249. One Million Reasons To Celebrate….The Lucky Few Podcast LIVE!

The Lucky Few

For nearly 250 episodes we’ve had educational, encouraging, and meaningful conversations amplifying voices and shifting narratives for individuals with Down syndrome. Over the last 6 years, we’ve tackled topics on education, health & wellness, accessibility, stereotypes, legal rights, media representation, advocacy, and so much more! We were even recognized with the 2023 Media Award at the National Down Syndrome Congress Convention! We’ve had so many great moments but the best part of this podcast is being part of this one-in-a-million community!

March 8th we got to celebrate LIVE in San Diego, California! It was so special getting to meet our listeners, play some trivia, chat about the many ways we’ve learned, advocated, and celebrated over the last six years, and have a special guest share their good news!!

On March 14, 2024, we marked our MILLIONTH DOWNLOAD, we’re so grateful to every one of you, for listening, sharing, and being part of The Lucky Few community. We look forward to a million more laughs and reasons to learn, advocate, and celebrate alongside this incredible community. Thanks for your support narrative shifters, cheers to a million more!!!

SHOW NOTES

Trivia Links:

• 17. Self Advocacy - Down Syndrome in DC with Kayla McKeon!

• 92. Politics & Down Syndrome w/Kayla McKeon & Ashley Helsing

• 204. Self-Advocates On Capitol Hill w/Kayla McKeon, Matthew Schwab, & Charlotte Woodward

• 57. Shelley Gottsagen On Her Son Zack Gottsagen's Fame, The Oscars, + More!

• 10. Inclusion - An Educator’s Perspective with Kristin Enriquez Pt. 1

• 85. Is Inclusion Always The Best Option?

• 198. The Best We Can: An Unscripted Conversation on Inclusion In Our Schools

• 218. Creating Inclusion For All Learners (w/Tim Villegas)

Ways we’ve learned, advocated, and celebrated:

• 26. Owning Your Influence By Using Your Words with Amy Julia Becker

• 88. (Un)learning the Advocacy Language

• 172. Defining Ableism, Allyship & Advocacy + Redefining "Inclusion" - ft. Dr. Priya Lalvani

• 117. Discussing "Dignity Beyond Accomplishment," An Article by Justin Hawkins (ft. author, Justin Hawkins)

• 163. What does success mean to you?

• 160. Organ Transplant Discrimination Against People with Disabilities (ft. incredible advocates!)

• 217. The Things People Say

• 16. Live From the Dear Mom Conference!

• 225. NYC Buddy Walk Highlights

• 150. Cole Sibus on Being An Actor w/Down Syndrome, Moving Away From Home, + SO Much More!

• 227. French Fries, Modeling, & Meeting the Vice President (w/Ronnie "The Fry Guy" and Sister LaTasha)

• 229. Poet, Author, "Levitator of Language" Sid Gosh (w/Mom Dr. Vaish Sarathy)

Thank you to our event sponsors and vendors:

• ARCC Center Respite

• Inclusive Education Project

• Functional Nutrition For Kids

• Weaver & Associates

• San Diego Regional Center

• Path-Now

• Resounding Joy

• Amanda’s Adaptive Martial Arts

• Includ(Ed) San Diego

• Grace Place Art

Special thanks to our partner:

GiGi’s San Diego

Special thanks to Haven by Communal, Jen Byard, Jen & Addie Jones

JOIN THE MOVEMENT

Join us in celebrating and supporting The Lucky Few Podcast! For just $0.99, $4.99, or $9.99 a month, you can help us continue shouting worth and shifting narratives for people with Down syndrome. Your support makes a difference in our ability to create meaningful content, enable us to cover production costs, and explore additional opportunities to expand our resources. Become an essential part of The Lucky Few movement today!

DISCOUNT CODE

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