S4E10: You Do Have a Role

Episode 10

Nov 20, 2021

Cal talks with Teresa Nguyen about the very human experience of living with a disability, advocating for oneself in a world that is not often aware of your needs, and what every human can do to become more aware of the needs of other humans.

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EPISODE 10

Cal talks with Teresa Nguyen about the very human experience of living with a disability, advocating for oneself in a world that is not often aware of your needs, and what every human can do to become more aware of the needs of other humans.


Teresa also appeared on this episode of "Terrible, Thanks for Asking": https://www.ttfa.org/episode/2021/03/16/data-points


And here is an article about navigating a relationship with a disability: https://www.thesunmagazine.org/issues/551/relationship-tips


About Our Guest:

Teresa Nguyen is from Denver, Colorado. She identifies as a Vietnamese-American woman with a disability and her pronouns are "she, her, hers". Teresa received her Master of Public Health from the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, and her work is focused around health care policies and systems improvement, for vulnerable populations. She has experience in both Federal and State level health program and policy development, and is currently a curriculum developer at the Colorado Office of Employment First, training on the intersection of work and health for people with disabilities. In her free time, Teresa enjoys cooking and traveling with her dog, Mylo!