Owning My Independence with Jessica

06/07/2022 22 min Temporada 1 Episodio 2
Owning My Independence with Jessica

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This episode sees Chris and Bradley bring on a special guest. Jessica Campbell is a self-advocate, a teacher at SANYS (Self-Advocacy Association of New York State) and board member of a New York Provider Agency. Jessica discusses her amazing story and accomplishments with Chris and Bradley this week in a can’t miss episode. Timestamps:0:20 – Jessica Intro and Show Mission01:50 – Background about Jessica03:12 – Jessica’s current employment03:40 – Self Advocacy and SANYS04:45 – Importance of Medicaid and Supports07:36 – Staffing for disability services08:43 – Bradley and the Speakers Bureau10:04 – Jessica’s Self Direction Accomplishments12:15 – Partners in Policy Course at Cornell University13:08 – SANYS University14:28 – Jessica and the Board of Directors at AHRC Nassau15:46 – Importance of Supportive Decision Making16:34 – What doesn’t Jessica do?17:05 – Jessica’s Personal Hobbies18:36 – What’s next for Jessica?19:19 – Services for Adult Transition ServicesIf you want to learn more about SANYS (Self-Advocacy Association of New York State) please visit https://sanys.org to learn more.To learn more about the services that Family Residences and Essential Enterprises, Inc. offer, please visit https://www.familyres.org to learn more.