Episode 28: Mel Houser with Winnie Looby

In this episode of Green Mountain Disability Stories, autistic physician Mel Houser joins CDCI Academics Coordinator Winnie Looby, as they talk about community access and belonging. "I never really saw myself as...like, an advocate, in any way, really? Because people in Vermont, I think, many people, have been doing some good thinking around diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging -- all these things that have unfortunately become very buzzwordy. And it's just that diversity, neurodivergence, those topics have been missing from the community conversations on diversity, equity, and inclusion. So when I show up, and I talk about that, do I see myself as wearing the hat of a disability advocate? ...I show up and name the thing about the oblique angle. It's given me a lot of hope that that has landed in some brains that truly have never thought about this before." A full transcript of this episode is available at go.uvm.edu/green-mountain-disability-stories Green Mountain Disability Stories is a monthly show featuring stories told by Vermonters with disabilities, about their experiences, opinions, and the systems that support and thwart them. Watch this episode here on YouTube or subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, the Google Play Store, or wherever you get your podcasts. --- The theme music for our podcast is: Track: "Waves Are Beautiful Only When They Break" — Seoul June [Audio Library Release], provided by Audio Library Plus. Watch: Waves Are Beautiful Only When They Break: alplus.io/waves