We spoke with Dr. Tonie Sadler, Co-PI of My ROAD, who studies how healthcare and support systems affect people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). Her work focuses on making these systems more responsive to people’s real needs. What does it mean to…
We asked Dr. Kara Ayers, who serves on our My ROAD to Health Empowerment Board, a few questions about her work and dignity of risk. Dr Ayers is the Associate Director of the University of Cincinnati Center for Excellence in…
We were so excited to participate in TASH’s 50th anniversary conference last December in Denver. TASH brings together researchers, self-advocates, and practitioners committed to equity, inclusion, and human rights for people with disabilities and TASH 50 was a powerful reminder of why this work matters. While we could share a…
Devin Boggs is from Fayetteville, Arkansas and he is currently an Internship & Transition Manager for the EMPOWER Program at the University of Arkansas. Based on your own experiences and understandings, what does belonging mean to you?There is a difference between simply…
Empowerment Board: My Road to College, My ROAD to health How do you spend your free time? In the little free time I have, I enjoy reading the news, playing with my granddaughters, entertaining my four cats, watching movies and…