{"id":322879,"date":"2018-10-07T02:02:57","date_gmt":"2018-10-07T09:02:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/?p=322879"},"modified":"2026-02-12T17:20:54","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T01:20:54","slug":"ep-35-mentoring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/2018\/10\/07\/ep-35-mentoring\/","title":{"rendered":"Ep 35: Mentoring"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_3966\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-322879-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/content.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/Final_Ep_35.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/content.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/Final_Ep_35.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/content.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/Final_Ep_35.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/content.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/Final_Ep_35.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/?powerpress_pinw=322879-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/content.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/Final_Ep_35.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Final_Ep_35.mp3\">Download<\/a> | <a href=\"#\" class=\"powerpress_link_e\" title=\"Embed\" onclick=\"return powerpress_show_embed('322879-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Embed<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_embed_box\" id=\"powerpress_embed_322879-podcast\" style=\"display: none;\"><input id=\"powerpress_embed_322879-podcast_t\" type=\"text\" value=\"&lt;iframe width=&quot;320&quot; height=&quot;30&quot; src=&quot;https:\/\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/?powerpress_embed=322879-podcast&amp;amp;powerpress_player=mediaelement-audio&quot; title=&quot;Blubrry Podcast Player&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; scrolling=&quot;no&quot;&gt;&lt;\/iframe&gt;\" onclick=\"javascript: this.select();\" onfocus=\"javascript: this.select();\" style=\"width: 70%;\" readOnly><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/disability-visibility\/id1282878324\u00a0?mt=2&amp;ls=1#episodeGuid=https%3A%2F%2Fdisabilityvisibilityproject.com%2F%3Fp%3D322879\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_itunes\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Apple Podcasts\" rel=\"nofollow\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/subscribebyemail.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe by Email\" rel=\"nofollow\">Email<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Did you know that the third Wednesday of every October is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aapd.com\/disability-mentoring-day\/\">Disability Mentoring Day<\/a>? This day is connected to month-long activities for the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dol.gov\/odep\/topics\/ndeam\/\">National Disability<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Employment Awareness <\/span>Month<\/a>.\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Today\u2019s episode is about mentoring featuring two dynamic disabled mentors: Yolanda Vargas and Judy Heumann. Both Yolanda and Judy share what mentoring means to them, their experiences mentoring others, and the mentors they had throughout their lives. Intergenerational conversations are so important and I am thankful for this opportunity to learn from both Judy and Yolanda.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Transcript<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1Wq63xiZJB4VeVBhUzQkh78QgbG_qBYGSWkgUPcJ7Hmw\/edit?usp=sharing\"><strong>[Google doc]<\/strong><\/a> \u00a0 \u00a0 <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Mentoring.pdf\">[PDF]<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Related Links<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aapd.com\/disability-mentoring-day\/events\/\">2018 Disability Mentoring Day Events<\/a> (American Association of People with Disabilities)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aapd.com\/disability-mentoring-day\/\">Disability Mentoring Day<\/a> (American Association of People with Disabilities)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dol.gov\/odep\/topics\/ndeam\/\">National Disability<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Employment Awareness <\/span>Month<\/a>\u00a0(U.S. Department of Labor)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalaylf.org\/\">Association of Youth Leadership Forums<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dor.ca.gov\/Home\/Ylf\">Youth Leadership Forum<\/a> (California)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncwd-youth.info\/\">National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability for Youth<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pyd.org\/services\/ementoring\/\">Partners for Youth with Disabilities, Online Mentoring<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/independentlens\/films\/lives-worth-living\/\">Lives Worth Living<\/a> (documentary)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCB7pemkbDQYezB6PeDFXTvg\">The Heumann Perspective<\/a> (YouTube)<\/p>\n<p class=\" f-w:900 l-h:t l-s:t m-y:0 f:3 \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/judith_heumann_our_fight_for_disability_rights_and_why_we_re_not_done_yet\">Our fight for disability rights \u2014 and why we&#8217;re not done yet.<\/a> (Judith Heumann, TedXMidAtlantic, October 2016)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cc.com\/video-clips\/2p86bg\/drunk-history-judy-heumann-fights-for-people-with-disabilities\">Judy Heumann Fights for People with Disabilities<\/a> (Drunk History, Comedy Central, Season 5, February 20, 2018)<\/p>\n<h3><strong>About<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_322884\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-322884\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"322884\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/2018\/10\/07\/ep-35-mentoring\/new-chair\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/new-chair.jpg?fit=2444%2C2449&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2444,2449\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"new chair\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Yolanda Vargas, a young Latinx person in a manual wheelchair wearing a purple knit cap and glasses. She is smiling at the camera with both hands in a thumbs-up position.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/new-chair.jpg?fit=1022%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-322884\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/new-chair.jpg?resize=400%2C401&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Yolanda Vargas, a young Latinx person in a manual wheelchair wearing a purple knit cap and glasses. She is smiling at the camera with both hands in a thumbs-up position.\" width=\"400\" height=\"401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/new-chair.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/new-chair.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/new-chair.jpg?resize=768%2C770&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/new-chair.jpg?resize=1022%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1022w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/new-chair.jpg?resize=250%2C250&amp;ssl=1 250w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/new-chair.jpg?resize=1500%2C1503&amp;ssl=1 1500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/new-chair.jpg?resize=50%2C50&amp;ssl=1 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-322884\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yolanda Vargas, a young Latinx person in a manual wheelchair wearing a purple knit cap and glasses. She is smiling at the camera with both hands in a thumbs-up position.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You might remember <strong>Yolanda Vargas<\/strong> as a current board member for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.disabilityrightsca.org\/\">Disability Rights California<\/a>, Advisory member for <a href=\"https:\/\/withfoundation.org\/\">Working for Inclusive Transformative Healthcare (WITH) Foundation<\/a> or as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncil.org\/\">NCIL\u2019s<\/a> newest queer caucus co-chair. She is currently a private consultant for disability cultural competency, intersectional feminism, and radical queer theory. Her most recent project is working with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.participant.life\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.participant.life\/<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a start up company looking to revolutionize the way people access durable medical equipment. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can find Yolanda on Twitter as <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/meekyetmighty\">@meekyetmighty<\/a>, instagram <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/yoyoyolandayo\/\">@yoyoyolandayo<\/a> Or anywhere there is Mexican hot chocolate or tea and Jane Eyre!<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_322883\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-322883\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"322883\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/2018\/10\/07\/ep-35-mentoring\/15976966_10154225561098372_1917055184797120461_n-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/15976966_10154225561098372_1917055184797120461_n-2.jpg?fit=454%2C454&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"454,454\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"15976966_10154225561098372_1917055184797120461_n (2)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Judy Heumann with short brown hair and red glasses looks directly at the camera smiling, wearing a red blouse.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/15976966_10154225561098372_1917055184797120461_n-2.jpg?fit=454%2C454&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-322883\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/15976966_10154225561098372_1917055184797120461_n-2.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Judy Heumann with short brown hair and red glasses looks directly at the camera smiling, wearing a red blouse.\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/15976966_10154225561098372_1917055184797120461_n-2.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/15976966_10154225561098372_1917055184797120461_n-2.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/15976966_10154225561098372_1917055184797120461_n-2.jpg?resize=250%2C250&amp;ssl=1 250w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/15976966_10154225561098372_1917055184797120461_n-2.jpg?resize=50%2C50&amp;ssl=1 50w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/15976966_10154225561098372_1917055184797120461_n-2.jpg?w=454&amp;ssl=1 454w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-322883\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Judy Heumann with short brown hair and red glasses looks directly at the camera smiling, wearing a red blouse.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Judith Heumann<\/strong> is an internationally recognized leader in the disability community and a lifelong civil rights advocate for disadvantaged people. She is currently a Senior Fellow at the Ford Foundation. Prior to this, she served as the first Special Advisor for International Disability Rights at the U.S. Department of State from 2010 \u2013 2017 under the Obama Administration. Recently\u00a0Judy\u00a0has been building an online presence under\u00a0<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Heumann Perspective<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0through social media platforms such as<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Facebook, Twitter and Youtube. This new project is intended to broaden and spur discussions on the intersectionality of disability rights. She served as the Director for the Department on Disability Services for the District of Columbia from 2007-2010, where she was responsible for the Developmental Disability Administration and the Rehabilitation Services Administration.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From June 2002- 2006, Judith E. Heumann served as the World Bank&#8217;s first Adviser on Disability and Development. In this position, Heumann led the World Bank&#8217;s disability work to expand the Bank\u2019s knowledge and capability to work with governments and civil society on including disability in the Bank discussions with client countries; its country-based analytical work; and support for improving policies, programs, and projects that allow disabled people around the world to live and work in the economic and social mainstream of their communities. She was Lead Consultant to the Global Partnership for Disability and Development 2006-2007.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From 1993 to 2001, Heumann served in the Clinton Administration as the Assistant Secretary for the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services in the Department of Education. Heumann was responsible for the implementation of legislation at the national level for programs in special education, disability research, vocational rehabilitation and independent living, serving more than 8 million youth and adults with disabilities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She co-founded the World Institute on Disability with Ed Roberts and Joan Leon and served as it\u2019s Deputy from 1981-1993.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She moved from Brooklyn, New York to Berkeley to attend graduate school and helped to cofound the Berkeley Center for Independent Living where she served as it\u2019s Deputy Director and then on it\u2019s Board from 1973-1993.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For more than 45 years, Heumann has been involved on the domestic and international front working with disabled people\u2019s organizations and governments around the world to advance the human rights of disabled people. She has been active with Disabled Peoples\u2019 International, Rehabilitation International and numerous Independent Living Centers throughout the world. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Heumann graduated from Long Island University in 1969 and received her Masters in Public Health from the University of California at Berkeley in 1975. She was the first teacher to be hired by the NY Board of Education after suing to obtain her license. She has received numerous awards including being the first recipient of the Henry B. Betts Award in 1990 in recognition of efforts to significantly improve the quality of life for people with disabilities, Max Starkloff Lifetime Achievement Award and InterAction Disability Inclusion Award. She has received an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Long Island University in Brooklyn, an Honorary Doctorate of Public Administration from the University of Illinois, Champaign, and an Honorary Doctorate of Public Service from the University of Toledo.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Twitter: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/judithheumann\">@JudithHeumann<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Facebook: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheHeumannPerspective\/\">The Heumann Perspective with Judith Heumann<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">YouTube: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCB7pemkbDQYezB6PeDFXTvg\">The Heumann Perspective<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Support Disability Media and Culture<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/donate\/\"><b>DONATE<\/b><\/a><b> to the Disability Visibility Project\u00ae<\/b><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Credits<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SFdirewolf\">Alice Wong<\/a>, Writer, Producer, Interviewer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WhoAmIToStopIt\">Cheryl Green<\/a>, Text Transcript<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kut2smooth\">Lateef McLeod<\/a>, Introduction<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MikeeMort\">Mike Mort<\/a>, Artwork<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Theme Music (used with permission of artist)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Song: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=N02wZiX7jso\">\u201cDance Off\u201d<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wKOU_Z6Y8yQ\">\u201cHard Out Here for A Gimp\u201d<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Album: NO BIG DEAL<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Artist: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/wheelchairsportscamp.bandcamp.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wheelchair Sports Camp<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Music<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/freemusicarchive.org\/music\/Blue_Dot_Sessions\/Warmbody\/Slow_Casino\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Slow Casino<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d by <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/freemusicarchive.org\/music\/Blue_Dot_Sessions\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Blue Dot Sessions<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is licensed under a <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-nd\/4.0\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/freemusicarchive.org\/music\/David_Hilowitz\/Chance_Encounter\/David_Hilowitz_-_Film_Cue_096_-_Chance_Encounter\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chance Encounte<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">r\u201d by <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/freemusicarchive.org\/music\/David_Hilowitz\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">David Hilowitz<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is licensed under a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc\/4.0\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Creative Commons \u00a0Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International license<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h4><b>Sounds<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/freesound.org\/people\/Jack_Master\/sounds\/248096\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cVOCODER countdown\u201d<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by Jack_Master. <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/publicdomain\/zero\/1.0\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This work is licensed under the Creative Commons 0 License.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/freesound.org\/people\/sheepfilms\/sounds\/153583\/#\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">8 Bit Beeping Computer Sounds<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d by sheepfilms. <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/publicdomain\/zero\/1.0\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This work is licensed under the Creative Commons 0 License.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/content.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/Final_Ep_35.mp3Podcast\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/content.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/Final_Ep_35.mp3Podcast<\/a>: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Email | RSS&nbsp; Did you know that the third Wednesday of every October is Disability Mentoring Day? 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