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.
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