We have an inclusive, historic, story-telling filled show for you this week on Episode 201 of The Hidden Workforce!
Welcome Dennis Delemar, Founder and Director of the Greenwood Film Festival!
Dennis shares with us the journey of starting the Greenwood Film Festival, the power of inclusive and representative storytelling, and how they are opening doors for new filmmakers to direct and produce films- including filmmakers with disabilities!
We are excited to see how this film festival grows and the inclusion that grows with it!
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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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We have a special workforce themed show for you on Episode 192 of The Hidden Workforce!
Join our Host, Lisa Toth along with Jael Leon and Laurie Winiecke!
This week, Lisa is taking us through Jael and Laurie’s journeys to employment! Both ladies have secured jobs in fields they love and it’s thanks to their hard work, Lisa’s hard work, and the willingness of each employer to give them a chance to see them shine!
This show highlights the ups and downs of finding inclusive employment while also featuring that there are inclusive employers in our communities willing to give these types of opportunities a chance!
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We have a deeply inSIGHTful episode for you to HEAR on this weekend’s show in episode 191 of The Hidden Workforce!
Welcome Cassandra Oakes, Founder and President of the nonprofit SHEP (Sight Hearing Encouragement Program). Also welcome her VP, Alethea Grigsby who is translating the interview, as well as one of Cassandra’s interpreters who empowers and assists her to communicate with us.
Join us as we hear Cassandra’s incredible story of founding SHEP, how she navigated being born deaf and prepared for her onset loss of sight, her life philosophy, how she breaks stigmas placed over the Deaf-Blind community every day, the many ways SHEP is serving the entire state of Oklahoma, and more!
You can learn more information about SHEP at https://www.shep-ok.org!
(Special Thank You and shout out to Alethea Grigsby for translating the entire interview, and to Cassandra's interpreter for being present throughout the interview to empower us to communicate with Cassandra and vice versa).
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Spelling to Communicate (S2C) has taken the world by storm! We’ve heard from a guest who is a speller, now we are hearing from a mother’s perspective on how life-changing S2C has been for her son and their family as a whole in Episode 190 of The Hidden Workforce!
Welcome Lori Rogers, mom to speller- Craig Rogers to our show!
We’ll hear from Lori on how S2C has changed Craig’s life and opened his world to communicate to them and share his incredible intelligence, life goals, what he likes and what he doesn’t like, and so much more!
Lori also shares multiple books written by S2C spellers as well as S2C practitioners that can inspire and help spellers, their families, and more! Everyone deserves to be heard accessibly!
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This week we have a show full of connection in episode 189 of The Hidden Workforce!
Last month- Rise Staffing, The Hidden Workforce, and Open Ears Open Opportunities, Inc. hosted our first, but certainly not last Spectrum Speed Dating event! Welcome Adam Wulf and Dr. Swarna Singhal as they share with us about the event!
The energy and excitement fueled the evening with meaningful connections and conversations. Some of the participants matched, while others left having made some really great friendships. Our team was also there on-site to support and encourage the participants throughout the evening with whatever accommodations were needed.
Cheers to connection, inclusion, and many more nights like this one to come! Follow us and stay tuned on when our next event will take place!
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This week, we have a roaring good show for episode 188 of The Hidden Workforce!
We are featuring members from The Lions Club! In particular, their OKC West Side Chapter! Welcome Little White Dove, Richard Schiver, Johnny Bennett, Kathy Whaley, and Oliver Anyabolu to the show!
Each of these members share the amazing work their chapter as well as all Lions Clubs are doing in our communities and worldwide! They also share how special this organization is and what it means to them to be a part of it all. They are making a difference everywhere they go.
Their international website states, “With 100% of donations going towards grants and programs, LCIF empowers the compassionate service of Lions and those who need our help.”
Tune in to hear the amazing programs and projects Lions Clubs offer and give to!
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This week, we are featuring a crucial resource on Episode 187 of The Hidden Workforce!
Welcome Monica Maple, Attorney and founder of Maple Law!
Monica shares with us her journey of becoming an attorney, what led her to this specialty, and the crucial importance of planning what happens to your children/loved ones and assets when you’re gone- especially if you have a loved one who lives with a disability! She discusses her firm’s specialties in elder law, special needs planning, estate planning, Medicaid planning, guardianships, business/corporate planning, and so much more!
Don’t wait!! Start your estate planning today with Maple Law.
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This week we’re featuring a wonderful family sharing their experience with 2 different organizations that have impacted them on Episode 186 of The Hidden Workforce!
Welcome Torie and Margaret Dinsmore to The Hidden Workforce!
Torie shares about the Tulsa Cerebral Palsy Association and how they have supported her as well as her experience at Camp Barnabas!
Torie’s mom, Margaret joins us to share the amazing story of how Torie came into their lives, the support that the Tulsa Cerebral Palsy Association has been to Torie and their family, and the impact that Camp Barnabas has had on Torie.
The Tulsa Cerebral Palsy Association helps provide supports and grant funds to individuals who live with cerebral palsy to assist in funds for therapies, equipment, and so much more that either aren’t fully covered or are not covered by insurance. They also have support groups and other resources that can help people who live with cerebral palsy and their families/caregivers!
Camp Barnabas is a camp built and created especially for kids through adults who live with different disabilities, as well as children who have experienced cancer and more! Their camp is fully accessible and accommodating for just about every need you can think of! The staff and volunteers fully believe in all of their campers and make sure that each camper gets to do what they want to do throughout the week no matter what the activity is and no matter what their needs and accessibility needs are!
Tune in to hear more!
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This week we have a show full of wisdom, leadership, and going above and beyond in your purpose in Episode 185 of The Hidden Workforce!
This week, we welcome Sean Kouplen President and CEO of Regent Bank!
Sean shares with us the miraculous journey of buying, growing, and building Regent Bank into the incredible institution it is today. His journey shares wisdom on leadership, faith, how to navigate getting through the lowest points in life as well as how to humbly celebrate the big wins in life, leveraging a worldwide platform to do good and make a difference, AND our favorite- inclusive employment.
Regent Bank is an inclusive employer and is intentional with opportunities to open doors for people who live with disabilities to work within their company.
If you get the chance to check out the history of their bank, they are no stranger to innovative growth. They have created multiple levels of service to help you with all of your banking needs whether it be your personal banking, business/nonprofit banking, cannabis business banking, mortgages, financial investments, they have it all!
You do not want to miss this insightful episode!
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This week we have an impactful show for you on episode 184 of The Hidden Workforce.
Welcome Dixy Green, the President of The Brain Injury Association of Oklahoma!
Dixy shares with us her personal connection to this world as well as the heart and mission of BIAOK- resources, support groups, preventative education, and more.
Their website states that, “The Brain Injury Association of Oklahoma is Oklahoma’s foremost advocacy organization serving persons with traumatic/acquired brain injuries (TBI/ABI), their families, professionals and the community. As a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, we strive to educate lawmakers and the public about all matters related to brain injury and connect those affected by brain injury to community resources.”
If you or someone you love lives with a TBI/ABI, don’t hesitate to reach out to your local Brain Injury Association affiliate today!
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We have an important and resourceful show for you on episode 183 of The Hidden Workforce!
Welcome Olivia Hook the Director of Oklahoma Department of Transportation’s Mobility Management Program!
Everyone needs transportation. Getting from one place to another is what drives growth, independence, and connecting with social groups and building community! Oklahoma Mobility Management helps connect you with transportation systems that are closest to you and your community- from densely populated cities to small, rural communities- there is a mode of transportation out there for you if you are in need of adaptable, accommodating modes of transportation.
If you or someone you love has specific accommodations or transportation accessibility needs- ODOT wants to hear from you, and a Mobility Manager is on standby to assist you as well as answer your questions!
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We want you to HEAR the incredible work of our guests on this week’s Episode 182 of The Hidden Workforce!
Welcome Dr. Nikki Pain and Audiology Assistant Kara Westhoff from Hearts for Hearing to the Hidden Workforce!
Hearts for Hearing is a nonprofit organization that helps people in their hearing loss journey throughout their lifespan. They especially emphasize early intervention with children who are in need of audiology services- and offer to help these needs free of cost from ages 0-3 since this is such a crucial time for hearing/speech development- this is part of the nonprofit part of their organization. Children are served throughout their childhood, teen years, and into adulthood as they navigate the services they need in their hearing journeys.
Adults who struggle with hearing loss are also welcome to the Hearts for Hearing Clinic through their hearing loss journey as well! When an adult chooses to purchase their hearing aides at Hearts for Hearing- this helps to fund the equipment and needs for the nonprofit component of their organization- so no matter what you choose, you are giving back to families in need!
Tune in to hear more about Hearts for Hearing and the amazing impact they are making for families and loved ones in the deaf and hard of hearing community. You don’t want to miss this!
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