#151 - Dwindling Adult Therapy Choices Caused by Well Meaning But Misguided Advocacy Efforts
Adulthood often comes with a narrowing of therapeutic options that unfortunately are becoming even more thinned out due to recent policy. In this episode we pick up from a line of thought introduced in episode 150 regarding supports that affirm Neurodiversity and how value is ascribed to disability communities. Ableist lines of thinking are having a catastrophic impact on support services for the most vulnerable. These impacts in policy will be very hard to reverse once implemented and many advocates are unaware that the advocacy movements they are supporting may actually be ableist at the core and incredibly harmful to those we wish to champion
About the Guest: Ashley Kim Weiss
Ashley is an entrepreneur and disability advocate who currently serves as the National Coordinator for Together for Choice. She is also the President & CEO of Elevare Community, a non-profit organization whose mission is to create supportive residential communities for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Prior to Elevare, Ashley was the co-founder and Executive Director of Villa de Vida, a non-profit organization building an affordable housing community for adults with developmental disabilities in San Diego. Ashley holds a bachelor’s degree in Finance and Management from the University of Illinois, Chicago, and a Master’s degree in Business Administration from the Claremont Graduate University’s Drucker School of Business.
Ashley joined the show in Season 2 for an in depth conversation on the Fair Labor Laws and HCBS scrutiny. Find that episode in the Advocacy Series, Episode 67: HCBS Waiver, Fair Labor Laws, and Advocating for Choice.