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Pushing Forward with Alycia | A Disability Podcast

Pushing Forward with Alycia | A Disability Podcast


Pushing Forward with Alycia is the weekly podcast that gives disability a voice and welcomes everyone—disabled people, allies, families, and inclusive employers—into a courageous, judgment‑free space to learn, ask questions, and advance access together. Launched June 29, 2023 and dropping new episodes every Thursday, host Alycia Anderson—disabled motivational speaker, DEI educator, entrepreneur, athlete, and storyteller—shares lived experience and amplifies voices across the global disability community. The show began as a safe, respectful space to talk honestly about difference, ableism, and belonging; that welcoming spirit remains its heartbeat today.

What You’ll Hear

From headline issues to everyday wins, we dig into DEI + disability, digital accessibility, workplace inclusion, disabling ableism, Disability Pride Month, intersectionality, airlines & disability discrimination, and so much more. If it shapes how disabled people live, learn, work, travel, play, create, love, and lead—we’re talking about it.

Nearly 100 Episodes (and Counting!)

In just two years we’ve published 98 full episodes (as of July 16, 2025) and are racing toward our 100th celebration. Recent conversations feature boundary‑breaking guests like Marsha Elle (bionic model, Billboard artist), Tiffany Yu (Diversability & The Anti‑Ableist Manifesto), Gigi Robinson (chronic illness creator & strategist), Kristen Anderson (global inclusive leadership champion), Isaac Harvey MBE (East London influencer & entrepreneur), and many more advocates, athletes, artists, policy shapers, siblings, caregivers, and allies you’ll love meeting.

Who It’s For

Whether you identify as disabled, are new to advocacy, support a disabled loved one, or lead teams striving to build a more inclusive workplace, you’ll leave each episode with insight, language, and actionable takeaways you can bring to classrooms, boardrooms, events, and everyday life. Our mission is to be a safe place to learn, share, ask “no wrong” questions, and transform awkwardness into connection.

Listen & Support

Follow, subscribe, share, rate, and review to help amplify disability inclusion. Sign up for release alerts, suggest a guest, and bring Alycia to speak or train your organization in disabling ableism. However you engage, you’re helping open hearts and clear paths for all of us. Open hearts, clear paths. Let’s go.

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Update frequency
every 7 days
Average duration
27 minutes
Episodes
108
Years Active
2023 - 2025
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NDEAM 2024: Chris Ruden, Powerlifting Champion and Motivational Speaker

NDEAM 2024: Chris Ruden, Powerlifting Champion and Motivational Speaker

Welcome, Chris Ruden! In episode 67 of Pushing Forward with Alycia / A Disability Podcast, Alycia Anderson sits down with Chris Ruden, an elite powerlifter/weightlifter, motivational speaker, and dis…
00:24:50  |   Thu 03 Oct 2024
Kam Redlawsk | From Monsters to Masterpieces, The Art of Healing

Kam Redlawsk | From Monsters to Masterpieces, The Art of Healing

Welcome, Kam Redlawsk In this episode of Pushing Forward with Alycia | A Disability Podcast, Alycia welcomes Kam Redlawsk, an artist and disability advocate who brings her lived experiences with Rare…
00:22:43  |   Thu 26 Sep 2024
Jess Gregory: Using Poetry to Heal From Medical Gaslighting

Jess Gregory: Using Poetry to Heal From Medical Gaslighting

Welcome Jess Gregory In this episode of Pushing Forward with Alycia | A Disability Podcast, Alycia Anderson chats with Jess Gregory, a disabled poet, writer, and patient advocate who uses her experie…
00:24:49  |   Thu 19 Sep 2024
Cassidy Huff's Unexpected Viral Influencer Status

Cassidy Huff's Unexpected Viral Influencer Status

Cassidy Huff's Influencer Status In this episode of Pushing Forward with Alycia | A Disability Podcast, Alycia Anderson sits down with the extraordinary Cassidy Huff, a disability rights activist, au…
00:23:07  |   Thu 12 Sep 2024
Bonjour! Alycia and Marty's 2024 Paris Paralympic Adventure

Bonjour! Alycia and Marty's 2024 Paris Paralympic Adventure

Episode Summary: In this special episode of Pushing Forward with Alycia | A Disability Podcast, host Alycia Anderson, joined by her husband Marty Anderson, takes listeners on an exciting journey as t…
00:22:37  |   Thu 05 Sep 2024
🎾 Dana Mathewson’s Road to the 2024 Paris Paralympics - Wheelchair Tennis 🎾

🎾 Dana Mathewson’s Road to the 2024 Paris Paralympics - Wheelchair Tennis 🎾

Welcome Dana Mathewson, wheelchair tennis Paralympic Athlete In this episode of Pushing Forward with Alycia, host Alycia Anderson sits down with Dana Mathewson, a two-time Paralympic athlete who is c…
00:26:09  |   Thu 29 Aug 2024
Julie Sowash on Inclusive Hiring and Neurodiversity Awareness

Julie Sowash on Inclusive Hiring and Neurodiversity Awareness

Welcome Julie Sowash In this episode of Pushing Forward with Alycia | A Disability Podcast, host Alycia Anderson sits down with Julie Sowash, a dedicated disability advocate, award-winning business l…
00:23:52  |   Thu 22 Aug 2024
Author Jayne Mattingly | Body Grief , Disability Advocacy,  No Back Gap

Author Jayne Mattingly | Body Grief , Disability Advocacy, No Back Gap

Welcome Jayne Mattingly In this episode of Pushing Forward with Alycia | A Disability Podcast, host Alycia Anderson sits down with Jayne Mattingly, a dynamic disability advocate and author. Jayne ope…
00:24:14  |   Thu 15 Aug 2024
Lisa Cox | How a Life Altering Brain Hemorrhage Combined Advertising with Disability Inclusion

Lisa Cox | How a Life Altering Brain Hemorrhage Combined Advertising with Disability Inclusion

Episode Overview In this episode of Pushing Forward with Alycia, host Alycia Anderson speaks with Lisa Cox, a globally published writer and a leading advocate for disability inclusion. Lisa shares he…
00:22:07  |   Thu 08 Aug 2024
Welcome National Disability Influencer, Andraéa LaVant

Welcome National Disability Influencer, Andraéa LaVant

Welcome Andraéa LaVant In this episode of Pushing Forward with Alycia, host Alycia Anderson sits down with Andraéa LaVant, a renowned disability inclusion expert and CEO of LaVant Consulting. Andraé…
00:31:50  |   Thu 01 Aug 2024
Angelea Yoder | Let Them Stare

Angelea Yoder | Let Them Stare

Welcome Angelea Yoder In this episode of Pushing Forward with Alycia, host Alycia Anderson sits down with Angelea Yoder, a trailblazing Nashville-based photographer. Angelea shares her deeply person…
00:21:55  |   Thu 25 Jul 2024
Becoming rentABLE | Making Travel Accessible

Becoming rentABLE | Making Travel Accessible

An Emerging Solution for Challenges Faced by Disabled Travelers - Becoming rentABLE In this episode of “Pushing Forward with Alycia,” Alycia Anderson explores some of the significant challenges faced…
00:30:03  |   Thu 18 Jul 2024
Innovating for Accessibility | Dhaval Patel

Innovating for Accessibility | Dhaval Patel

Welcome Dhaval Patel We recently spoke with Dhaval Patel, founder and CEO of Lotus, on the "Pushing Forward with Alycia" podcast. Dhaval is committed to creating technology that prioritizes accessibi…
00:25:59  |   Thu 11 Jul 2024
Reflecting on a Year of Pushing Forward with Alycia

Reflecting on a Year of Pushing Forward with Alycia

Episode Description: In this celebratory episode of 'Pushing Forward with Alycia | A Disability Podcast', Alycia Anderson welcomes her husband, Marty on the show to commemorate the one-year anniversa…
00:27:33  |   Thu 04 Jul 2024
Meet Kaylee Bays: Wheelchair Ballerina from SYTYCD

Meet Kaylee Bays: Wheelchair Ballerina from SYTYCD

Kaylee Bays: SYTYCD's first ever wheelchair dancer In this inspiring episode of "Pushing Forward with Alycia," Alycia Anderson welcomes Kaylee Bays, the first wheelchair dancer to ever grace the sta…
00:25:44  |   Thu 27 Jun 2024
Lyme Disease Awareness | Kimberly Daya

Lyme Disease Awareness | Kimberly Daya

Welcome Kimberly Daya In this episode of 'Pushing Forward with Alycia | A Disability Podcast,' host Alycia Anderson discusses the challenges and misconceptions surrounding invisible / non-apparent di…
00:21:39  |   Thu 20 Jun 2024
Twinning is Winning! | Celebrating Sisterhood

Twinning is Winning! | Celebrating Sisterhood

Episode Description Join us for a special birthday episode of "Pushing Forward with Alycia | A Disability Podcast," where Alycia Anderson celebrates with her twin sister, Regina, and their sister Cor…
00:21:41  |   Thu 13 Jun 2024
Inclusivity in Beauty | Steph Aiello's Impact

Inclusivity in Beauty | Steph Aiello's Impact

Welcome, Steph Aiello! In this inspiring episode of Pushing Forward with Alycia | A Disability Podcast, Alycia Anderson sits down with Steph Aiello, a disability advocate and a trailblazing quadriple…
00:21:58  |   Thu 06 Jun 2024
Building Success | How a Teenager is Turning an AVM Diagnosis into a Successful Lego Business

Building Success | How a Teenager is Turning an AVM Diagnosis into a Successful Lego Business

Welcome Samuel Benifield-Chivore In this episode of "Pushing Forward with Alycia | A Disability Podcast," Alycia Anderson speaks with Samuel Benifield-Chivore, a remarkable teenager living with Arter…
00:21:03  |   Thu 30 May 2024
Ryan Hudson-Peralta | Founder, 'Look Mom, No Hands'

Ryan Hudson-Peralta | Founder, 'Look Mom, No Hands'

Welcome, Ryan Hudson-Peralta, founder of Look Mom, No Hands Welcome back to "Pushing Forward with Alycia | A Disability Podcast," where we spotlight stories of resilience and triumph. In today’s epis…
00:19:39  |   Thu 23 May 2024
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