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Life & Game
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Prom Stories
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Leader or Fraud
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LFL: Vulnerability on Wheels
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LFL: Dignity Dies to Receive Support
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Tokenism
Podcast Episode
Hello friends, and welcome back to The Advocacy Life podcast with Kevin Nuñez! Disability and death are the only two certainties in life, yet society continues to treat disability like an invisible anomaly or a feel-good inspiration reel. In today’s episode, Kevin addresses a heavy, deeply personal question: Are disability advocates tokens for someone else’s products or political agendas?Kevin candidly discusses his time inside New Jersey’s habilitation day programs, the reality of adult daycare, and his personal perspective on the current New Jersey group home camera legislation. He challenges us to “put our shoes on the wrong feet” to understand the discomfort and lack of control that many nonverbal individuals face daily. If you see a token, you project a token. It’s time to break the mold.Highlights:00:00 – Are disability advocates just props?02:15 – The reality of advocacy: No money, no mansions, just purpose.03:30 – Guest of Senator Andy Kim at the State of the Union.04:45 – What “adult daycare” taught me about communication and “behaviors.”07:30 – The problem with the NJ Group Home Camera Bill.09:15 – Trained staffing vs. surveillance cameras.11:00 – Why I keep rolling.
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Afraid of Disability
podcast episode
Description:Why does the concept of disability feel so “alien” in American culture? In this episode of The Advocacy Life, we pull back the curtain on the societal fear of disability, the prevalence of ableism in media, and why we need to break out of our comfort zones to build a more inclusive society.From the “inspiration porn” seen in movies like Forrest Gump to the historical landmark moments like the Capitol Crawl that aren’t in your history books—we cover it all.
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The College year
Podcast Episode
Welcome back to The Advocacy Life Podcast with your host, Kevin Nunez. In this eagerly anticipated and emotionally challenging episode, Kevin tackles a question he receives more often than he can count: Why didn’t you finish college?
The short answer is that it’s a long answer. Join Kevin for a fun, conversational, yet deeply candid reflection on what it was actually like transitioning out of high school as a young man with Cerebral Palsy in the mid-2000s. He dives deep into the realities of navigating a “burden complex,” dealing with extreme transportation barriers, outgrowing a 15-year family housing situation, and hitting systemic red tape across three different higher education institutions.
Ultimately, this episode is about perspective. Kevin shares how missing out on the traditional college experience became a blessing in disguise, leading him to serve on national advocacy boards, visit the White House twice, and become the exact resource leader legislators call on today. If you’ve ever felt stuck, defeated by circumstances, or forced out of your comfort zone, this episode will remind you that your platform is exactly where you stand.
Key Takeaways:
- Understanding the emotional toll of the “burden complex” on disabled youth.
- The reality of bureaucratic barriers in state vocational rehab and college credit transfers in the early 2000s.
- Why “not going to college” became a vehicle for a historic advocacy career.
- A look into Kevin’s upcoming national initiatives with TASH and the National Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities
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Future Love
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