Emily Ladau is our guest on this episode of Day In Washington. Listen as she shares some of what she has learn throughout her life, and what policy issue she is most concerned about.BioEmily Ladau is a passionate disability rights activi

DIW – Sexual Abuse and People with #Disabilities

Apr 9th, 2019 6m 7s

Hello and welcome to Day in Washington, your disability policy podcast. I’m your host Day Al-Mohamed working to make sure you stay informed. I know everyone was watching the news about the Hacienda HealthCare facility in Phoenix, Arizona, wh

Disability Report – March 31, 2019

Apr 5th, 2019 9m 9s

Hello and welcome to Day in Washington, your disability policy podcast. I’m your host Day Al-Mohamed working to make sure you stay informed. This is the Disability Report for March 2019.JUSTICE: March 1st is known within the disability com

DIW – College Admissions Scandal, Standardized Testing, and #Disability

Mar 20th, 2019 7m 6s

Hello and welcome to Day in Washington, your disability policy podcast. I’m your host Day Al-Mohamed working to make sure you stay informed. Today, I want to take a few minutes to talk about the recent college admissions scandal, reflect a bit

Bullying and Disability

Feb 26th, 2019 7m 1s

INTRODUCTIONHello and welcome to Day in Washington, your disability policy podcast. I’m your host Day Al-Mohamed working to make sure you stay informed.POSTRecently I’ve been thinking about bulling. We’re all familiar with what bullying is r

Disability Report – February 19, 2019

Feb 19th, 2019 8m 23s

Hello and welcome to Day in Washington, your disability policy podcast. I’m your host Day Al-Mohamed working to make sure you stay informed. This is your Disability Report for the week of February 19, 2019.Housing/InternationalOn January 25t

Disability Report – January 7, 2019

Jan 7th, 2019 6m 58s

Hello and welcome to Day in Washington, your disability policy podcast. I’m your host Day Al-Mohamed working to make sure you stay informed. This is your Disability Report for the week of January 7, 2019.HealthcareThe Missouri Legislative se

DIW – Q&A: Service Animals, Support Animals, and the Laws

Oct 22nd, 2018 7m 29s

Hello and welcome to Q&A day here at Day in Washington. Today’s question comes from a panel I was on as a part of a Disability session for the State Department. I thought it was a fantastic question so am including it in here. QUESTION:I wa

Structured Negotiation with Lainey Feingold

Aug 15th, 2018 37m 40s

On this episode, we speak with Lainey Feingold about structured negotiation.Lainey Feingold is a disability rights lawyer focusing on digital access, an international speaker, and the author of Structured Negotiation, A Winning Alternative to

“Competitive Integrated Employment” and the Workplace Choice and Flexibility for Individuals with Disabilities Act (HR 5658)

Aug 3rd, 2018 14m 58s

Today’s show is about Competitive Integrated Employment. What is it? What does the term mean? Where did it come from? And how does it all intersect with the new Workplace Choice and Flexibility for Individuals with Disabilities Act (HR 5658)?I

Supporting Black Women With #Disabilities With Vilissa Thompson

Jul 23rd, 2018 49m 1s

Today's DIW interview is with Vilissa Thompson, LMSW, and creator of Ramp Your Voice! and #DisabilityTooWhite. She is an amazing writer and activist. Join us as we talk about living a "crippled and intersectional life," what disability means in

The Farm Bill, SNAP, and Work Requirements

Jul 13th, 2018 13m 21s

INTRODUCTIONHello and welcome to Day in Washington, your disability policy podcast. I’m your host Day Al-Mohamed working to make sure you stay informed.BACKGROUNDFor those of you who may not know, the Farm Bill is one of the largest and most

30 Days After the Women’s March on Washington

Feb 21st, 2017

Click below to listen to the audio podcast: 30 Days after the Women's Marchhttp://dayinwashington.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/30-Days-After-the-Womens-March_final.mp3The Women's March on Washington (WMW) was a once in a generation kind o

What is the Holman Rule and What Does it Mean for America?

Jan 24th, 2017

Click below to listen to the audio podcast: The Holman Rule and What Does it Mean for America?http://dayinwashington.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/The-Holman-Rule_edit_final.mp3Hello and welcome to Day in Washington, your disability policy

Latest on the #Labor #Overtime Rule and What it Means for People with #Disabilities

Dec 7th, 2016

Click below to listen to the audio podcast: Labor Overtime Rule and the New Administration.http://dayinwashington.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Labor-Overtime-Rule-and-the-New-Administration_edit.mp3The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA or Act

Intellectual #Disability and the Death Penalty

Dec 1st, 2016

Click below to listen to the audio podcast: Intellectual Disability and the Death Penalty. http://dayinwashington.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Intellectual-Disability-and-the-Death-Penalty-final.mp3There are 32 states in America that allow

(#DIW Podcast) Bradley Lomax – Revolutionary Black Nationalism and #Disability Power

Feb 28th, 2016

Reposted from: www.leadonnetwork.com/wordpressThis is a Day in Washington #Disability #Policy Podcast.http://dayinwashington.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/3-BlackHistoryMonth-Bradley-Lomax-final.mp3Audio File: http://dayinwashington.com

(#DIW Podcast) Kathy D. Woods Designer

Feb 20th, 2016

Reposted from: www.leadonnetwork.com/wordpressThis is a Day in Washington #Disability #Policy Podcast.http://dayinwashington.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/2-BlackHistoryMonth-Kathy-D-Wright-final.mp3Audio File: http://dayinwashington.co

(#DIW Podcast) Cathay Williams – Female Buffalo Soldier

Feb 4th, 2016

Reposted from: www.leadonnetwork.com/wordpressThis is a Day in Washington #Disability #Policy Podcast.http://dayinwashington.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1-BlackHistoryMonth-Cathay-Williams-final.mp3Audio File: http://dayinwashington.co

(#DIW Podcast) The President’s Executive Order on Gun Violence and Mental Health

Jan 8th, 2016

This is a Day in Washington #Disability #Policy Podcast.Audio File: http://dayinwashington.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Executive-Order-on-Gun-Violence-and-2.mp3 The President's Executive Order on Gun Violence and Mental HealthHello an

(#DIW Podcast) Ban the Box: Good for People with Disabilities? And a few of my thoughts people with #disabilities in the #criminal #justice system

Nov 15th, 2015

The blog quoted below is a repost from the Department of Labor's blog that was posted on November 9, 2016. I wrote it to highlight some great work being done by the Integrated Recovery Network as a part of the Add Us In initiative. Over and ove

(#DIW Podcast) ABLE Act Update and Crabs in a Barrel

Mar 24th, 2015

Day in Washington #Disability #Policy Podcast. Update on the #ABLEAct and Crabs in a Barrel. Did we sacrifice #disability community solidarity and the good of the many for the good of the few?http://dayinwashington.com/wp-content/uploads/2015

(#DIW Podcast) Girl Scouts Refuse to Provide Interpreter Services for #Deaf Member

Feb 23rd, 2015

Day in Washington #Disability #Policy Podcast. #GirlScouts Refuses to Provide #Interpreter Services for #Deaf Member. Have they forgotten their own history?! They were founded by a woman with a significant hearing impairment!(Note from Day:

(#DIW Podcast) #Youth with #Disabilities in the Juvenile Justice System and Access to #Education

Dec 30th, 2014

Day in Washington #Disability #Policy Podcast. #Youth with Disabilities in the Juvenile Justice (#JJ) System and Access to #Educationhttp://dayinwashington.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/JJ-Youth-PWD-and-Department-of-Ed-Letter-Final.mp3T

(#DIW Podcast) National Disability #Employment Awareness Month (#NDEAM) 2015 – A Reminder from Jim Langevin about the Value of People with #Disabilities

Oct 22nd, 2014

Day in Washington Disability #Policy Podcast. National #Disability #Employment Awareness Month (#NDEAM)http://dayinwashington.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/NDEAM-Final.mp3Audio file: http://dayinwashington.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/ND