Episode 57: Breaking Through Barriers to Conquer College

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Episode 57: Breaking Through Barriers to Conquer College

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She first experienced vision complications at the age of 20, but never let this stop her from pursuing her aspirations...and we're beyond excited to welcome her to this episode of “Demand and Disrupt”!! She is Stephanie Levin of New Jersey, who holds titles ranging from PHD candidate, to student affairs assistant, to even recently published author! Her debut is entitled “Picking Up the Pieces: Finding My Way as a Visually Impaired Woman in Higher Education”. Join Stephanie as she describes the onset of her partial vision loss, the inspiration behind her book, and the content we'll be treated to between its covers. She'll also explain the PHD program in which she's enrolled, detail her Student Affairs position at Rowan University, and explain the means by which we can purchase her book. To learn even more about Stephanie Levin, feel free to email her at levins@rowan.edu or visit her website at stephanieanlevin.com Visit the article Sam and Kimberly discuss at the beginning of the show at https://www.americanbar.org/groups/diversity/disabilityrights/news/why-disabled-people-self-accommodate/ Thanks to Chris Ankin for use of his song, “Change.” The book "A Celebration of Family: Stories of Parents with Disabilities." is available from Amazon here. Be sure to follow the Advocado Press Facebook page Visit Appalachian Assistive Technology Loan Fund for assistance. Visit Moving Forward, the Advocado Press blog. Send comments and questions to demandanddisrupt@gmail.com Demand and Disrupt is sponsored by the Advocado Press and the Center For Accessible Living. You can find the transcript in the show notes below when they become available. Transcript: You're listening to Demand and Disrupt, the podcast for information about accessibility, advocacy, and all things disability. Sam: Welcome one and all to Demand and Disrupt, a disability podcast. We are so pleased today to be joined by a lovely lady named Stephanie Levin. She is a newly published author documenting her recent disability and vision loss in a book entitled, Picking Up the Pieces, Finding My Way as a Visually Impaired Woman in Higher Education. So we will be chatting with Stephanie in mere, mere moments. But right now I'm pleased to bring in my partner, Ms. Kimberly Parsley. Kimberly, how are you? Kimberly: I'm doing very well, Sam. Thank you. I listened to your interview with Stephanie and a wonderful job. Lots, lots of talking points there. I know we can. Most of us listening to this podcast know what that's like at the beginning of your disability journey. Come into terms with that. It's tough, isn't it? Sam: Yeah, it is tough. And, you know, I've been blind. Well, the first time we discovered my blindness, it was seven months old. But this lady, Stephanie, she first experienced vision loss at the age of 20, which was not that long ago. So, you know, it was new terrain for her while she was going to college. But it didn't didn't stop her from pursuing her goals and and aspirations. But yes, those in our audience who are in the early stages of their disability, whatever that disability may be, they ought to be able to identify with Stephanie for sure. Kimberly: Absolutely, absolutely. It's it's it's tough. And, you know, sometimes sometimes you go through a thing and you think you're done and, you know, disability creeps up again. It's it's not always a straight line, is it? Sam: Yeah. Even when you think maybe it's over and done. Sometimes it creeps back or or sometimes other challenges, other disabilities present themselves. Kimberly: Yeah. You know, what is it they say about disability? It's the one minority that we could all join at any time. Sam: Oh, I've never heard that, but I like it. Kimberly: Yeah, it's true. Sam: And if we if we don't have a disability, chances are we know somebody who does. Kimberly: Or or we could. I mean, you know, Sam: Yeah, maybe that's true. Maybe we have a disability and don't know about it yet. Kimberly: Yeah. You know, things can happen. So, yeah, it's interesting to read people's initial their early stages of that of that journey. And hers was in higher education and fighting for for what she needed and coming to terms with needing those accommodations. Sam: She's a she's a Jersey girl. I guess, as they say at their joys, a girl, they always have their unique ways of saying things. (Laughter) Sam: But anyhow, yeah, as we mentioned, I believe, you know, what's history? My first interview from Jersey and maybe not my last. But, you know, she spent her life in the in the Philly area. And, you know, we had a nice conversation off the air about Philly cheesesteak sandwiches because I am a big fan. Kimberly: Oh, are you? Wow. Sam: Philly cheesesteak sandwiches. (Laghter) Sam: And I don't know about you, Kimberly, but I definitely love them. And they say that you haven't had a Philly cheesesteak sandwich done right until you've had one in Philly, which is that right? Kimberly: Is that right? Not me, me ...