Episode 159: Heather Henderson Talks Advocacy.

Episode 159: Heather Henderson Talks Advocacy.

From Raising Kellan by Marsh Naidoo, PT

February 4, 2026 · 34 min · Season 1 · Episode 159

About this episode

Marsh Naidoo interviews disability advocate Heather Henderson about advocacy, resources, and the needs of the disability community.

In this epsiode I chat with Heather Henderson, a disability advocate from Columbia, TN Timeline: 1:00 Introduction 2:30 Information and Misinformation 4:30 Learning the Systems that support the Disability Community. 9:00 Advocacy: Proactive (planning) vs Reactive? 12:00 Unapologetic Advocacy 14:00 Accountability from Systems that serve the Disability Community 14:30 : What is on the Horizon for Heather in 2026 16:30 Heather, beginning in Architecture and Design - Her mentor, Steve Jacobs. 18:00 Resources that ACTUALLY serve the Disability Community. 21:51 Rural vs Urban Needs 23:00 Listening to families - Stakeholder vs End User. 27:00 Thinking about UNIVERSAL design before houses are built 30:30 Resurfacing of Derogatory Terms aimed at the Disability community. 31:00 Words of Encouragement and Conclusion.

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Host: Marsh Naidoo

Guest: Heather Henderson

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Places: Columbia, TN

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