Voices of ABLE2 Episode 1: The Ally That Changed Everything For years, Michael lived with agoraphobia, or fear of open and crowded spaces, almost all his life. During the pandemic, he shares that these feelings of loneliness and isolation heightened even more, which shaped his daily reality. Isolated from the world and unsure if meaningful connection was still possible, everything changed when he met Mike through ABLE2’s Matching Program.  In this powerful first episode, Michael and Mike share how their match grew into a friendship that helped Michael slowly step outside again, from short moments on his balcony to standing among 17,000 people at an Ottawa Senators game. Transcript available here.   Thank you to Voices of ABLE2's Presenting Sponsor Sequence Marketing, for helping us make inclusion heard.  Do you have a story to share or know someone who should be featured? Contact us at events@able2.org. Do you want to be the first to know about new podcast episodes and updates about ABLE2’s programs, services and events? Subscribe here. 

Voices of ABLE2 Pilot Episode: Amplifying Voices with Sequence Marketing Welcome to the pilot episode of Voices of ABLE2, featuring powerful, real conversations about disability, inclusion, and community. Host Emelou Porquez sits down with Veronique Soucy, agency principal at Sequence Marketing, to explore the deep partnership between ABLE2 and Sequence Marketing, the story behind ABLE2’s impactful rebrand, and the shared commitment to inclusion and community empowerment. In this heartfelt conversation, Vero shares how Sequence Marketing became a champion for ABLE2’s mission, the creative journey of renaming Citizen Advocacy to ABLE2, and why giving people a voice through storytelling is so powerful. Tune in to hear how collaboration, compassion, and creativity come together to make inclusion heard. Transcript available here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1x9NwUJPel9ftdoZz3hPeGR_vdKhqs7B3/view?usp=share_link