Disability Connection Podcast

DLC's Executive Director and Voting Rights Advocate, Barbara L'Italien and Brianna Zimmerman, explain the 2026 Ballot Questions in Plain Language. Transcript available.

DLC's Executive Director and Voting Rights Advocate, Barbara L'Italien and Brianna Zimmerman, discuss the 2026 State Primary and accessible voting.

DLC's Intake Specialist, Richard Villavicencio, talks with Colleen Flanagan, the City of Boston's Disability Commission Outreach and Engagement Specialist on how the City of Boston connects with the community.

DLC's Laura Best interviews DLC's Matt Steele on the new report from the Accessible Housing Commission. Please note, since the recording Edward Augustus has since stepped down from his role as Secretary of the Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities. Former Representative Juana Matias will assume the role on April 1, 2026. A transcript for this podcast is available: https://www.dlc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Accessible-Housing-Commission-with-Matt-and-Laura-transcript.pdf

Learn about an experience in the life of a self-advocate as Caitlin Walsh interviews Laura Best on the duality of being a sibling and a peer and how she integrates that into DLC's intake process.A content note for our listeners, Laura describes her family's experiences with medical trauma.A transcript for this podcast is available: https://www.dlc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Transcript-Self-Advocacy-Conversation-with-Laura-Jan-2026.pdf

Learn about finding community and paths to self-advocacy. Transcript available: https://www.dlc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Transcript-Self-Advocacy-Conversation-with-Caitlin-November-2025.pdf

Learn about voting access for people with disabilities in Massachusetts and different ways to vote in the 2025 preliminary elections. View the transcript at:Transcript-Voting-Rights-Podcast-August-2025.pdf