Pushing Forward with Alycia

Now live, with new episodes every Thursday!

This podcast gives disability a voice! Alycia shares powerful personal stories of growing up with a disability. How her family, including her able bodied twin sister, fought for accessibility in education, adaptive sports, and workplace inclusion. 

Our mission is to be a safe space to learn, share, and ask questions. There are no wrong questions here! Alycia will interview other people with disabilities, diversity advocates, and allies with a goal of teaching, learning, and overcoming.

How does disability fit inside diversity, equity, and inclusion?

Alycia talks about living with a disability from a diversity, equity and inclusion lens. 

She’s a DEI educator and advocate, a motivational speaker, and a mighty voice for change. Whether you’re a person with a disability, someone who wants to be a stronger disability advocate, or a company striving to be a more inclusive employer, you’ll learn something and you’ll leave every episode inspired! 

Alycia answers questions like:

• What is ableism?
• How does ableism affect society?
• How do we disable ableism?
• What does diversity and inclusion really mean? 
• What is disability diversity?
• What is workplace inclusion? 
• What is digital accessibility and why is it important?
• How can I avoid inspiration porn?
• What is disability awareness training?
• What is intersectionality?

You’ll quickly learn Alycia’s internal fire burns brightly! She’s authentic, unguarded and on a mission to use her life experiences to make a difference. Every episode will feature an inspiring story of pushing forward, overcoming adversity, and living full out! Because that’s how Alycia rolls.