Beyond Ability: Recent Episodes
Beyond Ability
We are a group of people seeking meaningful connections and conversations with others in our community. Each week we sit down with different people to discover something new about topics like music, advice, current events, culture, technology, talents, communication, business, education, leadership, and so much more! Music Credit: Melody Wachtel
For this week's episode, we wanted to explore Champaign-Urbana's music scene! We were able to sit down with a few people involved in the industry to learn more about their experiences with music.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, some amongst our team have used music as a form of expression or as an outlet. We recognize that many within our community have sought out music over the course of this pandemic for a variety of reasons. Maybe you've picked up the guitar to pass the time, or instead put on your headphones and jammed out to de-stress.
We hope that you enjoy hearing the stories of just a few with musical passion from our community!
https://alienheartrecordz.bandcamp.com/
https://www.perennialsoundstudio.com/
https://www.theupperbout.com/
We want to advocate inclusion, and what better way than to bring awareness to the Spread the Word campaign? This campaign acknowledges that large groups of people are left out because of their differences.
We reached out to community leaders in the hopes that their words of inclusion will inspire others to be inclusive and take a pledge not to single out others for their differences.
You can read what inclusion means to one of our podcast team members below:
"Hi! I am Scott, and my disability is cerebral palsy. What inclusion means to me is to feel free to express myself and be included and accepted no matter the differences. As a person, I would like to be accepted. Everyone should be heard and accepted for themselves including me."
Please visit www.spreadtheword.global/ for more information and to make a pledge of your own.
Music Credit: Melody Wachtel
We sat down with Darren to talk about acting. He's been in the industry for over a decade, both in front of the camera and behind the scenes. Listen to find out more!
Music Credit: Melody Wachtel
This week we sat down with county board member Jordan to discuss how he got his position, his experience so far, and what it is a county board member does.
Music Credit: Melody Wachtel