This episode of VHHA’s Patients Come First podcast features Michael Lewis, Vice President of Policy for the American Association of People with Disabilities, for a conversation about his work and personal experience with cerebral palsy, the history of the Americans With Disabilities Act, Disability Pride Month, and more. Send questions, comments, feedback, or guest suggestions to pcfpodcast@vhha.com or contact on X (Twitter) (twitter.com/VirginiaHHA) or Instagram (www.instagram.com/virginiahha/) using the #PatientsComeFirst hashtag.

VHHA Patients Come First Podcast - Michael Lewis

When unspeakable tragedy stuck at the age of 15, Geoffrey's life was forever changed. During this week's episode, we talk with him about that moment, how it's impact affected his family, and how it fueled him to pursue a career in seeking justice for others. We also talk about the joy and pain of being an Atlanta Braves and Falcons fan.

Geoffrey - tragedy to justice

Rachel Shaw is President of Shaw HR Consulting. She is a seasoned HR expert who helps organizations shift from fear-based compliance to people-first, legally sound strategies that build strong workplace cultures. Rachel has 20 years of executive HR experience and she’s the author of The Disabled Workforce: What the ADA Never Anticipated in which she provides practical guidance to HR and risk professionals. In this episode, Rachel is going to talk about why the ADA is more than legal red tape. 
Host: Marie-Line Germain, Ph.D.
Mixing: Kelly Minnis


Ep. 121 - Why the ADA is more than legal red tape - Rachel Shaw

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DJ BREAKBEAT SPECIAL ALBUM WALI 2025 FULL BASS - HARGA DIRIKU x ADA GAJAH DIBALIK BATU [ZOLHYuHGlhE]

Title from the disability rights slogan "Nothing About Us Without Us." Wikipedia Addresses the less-visible struggle of disability activism. Verses reference the historic 504 Sit-in of 1977, the Capitol Crawl of 1990, and bring it to today's fights for accessible transportation, healthcare without discrimination, community-based living over institutionalization. Details the ADAPT activists still fighting for attendant services and accessible transit. Temple References the August 2024 "Know Your Rights for Disabled Protestors" guide created precisely because disabled people are on the front lines of ALL movements—Black Lives Matter, climate justice, LGBTQ rights, labor actions. DREDF
Chorus is powerful and declarative: "Nothing about us without us / Fix the system, not me / Nothing about us without us / Accessibility is justice, justice is free." Bridge addresses intersectionality—disabled LGBTQ+ people, disabled people of color, poor disabled people facing compounded discrimination. Ends with the ADA chant: "What do we want? ADA! When do we want it? NOW!" Temple

Nothing About Us

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Meet Saamer Mansoor ( linkedin.com/in/saamer ) who from building a Deaf Aware App is now revolutionising the way meeting Transcription and Translation Apps can work without the Internet connectivity on device and nearly no latency. Conference Captioning (https://conferencecaptioning.com  ) is ADA-compliant live transcription and instant translations powered by On-Device AI — so your audience never misses a word.  PODcast hosts Roel Frissen and Ruud Janssen explore this development in this latest episode of the #DESIGNtoCHANGE PODcast ONstage and BACKstage more at https://designtochange.online  

The #DESIGNtoCHANGE podcast, hosted by Ruud Janssen and Roel Frissen, featured Saamer Mansoor, founder of BeAware Deaf Assistant, sharing his inspiring journey of innovation. Born in Saudi Arabia and raised in Texas, Saamer studied mechanical engineering at the University of Texas before transitioning to coding. During the COVID-19 pandemic, he developed the Deaf Assistant app to address communication barriers for the deaf and hard-of-hearing community caused by mask-wearing. The app transforms smartphones into alerting devices using LED flashes and smartwatch vibrations, gaining global recognition, including features on Y Combinator's Hacker News and Apple’s platform. It is widely used in the Netherlands, Germany, and the United States.

Saamer’s participation in IMEX America, a major event with 17,000 attendees, was transformative. During Smart Monday and the Event Design Certificate (EDC) Level 1 workshop at Marina Bay Sands, he engaged with event designers from over 15 countries, recognizing the need for inclusive event design. Inspired by feedback from George Washington University professors, he expanded the app’s capabilities to include conference captioning. This feature uses on-device AI for real-time captioning and translation in over 25 languages, ensuring ADA compliance with over 95% accuracy and contextual understanding. Unlike competitors, Saamer’s solution eliminates internet dependency, offering unmatched speed and reliability, even for silent seminars.

The session explored accessibility challenges in events, citing CES 2024’s accessibility competition, which lacked basic accommodations. Saamer also shared insights from the PCMA conference in Rotterdam, where the Sign Language Coffee Bar sparked conversations about communication barriers. He emphasized the importance of relationships in the events industry, noting competitors’ aggressive sales tactics, including exclusive multi-year deals.

Saamer’s open-source business model, with code available on GitHub, empowers the deaf community without ads or subscription fees. Revenue is generated through partnerships with organizations serving this community. Looking ahead, Saamer plans to expand his sales team, enhance networking features for classrooms and events, and continue innovating. The podcast concluded with an invitation for Saamer to return next year to reflect on his progress and share updates, while also highlighting the Event Canvas’s 30,000 users and its role in fostering inclusive event design worldwide.

Saamer Mansoor #DESIGNtoCHANGE BACKstage with Ruud Janssen + Roel Frissen

Based on the ending of RE2, enjoy.

You weren’t there when I woke up
I thought you were gone
You’re so beautiful, and you’re not giving up
I was in a cubicle, now everything’s going wrong
It’s unusual, yea one right can’t right two wrongs

Take a leap of faith I know it’s scary
I know you don’t wanna seem unordinary
I can’t scream feels like nobody HEARS me
The feelings that we shared I thought I seen it clearly
Trynna save you girl, feels like my head is in a guillotine 
Like did you use me? I Thought that we feel the same
Tried to talk it out, Then you pulled your gun on me
I can’t let you go, your kiss still heals me

(Second chorus says: even after all this pain, your kiss still heals me.)

this is such a mess now
I know that you’re stressed out
I just wanna help out
You should know I mean the best now.
Now I’m on the come down.
You can’t be with me?

I feel so guilty
Not seeing your face, it kills me
I know that you wanna let yourself fall down
But in the end I had to go and turn around

We coulda been something in a past life
I just feel so used like a cracked pipe
Ima do it all for you till I flat line
Girl stay alive

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✧ let’s make it out of the darkness together ✧
✧ follow the path ✧
✧ i’ve been through this before ✧
✧ do not fear ✧
✧ do not be discouraged ✧
✧ critical hit ✧

A couple of friends who live rather ordinary lives, sharing stories of the "normal life" that can be rather funny and fascinating when you take a deeper look.  Oh, and there's some music on here too.

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Are you interested in getting an insider’s look at HR? Dear Human Resources takes current HR topics and trends, looks at the research, talks to experts (both practitioners and researchers), and gives listeners a behind-the-scenes’ perspective on HR topics. Our podcasts also explore how other fields such as architecture, social justice, or science influence HR. We conclude our podcasts with one breakthrough idea, which could radically change the field of human resources. 
Listen to Dear Human Resources on iTunes, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts.
 
Legal Disclaimer: This HR podcast series provides content to listeners and an opportunity for dialogue. It does not offer legal advice, and makes no representation as to the accuracy and suitability of the content for a particular purpose.

The host, Dr. Marie-Line Germain, is a professor of Human Resources and Leadership at Western Carolina University (a campus of the University of North Carolina).  https://www.linkedin.com/in/marie-line-germain/

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