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Episode 101

Guest: Betty Clark

Episode 100

Episode 99

Guest: Torme Newman (Caregiver Education and Training)

Episode 98

Cutbacks to caregivers

Episode 97

Guest: Ernie & Mona

Episode 96

• Guest: David McCauley (Wise Up Secure Paralysis)

Episode 95

Assistive technology for people with special needs

Episode 94

• Guest: Wendy Wolf

Episode 93

Episode 92

• Guest: Ed Myers (AZ Center for Disability Law)

Episode 91

• Guest: Gabe Dooling (Dooling Insurance)

Episode 90

• Guest: Joni Parry (Cancer survivor)

Episode 89

• Guest: Carol Nadu (Rheumatoid Arthritis)

Episode 88

• Guest: Cynthia Holmes and Sharon Kahn (American Parkinson's Disease Association) and Becky Farley (PhD Researcher)

Episode 87

(2nd anniversary of this show!)

• Guest: Christina Chattery (Consumer Direct) & Rachel Malone (caregiver)

Episode 86

State Cuts to Medicaid $ & Medicare

• Guest: Al Miller & Rachael Malone (caregivers)

Episode 85

• Guest: Cindy Seagroves (City of Tucson: Commision on Diability Issues)

Episode 84

• Guest: Madeline Edwards (Technology and Access Center of Tucson)

Episode 83

Professional Organization and Daily Money Management

• Guest: Lorraine Olsen (LJW Consulting)

Episode 82

• Guest: Michael McDonald (Habitat for Humanity)

Episode 81

Discussing tax issues with seniors

• Guests: Tom Kappler (Executive Director of Hundred Palms, Tucson) and Jennifer Walker (Senior Advocate at Pima Council on Aging)

Episode 80

• Guest: Dr. Joe Patterson

Episode 79

• Guest: Ida Esh't (Ms. Wheelchair Ohio, 1987-88)

Episode 78

Today's topic is about autism

• Guest: Michelle Mastrangelo (Angels in Autism)

Episode 77

• Guest: Mike DeSchalit (Motivating Minds Hypnosis Center)

Episode 75

• Guest: Jennie Gokul

Episode 74

• Guest: Rodrick Scott (recovery trainer for Mobility Fitness)

Episode 73

• Topic: Adaptive equipment for vehicles

Episode 71

• Guest: Carl Foster, General Manager of Dependable Medical

Episode 68

(We apologize for the poor audio quality -- this is a fluke we are unable to remedy)

• Topic: Access Travel Center & Free Rider Health Care
• Guest: Lou Novak (Access Travel Center)

Episode 67

• Topic: Funding for personal care attendant services
• Guest: Vinnie

Episode 65

• Topic: Polio Epic Group

Episode 60

• Topic: Home Instead Senior Care

Episode 59

• Topic: 5 Scenarios: Situations that could cause physical injuries or disabilities

Episode 58

• Topic: Problems with transporting scooters or wheelchairs

Episode 56

• Guest: Gene Hildreth (Hot Dogs with Hearts)

Episode 55

• Guests: Stephanie Parker & Shannon Franklin (The Aurora Foundation)

Episode 53

• Guests: Sue Kroeger from the University of Arizona Disability Resource Center and Amanda Kraus who is the coordinator of the Veterans Program in the DRC.

Episode 52

• Topic: Playability Toys (a local company)
• Guests: Bud and Sarah

Episode 51

• Topic: Introductory classes for "Living well with your disability"
• Guest: Jenny Gokul

Episode 50

• Guest: Ruth McClung, Congressional Candidate

Episode 49

• Guest: Jim Deakin, Senatorial Candidate

Episode 48

• Guest: Scott Hodgkinson V.I.P. Coordinator, A.Y.S.O. & Tucson Challenger Little League

Episode 47

• Topic: Open forum -- all topics welcome

Episode 46

• Topic: Modification of RVs
• Guest: Larry from Canyon State RV

Episode 45

• Topic: Automotive airbag questions and safety concerns
• Guest: Bob and Margaret Brown

Episode 44

• Topic: IdealLife Program (heart and blood pressure monitoring program)
• Guest: CareMore (Medicare Advantage Group)

Episode 43

• Topic: Personal Care Assistant/Attendant
• Guest: Joyce Meyer; Wendy Wolf

Episode 42

• Topic: Summer camps

Episode 41

• Topic: Discussion of John Quinn's book "Someone Like Me: An unlikely story of challenge and triumph over cerebral palsy"
• Guest: Chief Petty Officer John Quinn (ret.)

Episode 40

• Topic: JCC Summer Camp Program, Jewish Community Campus.

Episode 39

• Topic: Living with arthritis
• Guest: Dr. David Smith (Director of the Disability Assessment Clinic)

Episode 38

• Topic: MS (Multiple Sclerosis)
• Guest: Az. Chapter of MS Society in Tucson

Episode 37

• Topic: Lupus & Role of Lupus Foundation in Arizona; Clinical trials
• Guest: Lupus Foundation

Episode 36

• Topic: Solar energy systems and energy independence
• Guest: Susan

Episode 35

• Topic: High school transition
• Guest: Stephanie Johnson (Vail School District, AZ)

Episode 34

• Topic: accesstravelcenter.com, a web based travel pre-planning resource
• Guest: Lou Novak

Episode 33

Guest: Bob Stupes at www.SpecialMuse.com

Episode 32

Guest: Cindy Seagroves at www.allaccesstravel.com

Episode 26

• Topic: The "Not So" Newlywed Game
• Guest: The Colonel

Episode 25

Episode 24:

• Disability Etiquette

Episode 23:

• Home Instead Senior Care

Episode 22:

• Guest: Gabe w/ University of Arizona Quad Rugby Team

Episode 21:

• Direct Center for Independent Living
• Guests: Mary and Wendy

Episode 20:

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Episode 19:

• Services available to you through SpecialNeedsVehicles.
• Guests: Kevin Sedgwick

Episode 18:

• Reviewing Pre-Paid Legal Service
• Identity Theft Protection
• Guests: Jamie and Stan

Episode 17:

• Guest: Jenny Gokul
• Building an Inclusive Tucson (a seminar on Friday, Oct. 30, 2009).

Episode 16: 

• Pilot Parents of Southern Arizona

Episode 15:

• Conductive Education

Episode 14:

• Perspective of two people that have had physical challenges thrown at them
• Guests: Wendy and Vinnie

Episode 13:

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Episode 12:

• Dharma Dogs & Quality Dog training
• Guests: Laura Horsey and Jenny Candle

Episode 11:

• Different kinds of lifts.

Episode 10:

• General discussion about vehicle modifications.
• Guest: Scott Fricks

Episode 9:

• Housing Modifications
• Guest: Sharon Mikrut

Episode 8:

• DAWN (Differently Abled Winners Network)
• Guest: Wendy Wolf (Direct Center for Independent Living)

Episode 7:

• Direct Center for Independent Living

Episode 6:

• Polio Accesibility Issues
• Interdependent Living

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Episode 5:

• Neurological Challenges
• Friedreich's Ataxia

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Episode 4:

• Computer software accessibility features.

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Episode 3:

• Airbag safety

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Episode 2:

• Safe installation requirements
• Airbag safety

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Episode 1:

• About vehicle and home adaptation technologies.
• The purpose of vehicle and home adapation.
• Review of installation cases.

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