We hear two different takes on the meaning of home. In the first, Darick and Becca tell us about how they have been unhoused and managed to find housing despite difficult circumstances; Christopher reflects on the importance of his neighborhood, particularly being able to take a short walk to his grocery store, coffee shop, and nearest SmashBurger.
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Meet Your Host Ally Day
Ally Day is Associate Professor of Disability Studies at the University of Toledo and author of several articles and book chapters, as well as the book The Politicial Economy of Stigma: HIV, Memoir, Medicine and Crip Positionalities. She is also co-producer for the film series HIV in the Rust Belt: The Story of David's House Compassion, directed by Holly Hey.
Meet Your Host Becca Monteleone
Becca Monteleone is Assistant Professor of Disability Studies at the University of Toledo and author of several articles and book chapters, co-editor of the book Disability and Social Justice in Kenya: Scholars, Policymakers, and Activists in Conversation, and author of the forthcoming book Bodily Transgressions: Disability, Authority, and Medical Technology in the 21st Century. She has run storytelling workshops with people with intellectual and developmental disabilities across the country and is one of the founders of the Plain Truth Project, aimed at making news media more cognitively accessible.
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