About this episode

Jenna Odenberg shares her journey in disability advocacy and education, highlighting the challenges and triumphs she faced as a manual wheelchair user.

Send us Fan Mail This episode moves beyond the "binary" of accessibility to explore the lived reality of disability advocacy. Hosts Lachandra and Brian are joined by Jenna Odenberg—Bush Fellow, author of Within My Spokes, and founder of Above and Beyond with U. Jena shares her journey from navigating rural Minnesota in a manual wheelchair to a 20-year career as a music educator. From the "fixed mindset" of teachers who said she couldn't play trumpet left-handed to the vital "A" in DEIA, Jena ...

People in this episode

Hosts: Lachandra, Brian

Guest: Jenna Odenberg

Topics covered

• disability advocacy
• accessibility
• education
• music
• personal journey

Keywords

• disability
• advocacy
• music education
• accessibility
• manual wheelchair

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Above and Beyond with U

Books & works: Within My Spokes

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