In this episode, we chat with Tom Woodard who together with his brothers Matt and John have created a unique workplace in Nashville TN that specifically employs persons with disabilities. On the Avenue is located in the Gulch. It is part distribution center that provides drug testing kits to the State of Tennessee and part advertising studio where the participants known as "citizens" have the opportunity to produce branded content including artwork, videos, podcasts, etc.
Tom Woodard states: " citizens can come to a safe place to build community and confidence."
Check out the work being done at On the Avenue
Timeline:
00:00-01:56 Intro 02:15-04:54
Origin Story 04:54-07:36 Workplace/ Creativity at the "On the Avenue"
07:38-10:07 How to enroll
10:20-13:13 A "On the Avenue" marketplace
13:15-14:53 Community and Business Partners
15:00-15:20 Website and Shoutout
16:25-17:50 Thanks and outro
July is Disability Pride Month and Judy Huemann does an amazing job describing what disability pride means to her as well as sharing the voice of other individuals throughout the world who identify as persons with disabilities. Be sure to check out her podcast the Huemann Perspective on Apple and Spotify
