<description> &lt;p&gt;In this rich and fun conversation on&amp;nbsp;&lt;em&gt;Beyond Awareness: Disability Awareness That Matters&lt;/em&gt;, Diana Pastora Carson is joined by Miguel "El Chueco" Lugo.&amp;nbsp;Miguel&amp;nbsp;is a disability rights activist and a comedian based in Los Angeles, California. Miguel shares his experiences with accessibility in Mexico compared to the US; dating and romance; the value of Medicaid in life quality for him and others; stories of ableism in his life; what his mother and teachers did right, and his struggle with alcoholism as opposed to cerebral palsy.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;h3&gt;Guest Information&amp;nbsp;&lt;/h3&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://elchueco.org/"&gt;El Cheuco, Miguel Lugo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;h3&gt;Links to Resources Mentioned&lt;/h3&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://disabilityvoicesunited.org/"&gt;Disability Voices United&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2xIqT0zYVc"&gt;&lt;em&gt;My Reality&lt;/em&gt; Video&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/esdenoche/?hl=en"&gt;Es De Noche Y Ya Llegue&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://thearc.org/blog/the-arc-responds-to-house-passage-of-a-budget-proposal-targeting-medicaid-and-snap/"&gt;Medicaid Cuts&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.vicentefernandez.mx/en/biography/"&gt;Vicente Fernandez&amp;nbsp;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;h3&gt;Stay Connected with Diana&lt;/h3&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.dianapastoracarson.com"&gt;Diana's Website, including blog&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.dianapastoracarson.com/keys" title="Diana's 5 Keys to Going Beyond Awareness - Free Resource"&gt;Free Resource - 5 Keys to Going Beyond Awareness&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="https://youtu.be/ruXB3lbiD3U"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.dianapastoracarson.com/talk"&gt;Free Resource - How to Talk with Kids about Disability&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.amazon.com/Beyond-Awareness-Disability-Diversity-Communities/dp/B08GLR2LPD/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;amp;qid=1638837252&amp;amp;sr=8-1"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Beyond Awareness: Bringing Disability into Diversity in K-12 Schools &amp;amp; Communities&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;- Diana's Book&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.amazon.com/Ed-Roberts-Champion-Disability-Rights/dp/B08FP5V54P/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=diana+pastora+carson&amp;amp;qid=1638838046&amp;amp;sr=8-1"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ed Roberts: Champion of Disability Rights&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;- Diana's Children's Book&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.gobeyondawareness.com/offers/gMaSzgG2/checkout?preview=true"&gt;Ed Roberts: Champion of Disability Rights Thematic Unit/ Disability History Lesson Plans&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.gobeyondawareness.com/"&gt;"Beyond Awareness" Digital Course&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://youtu.be/ruXB3lbiD3U"&gt;Diana's TEDx Talk&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.facebook.com/gobeyondawareness"&gt;Beyond Awareness&amp;nbsp;Facebook Page&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/dianapastoracarson/"&gt;Diana on Instagram&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.amazon.com/Beyond-Awareness-Tote-Bag/dp/B09HN9353N/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3U1QXL5BGTX2F&amp;amp;keywords=beyond+awareness+tote&amp;amp;qid=1642995079&amp;amp;sprefix=Beyond+Awareness%2Caps%2C251&amp;amp;sr=8-1"&gt;Beyond Awareness Tote Bag&amp;nbsp;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09LYF1Z3Y/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o08_s00?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;customId=B078RYC4WK&amp;amp;psc=1"&gt;Beyond Awareness Pullover Hoodie&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09LTLZ9BG/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;customId=B07N71NGQZ&amp;amp;psc=1"&gt;Beyond Awareness Raglan Baseball T-Shirt&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BH9DLLYY"&gt;Beyond Awareness Journal/Notebook&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Disability-As-Diversity"&gt;Diana's Teachers Pay Teachers Store - Disability as Diversity&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.nprinc.com/beyond-disability-awareness/"&gt;Diana's Trifold Laminated Resource: Beyond Disability Awareness: An Educator's Guide, Published by National Professional Resources, Inc. (NPR, Inc.)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;h3&gt;Credits and Image Description&lt;/h3&gt; &lt;p&gt;Intro and outro music courtesy of&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/65KqGM3vM00O0gBQuMzuTp?si=ksUcUbW3TDGihdq11mFcog&amp;amp;nd=1"&gt;Emmanuel Castro&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Podcast cover photo by&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="https://rachelschlesingerphotography.mypixieset.com/clients/"&gt;Rachel Schlesinger Photography.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Podcast cover image description: Black and white photograph of Diana, a Spanish-American woman with long, wavy, brown hair. She is wearing a flowy, white blouse and smiles at camera as she leans against wooden building. Photo is colorfully framed with gold and orange rays of seeming sunshine on top half, and with solid sage green color on bottom half. Text reads&amp;nbsp;"Beyond Awareness: Disability Awareness That Matters, Diana Pastora Carson, M.Ed."&lt;/p&gt; </description>

Beyond Awareness: Disability Awareness That Matters

Diana Pastora Carson, M.Ed.

50. Advocacy, Accessibility, Ableism, and Alcoholism with El Chueco, Miguel Lugo

NOV 21, 202548 MIN
Beyond Awareness: Disability Awareness That Matters

50. Advocacy, Accessibility, Ableism, and Alcoholism with El Chueco, Miguel Lugo

NOV 21, 202548 MIN

Description

In this rich and fun conversation on Beyond Awareness: Disability Awareness That Matters, Diana Pastora Carson is joined by Miguel "El Chueco" Lugo. Miguel is a disability rights activist and a comedian based in Los Angeles, California. Miguel shares his experiences with accessibility in Mexico compared to the US; dating and romance; the value of Medicaid in life quality for him and others; stories of ableism in his life; what his mother and teachers did right, and his struggle with alcoholism as opposed to cerebral palsy.  Guest Information  El Cheuco, Miguel Lugo Links to Resources Mentioned Disability Voices United My Reality Video Es De Noche Y Ya Llegue Medicaid Cuts Vicente Fernandez    Stay Connected with Diana Diana's Website, including blog Free Resource - 5 Keys to Going Beyond Awareness  Free Resource - How to Talk with Kids about Disability Beyond Awareness: Bringing Disability into Diversity in K-12 Schools & Communities - Diana's Book Ed Roberts: Champion of Disability Rights - Diana's Children's Book Ed Roberts: Champion of Disability Rights Thematic Unit/ Disability History Lesson Plans "Beyond Awareness" Digital Course Diana's TEDx Talk Beyond Awareness Facebook Page Diana on Instagram Beyond Awareness Tote Bag  Beyond Awareness Pullover Hoodie Beyond Awareness Raglan Baseball T-Shirt Beyond Awareness Journal/Notebook Diana's Teachers Pay Teachers Store - Disability as Diversity Diana's Trifold Laminated Resource: Beyond Disability Awareness: An Educator's Guide, Published by National Professional Resources, Inc. (NPR, Inc.)   Credits and Image Description Intro and outro music courtesy of Emmanuel Castro. Podcast cover photo by Rachel Schlesinger Photography. Podcast cover image description: Black and white photograph of Diana, a Spanish-American woman with long, wavy, brown hair. She is wearing a flowy, white blouse and smiles at camera as she leans against wooden building. Photo is colorfully framed with gold and orange rays of seeming sunshine on top half, and with solid sage green color on bottom half. Text reads "Beyond Awareness: Disability Awareness That Matters, Diana Pastora Carson, M.Ed."