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S109: Persistence and Progress: Creating Accessible Spaces with Darcy McLean
- 2025/04/29
- 再生時間： 45 分
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あらすじ・解説
In this episode of Navigating Life with Vision Loss, host Kim Wardlow sits down with Darcy McLean, a Beyond Vision Skills Trainer at the Center for People with Disabilities (CPWD). Darcy shares her personal journey with low vision, the beginnings of her advocacy work, and how grassroots efforts have led to significant accessibility improvements at recreation centers and arts venues across the metro Denver area. Together, Kim and Darcy discuss how to start local advocacy efforts, overcome common challenges, build partnerships, and create change that benefits the broader community. This inspiring conversation emphasizes the importance of persistence, collaboration, and starting with activities you're passionate about.
Darcy also offers practical advice for listeners who want to advocate for more accessible recreational and community opportunities where they live—and how small actions can ripple outward to make a lasting difference.
Chapter Markers
00:00 – Welcome to Navigating Life with Vision Loss
00:26 – Introducing Guest Darcy McLean
02:32 – Gardening with Low Vision: Spring Planting Tips
04:55 – Darcy’s Advocacy Journey: College and Early Experiences
07:20 – First Lessons in Self-Advocacy: Philosophy Class Story
09:26 – What is Grassroots Advocacy?
11:29 – Building Change Through Passion for Activities
12:30 – The Thornton Rec Center Story: How Change Started
14:49 – Expanding to Community Presentations and Trainings
16:53 – Collaboration: The Key to Lasting Accessibility
18:11 – Making Yoga Classes Inclusive for Low Vision
20:36 – How to Start Advocacy at Your Local Rec Center
23:03 – Planning and Expanding RecConnect
25:30 – Expanding to Arts Venues Like the Arvada Center
27:32 – How Advocacy Benefits Everyone
29:54 – Long-Term Impact and the Power of Persistence
32:20 – How to Get Involved with RecConnect
33:59 – Preparing to Advocate: Tips and Obstacles
36:13 – The Power of Persistence in Advocacy
38:27 – Advocating for Hearing and Vision Accommodations
40:38 – How Accessibility Benefits Entire Communities
42:46 – Darcy’s Contact Information and Final Thoughts
Contact Information
Email: darcy@cpwd.org
Phone: (720) 340-2088
General Aftersight Contact:
Email: contact@aftersight.org
Darcy also offers practical advice for listeners who want to advocate for more accessible recreational and community opportunities where they live—and how small actions can ripple outward to make a lasting difference.
Chapter Markers
00:00 – Welcome to Navigating Life with Vision Loss
00:26 – Introducing Guest Darcy McLean
02:32 – Gardening with Low Vision: Spring Planting Tips
04:55 – Darcy’s Advocacy Journey: College and Early Experiences
07:20 – First Lessons in Self-Advocacy: Philosophy Class Story
09:26 – What is Grassroots Advocacy?
11:29 – Building Change Through Passion for Activities
12:30 – The Thornton Rec Center Story: How Change Started
14:49 – Expanding to Community Presentations and Trainings
16:53 – Collaboration: The Key to Lasting Accessibility
18:11 – Making Yoga Classes Inclusive for Low Vision
20:36 – How to Start Advocacy at Your Local Rec Center
23:03 – Planning and Expanding RecConnect
25:30 – Expanding to Arts Venues Like the Arvada Center
27:32 – How Advocacy Benefits Everyone
29:54 – Long-Term Impact and the Power of Persistence
32:20 – How to Get Involved with RecConnect
33:59 – Preparing to Advocate: Tips and Obstacles
36:13 – The Power of Persistence in Advocacy
38:27 – Advocating for Hearing and Vision Accommodations
40:38 – How Accessibility Benefits Entire Communities
42:46 – Darcy’s Contact Information and Final Thoughts
Contact Information
Email: darcy@cpwd.org
Phone: (720) 340-2088
General Aftersight Contact:
Email: contact@aftersight.org