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This time on The Game Plan, Eric is joined by two incredible disability leaders. First, Eric speaks to intrepid self-advocate Lisa Cooley, who discussed her long and rich career advocating on a variety of disability issues and reflects on the role that family plays in her journey. Then, Eric is joined by Marisa Hamamoto - choreographer, advocate, and founder of Infinite Flow Dance. Infinite Flow is a renowned professional dance company with a mission to advance disability inclusion and innovative, disability-led choreography. We’re proud to showcase these conversations with two dynamic leaders in our movement.

Links:

• https://www.infiniteflowdance.org/
• https://thekelsey.org/stories/lisa-cooleys-housing-story/

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Eric Harris is joined by his old friend Shay Arigbede, filmmaker and former competitive sled hockey player, to talk two big recent cultural events -- the 2026 Paralympic Winter Games and the 98th Annual Academy Awards. The two reminisce about their time as teenagers trying to find a channel that broadcast the Paralympics and reflect on how far the presence of the games has come today. They also discuss the Oscars, looking into some of the biggest wins, coolest allies, and some thoughts on disability representation on screen. It’s a conversation that sits at the cross-section of athletics and art, with disability square at the center.

Links:

· 2026 Paralympic Winter Games

· 2026 Academy Awards

· Paralympic sled hockey team

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This time on The Game Plan, Eric interviews an old friend-- Emily Ladau, national disability rights activist, speaker, and author of the incredible Demystifying Disability, the practical guide that has rapidly grown to an essential tome of our movement. Emily reflects on her childhood experience guest-starring on Sesame Street, advocate origin stories alongside Eric in the AAPD internship program, and serves some breaking news from the publishing world(!)

For those just coming to understand disability, how it lives in our culture and societies, and how to embrace it throughout your life with kindness, you could not find a better starting place than Emily’s work.

Links:

· Demystifying Disability

· Sesame Street episodes

· American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD)

· Article: Wheelchair? Hearing Aids? Yes. ‘Disabled’? No Way.