Julie Reiskin is the Executive Director of the Colorado Cross Disability Coalition. She has gained expertise on nonprofit accountability and best practices, publicly funded long-term community-based services, disability rights law, public benefits, and the intersectionality of systemic and individual advocacy. In 2010, she was appointed by President Barack Obama to serve on the Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation. Julie also has M.S., and she and Brenda discuss their lives before disabilities, Brenda's personal story, and other topics.

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It's a special edition of The Brenda Fix! Brenda recently curated an art exhibit at Understudy, a free exhibition space housed in the Colorado Convention Center in Denver. The exhibit, "Disability Pride and The Arts", was open from October 7th - October 30th, 2022. It featured works by Luanne Burke, Merhia Wiese, Elliot Wiese, and Maggie Wiese.

In today's episode, Brenda interviews Luanne Burke. Luanne is an accomplished sculptor, and in today's episode she and Brenda discuss how blindness affected Luanne's art, how the visual nature of dreams evolves after going blind, and other topics.

For more information about Brenda and/or her programs, please visit mosbyservices.com.

It's a special edition of The Brenda Fix! Brenda is currently curating an art exhibit at Understudy, a free exhibition space housed in the Colorado Convention Center in Denver. The exhibit, "Disability Pride and The Arts", is open from October 7th - October 30th, 2022. It will feature works by Luanne Burke, Merhia Wiese, Elliot Wiese, and Maggie Wiese.

In today's episode, Brenda interviews Maggie Wiese. Maggie is a talented young artist, and in today's episode she and Brenda discuss her early artistic output, dealing with scary subjects through art, and other topics.

The Brenda Fix will feature an interview with each Understudy artist every week during the month of October.

For more information about the exhibit, please visit understudydenver.com.

For more information about Brenda and/or her programs, please visit mosbyservices.com.

Today's episode was recorded by Andrew Novick.

It's a special edition of The Brenda Fix! Brenda is currently curating an art exhibit at Understudy, a free exhibition space housed in the Colorado Convention Center in Denver. The exhibit, "Disability Pride and The Arts", is open from October 7th - October 30th, 2022. It will feature works by Luanne Burke, Merhia Wiese, Elliot Wiese, and Maggie Wiese.

In today's episode, Brenda interviews Elliot Wiese. Elliot is a talented young artist, and in today's episode they and Brenda discuss multiple art mediums, the nature of structure, and chickens!

The Brenda Fix will feature an interview with each Understudy artist every week during the month of October.

For more information about the exhibit, please visit understudydenver.com.

For more information about Brenda and/or her programs, please visit mosbyservices.com.

It's a special edition of The Brenda Fix! Brenda is currently curating an art exhibit at Understudy, a free exhibition space housed in the Colorado Convention Center in Denver. The exhibit, "Disability Pride and The Arts", is open from October 7th - October 30th, 2022. It will feature works by Luanne Burke, Merhia Wiese, Elliot Wiese, and Maggie Wiese.

In today's episode, Brenda interviews Merhia Wiese. Merhia is a multi-disciplinary artist, and she and Brenda discuss her childhood, her ADD diagnosis, motherhood, and other topics.

The Brenda Fix will feature an interview with each Understudy artist every week during the month of October.

For more information about the exhibit, please visit understudydenver.com.

For more information about Brenda and/or her programs, please visit mosbyservices.com.

Brenda speaks to Timothy Postlewaite, diagnosed with Spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy at the age of 2. Timothy shares stories about some of the challenges he faced while growing up and his many accomplishments.

Teri Wagner was born with cerebral palsy and her family moved to Denver when she was very young. Since the age of 11, Wagner has been a dancer, using a wheelchair. She completed 3 years of training with the Dancing Wheels Company and School in Cleveland, Ohio, traveled to Belgium to train and compete in wheelchair ballroom dance and she's a company dancer with Ballet Arts Theatre and Berthoud Dance Company. Teri has enjoyed dancing on stages throughout metro Denver and public school programs that help to bring an understanding of people with disabilities.

Joe is a former accountant for the Colorado Cross Disability Coalition, and served as a delegate for then-Senator Barack Obama in 2008 via the Democrats with Disabilities organization. Joe contracted polio as a child, and in this episode he and Brenda discuss Democrats with Disabilities, the importance of being involved at the grassroots level, and other topics.

Want to get involved? Contact Joe at j_beaver@comcast.net.

For more information about Brenda and/or her programs, visit mosbyservices.com.