Kimberly Parsley

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Blind writer, podcaster, proud Gen Xer, and advocate for people with disabilities, living in the Bluegrass state. Love the bourbon, scared of horses. Whatever I’m doing, I’m also reading an audiobook.
Podcast websiteDemand-and-disrupt.pinecast.co
I heard on #DoubleTap that you can increase the dot firmness on the Mantis Q40. Can anybody tell me how? I can’t find it in Settings.
I will not constrain my life because you are embarrassed by my access needs. I said this to someone today and now I want it on a T-shirt .
Our neighbor’s rooster got out. We literally have a free range chicken. 🐓
I talked to a graduate student with autism about her college experience, her autism, and her journey. Give it a listen. I have hope for the future after talking with her.
Episode 74: Our Disability Is Not The Problem https://demand-and-disrupt.pinecast.co/episode/533d8b03/our-disability-is-not-the-problem
Episode 74: Our Disability Is Not The Problem

Kimberly talks with Shea Ryan-Kessler, a graduate student in [Western Kentucky University’s Kelly Autism Program.](https://www.wku.edu/kellyautismprogram/) Shea shares her passion for helping people with disabilities, particularly those who are neurodivergent. If you have someone in your life who is

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At the beginning of this episode, I share how a @bemyeyes agent helped me out. Spoiler alert, the whole thing was the dogs fault.
Episode 73: Community Is What Will Save Us https://demand-and-disrupt.pinecast.co/episode/89134faf/community-is-what-will-save-us
Episode 73: Community Is What Will Save Us

Kimberly talks to Amanda Stahl, cofounder and director of the Independence Seekers Project. They talk about advocacy, activism, and the many ways that people can get involved and show up for their communities. Link to [Independence Seekers Project](https://www.independenceseekersproject.org/) Link

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I speak with disability activist Amanda Stahl . We talk about the marriage penalty as it still exists for people with disabilities, and we discussed the perils and payoffs of direct action protesting. Community Is What Will Save Us https://demand-and-disrupt.pinecast.co/episode/89134faf/community-is-what-will-save-us
Episode 73: Community Is What Will Save Us

Kimberly talks to Amanda Stahl, cofounder and director of the Independence Seekers Project. They talk about advocacy, activism, and the many ways that people can get involved and show up for their communities. Link to [Independence Seekers Project](https://www.independenceseekersproject.org/) Link

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Monday really outdid itself. Everybody i was supposed to meet with showed up late. Apparently I am the only person who still gets nervous before a Zoom meeting. Technology has just done me wrong too many times.

An episode 71, I talk about accessible, affordable housing. Give it a listen.

Episode 71: Housing Is Healthcare https://demand-and-disrupt.pinecast.co/episode/ddcb310f/housing-is-healthcare

Episode 71: Housing Is Healthcare

Kimberly talks to Eric Evans and Shalise Lisembee from Independence Place in Lexington about the ongoing affordable housing crisis. How did we get here, and how do we get out of it? They are experts on housing and are committed to helping people with disabilities navigate the current system. To spe

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Attached is the interview I conducted with a university of Kentucky professor. We talk about spinal cord injuries and all that comes with them. Listen and let me know what you think.
Episode 70: No Two Spinal Cord Injuries Are Alike https://demand-and-disrupt.pinecast.co/episode/c7e185ca/no-two-spinal-cord-injuries-are-alike
Episode 70: No Two Spinal Cord Injuries Are Alike

Kimberly talks with Sasha Rabchevsky, University of Kentucky professor and cofounder of the Kentucky Congress on Spinal Cord Injury. Their conversation delves into the landscape of research on spinal cord injuries and touches on both, the need for and difficulties of activism in the disability commu

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I talk about supported employment with an expert in the field. What even is supported employment anyway? I talk to someone who was doing it before it was even called that. If you’re interested in employment for people with disabilities, particularly those with intellectual disabilities, give this one a listen.
Episode 69: I always thought of my work as mindset realignment. https://demand-and-disrupt.pinecast.co/episode/a6a03599/i-always-thought-of-my-work-as-mindset-realignment-
Episode 69: I always thought of my work as mindset realignment.

Kimberly talks with Milton Tyree, one of the founders of the supported employment network in Kentucky, about how the field has evolved and what changes need to occur in the future. They also talk about his post retirement work in India. Helpful links: [International Social Role Valorization Assoc

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