In Episode 160 of Pushing Forward with Alycia, Alycia Anderson and Marty Anderson explore how employers can move beyond NDEAM awareness and build disability inclusion into everyday workplace practices. From Access Before Ask and workplace accessibility to accessible AI, hiring, retention, and advancement, this episode offers practical ideas for creating more accessible workplaces all year long.
Read the full transcript of Episode 160 of Pushing Forward with Alycia, featuring Alycia Anderson and Marty Anderson in a candid NDEAM conversation about disability employment, workplace accessibility, Access Before Ask, accessible AI, and creating more inclusive workplaces beyond October.
We often treat accessibility as something that begins with an accommodation request. An employee encounters a barrier.They disclose a need.They ask for help.Then the organization responds. But what if we moved some of that work upstream? Accessible documents from the start. Captions already turned on. Meetings designed for different ways of participating. Digital tools evaluated … read more… What if fewer employees had to ask for accessibility in the first place?
Mike Gomoll turned his son Joey’s love of music into a rock-and-roll movement fighting epilepsy. In this episode, Mike joins Alycia to share Joey’s story, explain the realities and stigma surrounding epilepsy, and reveal how Joey’s Song has united legendary musicians and raised more than $2 million for research. It is a conversation about grief, generosity, community, advocacy and what becomes possible when people choose to show up.
Mike Gomoll, founder of Joey’s Song, joins Alycia Anderson to share how his son Joey’s love of music inspired a movement for epilepsy awareness and research. Their conversation explores Dravet syndrome, the realities of living with epilepsy, the power of community, and how Joey’s Song has raised more than $2 million to help the next family.
Award-winning artist and RAMPD founder Lachi joins Alycia Anderson to explore disability culture, music, identity, unmasking and why the parts society tells us to hide deserve to be celebrated.
Read the full conversation between Alycia Anderson and Lachi about disability culture, music, identity, representation, RAMPD, Magnificent and disability pride.
A keynote can last an hour. But in the right room, with the right people and the right conversation, a microphone can amplify something much bigger than a voice. I had the honor of joining the California Public Utilities Commission for its inaugural Summit and being part of a day centered on accessibility, leadership, community, … read more… The Keynote Event Ends. The Impact Does Not.
Now booking NDEAM 2026 keynotes!For the last five years, The Alycia Anderson Company, LLC has partnered with 230+ companies around the world to move disability inclusion from awareness to action. We are proud of that! We’ve now worked with global brands, including Microsoft, Victoria’s Secret, Netflix, Uber, and beyond, helping teams create meaningful conversations around … read more… Now booking National Disability Employment Awareness Month NDEAM2026 keynotes!
Deaf accessibility advocate Meryl K. Evans joins Alycia Anderson to discuss growing up profoundly deaf, the evolution of captions, accessible content, lived experience, inclusive design and why progress over perfection is essential to meaningful accessibility.
