Super Adaptables Podcast - More Than Walking

Social Safety Nets (3/5): Under Scrutiny - Super Adaptables 1/16/25

1/16/2025

In January's expert discussion episode of Super Adaptables, hosts Corey "Pheez" Lee and Jonathan Sigworth are joined by Josh Basile and Heather Miller from SPINALpedia, and Tom Wade and Joe Short from Independence Northwest to examine the real-life impact of programs like Medicaid, Medicare, SSI, SSDI, and school meal assistance, especially for people with disabilities, and discuss how outdated policies create barriers to independence and employment.

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This year on Super Adaptables, co-hosts Jonathan Sigworth (C7 quadriplegic, More Than Walking CEO) and Corey “Pheez” Lee (C4 quadriplegic, More Than Walking Peer Mentor Coordinator, Hip Hop artist) are diving deep into social safety net programs - a new topic each month with weekly episodes - exploring how they function, their challenges, and their impact on all our lives.

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The views expressed on this podcast are those of individual speakers and do not necessarily reflect those of More Than Walking. Super Adaptables is made possible in part by a grant from the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation’s National Paralysis Resource Center. The information provided and opinions expressed in these podcasts do not necessarily reflect the views of the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation. For more information about the Foundation’s National Paralysis Resource Center visit www.christopherreeve.org.