In Episode 119: Pushing Forward with Eric Harris: From the Court to Capitol, Alycia Anderson welcomes wheelchair basketball champion, attorney and disability rights advocate Eric Harris. Eric’s journey from national titles on the court to policy influence in California demonstrates resilience, leadership, and purpose. They discuss his adaptive sports beginnings, legal career, advocacy roles, systemic challenges, and his belief that those most impacted must be at the decision-making table to create meaningful change.

In this episode of Pushing Forward with Alycia, host Alycia Anderson chats with Sean Larkin — a neurodivergent advocate, musician, and passionate inclusion champion. Sean opens up about his late-identified diagnosis, discovering community through Employee Network Groups, and embracing neurodiversity as part of his identity. He describes how music (particularly his hand-pan work) became therapeutic, and shares a powerful message: “When you show up … one or two people not judging can change lives.”

In this episode, neurodivergent advocate and musician Sean Larkin opens up about his late-identified autism and ADHD — once masked, now embraced as part of his identity. He reflects on childhood struggles, mental-health challenges and masking, then describes finding community through workplace disability networks, discovering purpose through advocacy, and using music (especially hand-pan) as healing and expression. His story becomes a compelling example of resilience, self-acceptance, and turning pain into power.

In this episode of Pushing Forward with Alycia, host Alycia Anderson interviews adaptive-fashion pioneer Marilyn “Mari” Anderson — founder of Bee Human Design and Mad Drool. They trace her journey from small-town roots to starting an inclusive apparel line, highlighting how empathy, creativity, and honest feedback shape accessible fashion. Mari describes how Mad Drool’s stylish bandanas combine function and dignity, and teases an upcoming collaboration with Alycia: a future where fashion meets accessibility.

In this episode, Alycia talks with adaptive fashion designer and entrepreneur Marilyn Anderson, founder of Bee Human Design and Mad Drool. Marilyn shares how losing her corporate role pushed her to finally launch her own inclusive brand, rooted in empathy, collaboration, and years of adaptive design experience. Together, they explore fit sessions over Zoom, drool-friendly fashion bandanas, pet companions, and why truly inclusive design always starts with deeply listening to disabled people.

In Episode 116 of Pushing Forward with Alycia, Alycia Anderson welcomes YouTube star and accessibility advocate Winston Ben Clements, who shares how he turned his journey with osteogenesis imperfecta into a global platform for change. He explores redefining accessibility, the power of inclusive content, and how fatherhood and marriage shape his mission beyond limitations. This compelling conversation reveals why universal design should be the baseline—not the exception.