Disability advocacy accessible air travel and the power of finding your voice

Alycia Anderson welcomes Mindy Henderson, who is a speaker, author, VP of Disability Outreach and Empowerment at the Muscular Dystrophy Association, and editor-in-chief of Quest Media, to discuss disability advocacy, especially accessible air travel. Mindy explains why adding wheelchair spots on airplanes is complex due to regulation, safety testing, and staff training. They reflect on their shared experiences spending 20 years in tech while trying to “hide” disability. Mindy also describes how job loss pushed her into writing The Truth About Things That Suck and building a speaking platform centered on honest storytelling.

Quotes from Mindy

Storytelling is one of the most powerful ways we create progress in our world.

~ Mindy Henderson

I think that there’s a lot the world needs right now. It just needs good people out there who are afraid, but they’re not letting it stop them.

~ Mindy Henderson

Adversity is a universal truth. It’s something that we all experience in one way or another. Sometimes things just suck, and that’s okay.

~ Mindy Henderson

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