Empowering Disabled Women with Chelsie Hill

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This episode Judy interviews Chelsie Hill, the founder and CEO of Rollettes. Judy and Chelsie talk a lot about their time together at the Rollettes Experience, Chelsie's vision for the Rollettes, and her exciting new experience of becoming a mother.
The podcast version of this interview is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or on my website: judithheumann.com/empowering-...
Chelsie Hill is a professional dancer, community leader, content creator, and Founder/CEO of Rollettes, a Los Angeles based wheelchair dance team that’s committed to education, disability representation, and female empowerment. She started dancing when she was 3-years-old. At 17 years old, she was involved in a drunk driving accident, sustaining a spinal cord injury that resulted in paralysis from the waist down. After her injury, Chelsie wanted to connect with other women in chairs and build a strong community of women who support and encourage one another. What started as 7 girls in a small dance studio in Monterey, California has turned into the world's largest network for women with disabilities, Rollettes. Chelsie was also featured on Sundance Channel's award-winning TV show Push Girls.
Learn more...
www.chelsiehill.com
www.rollettesdance.com
To keep up with Judy (which may be impossible, she is very fast) follow her @theheumannperspective on Instagram and @judithheumann on Twitter.
Judy Heumann is an internationally recognized leader in the disability community and a lifelong civil rights advocate for disadvantaged people. She served as the first Special Advisor for International Disability Rights at the U.S. Department of State from 2010 - 2017 under the Obama Administration. Recently, Judy has been building "The Heumann Perspective" as a podcast and accessible KZfaq channel to broaden and spur discussions on the intersectionality of disability.
More Judy:
Watch Netflix Documentary "Crip Camp" for free here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFS8S...
"Being Heumann" Book: www.indiebound.org/book/97808...
Comedy Central segment: www.cc.com/video-clips/2p86bg/...
TedTalk: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABFpT...
Intro music by Lachi: www.lachimusic.com/index.html
Outro music by Gaelynn Lea: violinscratches.com/

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@rowanfair Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this interview. I attended a dance class at an Abilities Expo and hated it. I felt it was totally ableist and awful. Seeing her as a person really helps to see where she is coming from. The perky cheerleader energy makes sense... but telling people to do things (eg clapping) and chiding them for not doing something their own disabilities won't allow really put me off. Cross-disability ableism is real. I do wish her success and a healthy Capricorn baby.

@VulcanOnWheels Жыл бұрын

I have been an admirer of Chelsie's beauty and art for so long! 9:45 Their loss, I say. 25:21 I believe I heard the U.S. Access Board about this very issue. May Chelsie find out about it if she hasn't already.

@nicolellorens8117 Жыл бұрын

This was such a great podcast episode ! As someone who attended RE 2022 it was amazing meeting you both and seeing the changes you two have made and will continue to make! ✨♥️

@henryschutze98 Жыл бұрын

Congratulations 🎉🍾🎈 on the baby news! We love Chelsie and Jay. I thoroughly enjoyed this interview. We are not physically disabled but believe we are all “disabled” in some way or another. We have a niece who acquired a disability due to a brain stem stroke. These videos really help us with ideas and wring thinking. Thank you.