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<rss xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:podcast="https://podcastindex.org/namespace/1.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" version="2.0"><channel><title>Home Truths, Dare &amp; Promise!</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/home-truths-dare-promise--5706539</link><description><![CDATA[Where Mothers, Rebels & Disrupters raising the roof on disability rights & housing outcomes share their stories]]></description><atom:link href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/5706539/episodes/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><language>en</language><category>Documentary</category><copyright>Copyright Karen Whitehead</copyright><image><url>https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f866089f840471e53b5e6a764cef56d6.jpg</url><title>Home Truths, Dare &amp; Promise!</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/home-truths-dare-promise--5706539</link></image><lastBuildDate>Mon, 13 May 2024 19:58:04 +0000</lastBuildDate><itunes:author>Karen Whitehead</itunes:author><itunes:owner><itunes:name>Karen Whitehead</itunes:name><itunes:email>karen@furfacefilm.com</itunes:email></itunes:owner><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f866089f840471e53b5e6a764cef56d6.jpg"/><itunes:subtitle>Where Mothers, Rebels &amp; Disrupters raising the roof on disability rights &amp; housing outcomes share their stories</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Where Mothers, Rebels & Disrupters raising the roof on disability rights & housing outcomes share their stories]]></itunes:summary><itunes:category text="Society &amp; Culture"><itunes:category text="Documentary"/></itunes:category><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><podcast:guid>44b16728-1c32-5723-8101-b39d191abbb9</podcast:guid><itunes:type>episodic</itunes:type><item><title>Unforgotten - Housing on the Spectrum, a sibling's story</title><link>http://cargocollective.com/karenwhitehead/HOME-TRUTHS-PODCAST</link><description><![CDATA[This is an intensely personal episode, my conversation with someone I have known since she was about 4 years old. She is a remarkable sibling who decided to ask uncomfortable questions and share her own home truths, in a very personal, yet public way. She wanted to 'stand up'  and talk frankly about the future, and housing options for her non-verbal autistic brother.  Morgan discusses the research and interviews that led her to create a short radio documentary<i> Stuck In The Nest </i>and our conversation includes extracts from the recordings she made.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52545451</guid><pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2023 00:11:30 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/52545451/htep5unforg_final.mp3" length="49678272" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Karen Whitehead</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>This is an intensely personal episode, my conversation with someone I have known since she was about 4 years old. 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Find out what it takes, from their journeys to launch Tall Tales Ranch and Trailhead Community.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3224</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>accessibility,affordablehousing,autism,autismhousingnetwork,colorado,disability,disabilityrights,firstplaceaz,housing,inclusion,mainstreetconnect,neuroinclusive,supportivehousing,talltalesranch,trailheadcommunity</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f866089f840471e53b5e6a764cef56d6.jpg"/><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episode>3</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Dare Diaries Part 2</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-dare-diaries-part-2--52050519</link><description><![CDATA["If you build it, they will come..." but how did our pioneers do it? From East to West Coast USA, our disrupters tell us about their adventures in making dream residential solutions for the neurodiverse community a reality and the data that is rewarding their risk-taking. They share the goals, toolkits &amp; funding approaches that are helping them challenge the current system around supportive housing &amp; the affordable housing industry. Our candid and timely commentary from our participants will make you want to put on your campaigning boots and join the movement.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52050519</guid><pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2022 00:48:40 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/52050519/htdarediaries2_final.mp3" length="72769536" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Karen Whitehead</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>"If you build it, they will come..." but how did our pioneers do it? 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Our candid and timely commentary from our participants will make you want to put on your campaigning boots and join the movement.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3030</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>accessibility,affordablehousing,autism,autismhousingnetwork,community,disabilites,disabilityrights,firstplaceaz,housing,housinginfrastructure,inclusion,mainstreetconnect,neurodiverse,neuroinclusive,residentialsolutions,thekelsey,treasurehouse</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f866089f840471e53b5e6a764cef56d6.jpg"/><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episode>2</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Dare Diaries - part one</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-dare-diaries-part-one--51980910</link><description><![CDATA[From Rockville Maryland, to Denver Colorado and Phoenix Arizona we join virtual tours of some cool living spaces with our participants and we dive deeper with our disrupters into how they are challenging the current system when it comes to housing infrastructure, the affordable housing industry and government funding. 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Our candid and timely commentary from our participants will make you want to put on your campaigning boots and join the movement.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3067</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>accessibility,affordablehousing,autism,autismhousingnetwork,community,disability,disabilityrights,firstplaceaz,home,homeless,housing,iddcommunity,inclusion,mainstreetconnect,mediciad,neurodiversity,thekelsey</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f866089f840471e53b5e6a764cef56d6.jpg"/><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episode>2</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Big Little Truths</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/big-little-truths--51980903</link><description><![CDATA[In the series premiere episode,  we meet our disrupters for the first time as they guide us through the challenges faced by individuals with Intellectual and developmental disabilites when it comes to finding 'home' and we get a history lesson about the disturbing legacy of Institutions as a housing solution. We also hear from some early pioneers/mothers who refused to accept what was out there in terms of future living arrangements for their loved ones and decided to build something different. We eavesdrop on some conversations among residents experiencing life at First Place -Phoenix and Main Street Connect, Rockville Maryland. 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Alongside people who have developmental and intellectual disabilities campaigning for change, I know we can do different. My dream is that truly accessible, more affordable, and neuro-inclusive housing options emerge everywhere. 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Alongside people who have developmental and intellectual disabilities campaigning for change, I know we can do different. My dream is that truly accessible, more affordable, and neuro-inclusive housing options emerge everywhere. I am sharing this podcast series to inspire collaborations and conversations in this space around the movement for better supportive housing opportunities and accessibility.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1084</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>autism,disabilities,disrupters,documentary,home,homeless,housing,medicaid,neuroinclusive</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f866089f840471e53b5e6a764cef56d6.jpg"/><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episodeType>bonus</itunes:episodeType></item></channel></rss>
