In this episode, we spoke with Annie Streit - the Grassroots Advocacy Manager at the United Spinal Association! 00:00 Intro 02:20 Annie's Journey 12:06 United Spinal Association & Advocacy Network 14:58 Emergency Preparedness 17:27 Meet An Advocate 19:00 Being An Advocate Emissary 19:50 Roll On Capitol Hill 22:17 Support Is Everything 24:14 Action Alerts 27:03 Creating Real Action & Showing True Empathy 31:48 Life Experience Prepares Us 36:32 Equity, Access & Availability 40:45 Care Support Working Group 44:30 Annie's Other Projects And Recap LINKS United Spinal Association - https://unitedspinal.org/ United Spinal Association Advocacy Program - https://unitedspinal.org/advocacy-program/ United Spinal Association Grassroots Advocacy Network Registration Form - https://unitedspinal.org/grassroots-advocacy-network/ United Spinal Association Working Groups - https://unitedspinal.org/working-groups/ United Spinal Association Advocacy Network Facebook Page -https://www.facebook.com/UnitedSpinalAssociationAdvocacyNetwork Annie's Website - https://annieauthorblog.com/ Links to Annie's children's books - https://annieauthorblog.com/childrens-books/ Roll On Capitol Hill - https://unitedspinal.org/roll-on-capitol-hill/ January Care Support Webinar - https://unitedspinal.org/care-support-working-group/ ___ WAYS YOU CAN HELP Buy us a coffee or tea to help us continue to be able to share this content - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/m4gkrysandmark Pick up some merchandise on our online store: https://www.bonfire.com/store/m4g-advocacy-media/ Want to be a guest on the podcast? Sign up for PodMatch at https://podmatch.com/signup/m4gadvocacymedia or email us at accounts@marked4glory.com ___ We take accessibility seriously at M4G! Our accessibility partner is accessiBe. If you're looking to make your website more accessible (and really you should!), check them out at https://accessiBe.com @accesiBe ___ Check out our website: https://www.m4gadvocacymedia.com Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/m4gadvocacymedia Join our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/m4gadvocacymedia Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/m4gadvocacymedia Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/m4gadvocacy Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@m4gadvocacymedia #disability #m4gadvocacymedia #Journeys #podcast #interview #SCI #SpinalCordInjury #PowerWheelchair #paralysis #teacher #advocacy #ReadyToRoll #author #speaker #nonprofit
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