Associate, ICI at the U of MN
    Jan 12 2026
    This episode originally aired September 28, 2025: Renata Ticha is a research associate at the Institute on Community Integration at the University of Minnesota. Renata talks with Katrina about her research work around transitioning to adult services from the pediatric space.
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    28 Min.
  • Boldly Challenging Ableism – Ep. 30 (Encore): Rebelling Against Ableism w/ BJ Stasio
    Jan 5 2026
    This episode originally aired September 21, 2025: Episode Description: BJ Stasio, Advocate for the New York Office for People with Developmental Disabilities. Activist BJ talks to us about his life of advocacy work- and about being a rebel.
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    26 Min.
  • Boldly Challenging Ableism – Ep. 29 (Encore): Amy Hewitt, Director, Institute on Community Integration
    Dec 29 2025
    This episode originally aired September 14, 2025: Amy Hewitt joins us to discuss the direct support care crisis and why it’s an “everyone” problem.
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    28 Min.
  • Boldly Challenging Ableism – Ep. 28 (Encore): Jen Sommerness on Ableism in Education
    Dec 22 2025
    This episode originally aired August 24, 2025: Katrina is joined by Jen Sommerness, a research associate at the TIES Center at the Institute on Community Integration. She discusses ableism in schools and making education meaningful for every student.
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    26 Min.
  • Boldly Challenging Ableism – Ep. 27 (Encore): Katherine McLaughlin, Founder and CEO, Elevatus Training
    Dec 15 2025
    This episode originally aired August 17, 2025: Katherine McLaughlin joins us to talk about sex and disability. She also shares why involving people living with disabilities in Sex Education is important.
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    26 Min.
  • Boldly Challenging Ableism – Ep. 26 (Encore): Jake Hamilton
    Dec 8 2025
    This episode originally aired August 10, 2025: Jake Hamilton joins Katrina to talk about his family, growing up, what he does for work and what he does in his leisure time.
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    26 Min.
  • Boldly Challenging Ableism – Ep. 25 (Encore): Parenting and Confronting Ableism w/ Nikki Villavicencio
    Dec 1 2025
    This episode originally aired August 2, 2025: Nikki Villavicencio, Disability Culture and Leadership Specialist, Advocating Change Together. Activist and City Council member Nikki talks about what it’s like living with a disability as a parent and how she’s raising her child. Nick Wilke from MCIL joins us as guest co-host.
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    28 Min.
  • Boldly Challenging Ableism – Ep. 24 (Encore): Part 2 of Kathy Ware on How Systems & Disabilities Interact
    Nov 24 2025
    This episode originally aired July 20, 2025: Kathy joins us to continue our discussion on Ableism in systems meant to help and protect people living with disabilities.
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    27 Min.