How Tim Walz is working to change the narrative around people with disabilities | Here & NowSkip to main contentWBURWBUR90.0 WBUR - Boston's NPR News Station LISTEN LIVE: Loading...Heart DonateWBURWBUR90.0 WBUR - Boston's NPR News Station LISTEN LIVE: Loading...Heart DonateHere & NowAboutArchiveMeet The StaffWays To Listen Listen LiveSearchSectionsLocal CoverageArts & CultureBusinessEducationEnvironmentField Guide To BostonHealthInvestigationsCognoscentiBoston News QuizRadioAll Radio ProgramsAll Things ConsideredHere & NowMorning EditionOn PointOn-Air ScheduleWays To ListenPodcastsAll PodcastsCircle RoundEndless ThreadLast SeenThe CommonThe Gun MachineBeyond All RepairViolationEventsCitySpace CalendarWatch Past EventsEvents NewsletterRent CitySpaceThe WBUR FestivalSupportMember ServicesBecome A MemberDonate Your CarJoin The Murrow SocietyMake A DonationBecome A SponsorCreate A Custom PodcastAdvertisementHow Tim Walz is working to change the narrative around people with disabilities05:51Download AudioEmbed on your websiteClose×Copy the code below to embed the WBUR audio player on your site<iframe width="100%" height="124" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" src="https://player.wbur.org/hereandnow/2024/10/18/tim-walz-disabilities"></iframe>Copy embed codeResumeOctober 18, 2024facebookEmailDemocratic vice presidential nominee, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, speaks at a rally to kick off his "Driving Forward" Blue Wall Bus Tour at the KI convention center on October 14, 2024 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Jim Vondruska/Getty Images)Disabled advocates say they are hopeful that vice presidential candidate Tim Walz’s openness about his son’s non-verbal learning disorder will help challenge stereotypes and open more doors for policy change for American families.Here & Now’s Deepa Fernandes speaks with two parents with disabilities raising young children: AJ Link, president of the National Disabled Legal Professionals Association, and Dom Kelly, president and CEO of the coalition New Disabled South.This segment aired on October 18, 2024.Here & Now: Editors' PicksAdvertisementMore from Here & NowAdvertisementResumeListen LiveLoading...CloseWBUR | NPRContact Us(617) 353-0909info@wbur.org890 Commonwealth Ave.Boston, MA 02215More ways to get in touch.About WBURWho We AreInside WBURDiversity, Equity And InclusionBoard Of DirectorsCommunity Advisory BoardCPB TransparencyCareersWBUR StaffEthics GuideLicensing WBUR ContentSupport WBURVolunteerMember ServicesBecome A MemberDonate Your CarJoin The Murrow SocietyBecome A SponsorMake A DonationFollowfacebook Facebook Instagram YouTube Linkedin© Copyright WBUR 2025WBUR Privacy PolicySyndicationFCC ApplicationsFCC Public FileWBUR EEO ReportsPublic File AssistanceThis site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Ad someone who is physically disabled, I am sick and tired of the GOP's stance of "go ahead and die already". They actively work to make my already difficult life harder.