Rachel Barkley
From How The World Works by Kevin D. Williamson
August 27, 2025 · 1h 2m · Season 1 · Episode 25
About this episode
Kevin D. Williamson discusses America's safety net and disability empowerment with Rachel Barkley.
Kevin D. Williamson is joined by Rachel Barkley, Director of Able Americans, a nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank project dedicated to advancing innovative, free-market solutions that empower Americans with intellectual, developmental, and physical disabilities. They discuss America’s extensive safety net, spanning more than 80 programs across 14 agencies, and how to better measure success. Rachel also shares her own life-changing experience with a rare spinal cord tumor, along with her perspe...
People in this episode
Host: Kevin D. Williamson
Guest: Rachel Barkley
Topics covered
- disabilities
- safety net
- nonprofit
- free-market solutions
- personal experience
Keywords
- safety net
- disabilities
- nonprofit
- free-market
- spinal cord tumor
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Able Americans
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