GT IndependenceDisability Garrison Podcast
The Disability Garrison
Podcast
Where an army of disability rights advocates gather to discuss issues that matter.
Welcome to the Disability Garrison Podcast
This is a safe place where we talk about issues like organ transplant waiting lists, unpaid family caregivers, and inclusive playgrounds for kids. Because people with disabilities face these issues every single day.
It’s time for us to come together, step up, and share our voices.
Who We Are
In each episode, we discuss issues that people with disabilities face. Our hosts, Holly and Michael, bring in experts, policymakers, or people directly impacted to learn more about the issue from their perspective.
Every episode leaves you with ideas and opportunities to flex your advocacy muscles. Because it’s up to all of us to make a difference in our own communities.
The Disability Garrison podcast is co-hosted by Holly Carmichael and Michael Murray.
Holly Carmichael
Holly is a vocal advocate for accessibility and inclusion for those with disabilities. She is frequently a speaker at conferences both nationally and internationally. Often, she works directly with leaders in health care to promote improved care and outcomes for people with disabilities and long-term care needs.
Holly is a member of the Applied Self-Direction Government Policy Executive Think Tank and is also a board member of CDG Care and Maggie’s PMM2-CDG Cure. One of her proudest accomplishments is being the driving force behind the design and development of the first ADA-compliant playground in St. Joseph County, Michigan.
When she isn’t leading day-to-day operations at GT Independence, she enjoys game nights with her family, being a foodie, reading murder mystery novels, and golfing.
Michael Murray
Michael is a person with a learning disability, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and an anxiety disorder whose lived experiences have fueled his advocacy efforts.
He served as the deputy director of the Office of Diversity and Inclusion at the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, and his efforts helped lead the federal government to hire 100,000 people with disabilities over the course of five years. He also established the nation’s largest post-secondary education program for people with intellectual disabilities, Beyond Academics, at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
Michael recently left GT, but he still loves everything the company stands for. In his time off, he enjoys playing guitar, camping, loving Jesus, and being a dad.
Episode Zero
Welcome to the Disability Garrison podcast!
Meet our hosts, Holly Carmichael and Michael Murray, and hear a quick overview of how the show works. You’ll also learn why the idea of a garrison is a powerful analogy to the disability rights movement. Finally, Michael and Holly will share their goals for the Disability Garrison and talk about how they’re excited to connect with you–and other powerful advocates–through this podcast.
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Behind the Scenes
The Disability Garrison podcast is Executive Produced by Abby Burch, Holly Carmichael, and Michael Murray, with additional production support by Shelby Row Productions and GT Independence. Our podcast features music by Reaktor Productions.
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