In today's episode, I chat with Chrissy Beasley Hood. Chrissy is a Governor-appointed member of the Tennessee Council on Developmental Disabilities, Co-chapter Lead for Changing Spaces TN, and founder of Connecting the Journey: Special Needs Support Group. She and her husband Kevin live in Pulaski TN.
They are parents to three daughters including Alaina, the youngest who has complex medical needs. Chrissy was instrumental in leading the movement to get legislation passed to install powdered height-adjustable adult changing tables in the State of Tennessee. A detailed bio of this story of parental advocacy can be found at www.raisingkellan.org in the transcript
Timeline:
00:00 - 02:15: Intro
02:15 - 03:30: Chrissy and Alaina's Story
03:30 - 06:45: What was the motivation for the advocacy to get the adult changing tables installed throughout Tennessee?
06:45 - 08:39: What is Changing Spaces TN?
08:39 - 09:57: Grant and funding opportunities for adult changing tables in Tennessee.
09:58 - 11:13: Who is able to apply for the grant? Link to Application.
11:14 - 12:46: Partners in Policy Making Program
13:04 - 14:20: Marshall the Mascot from the Tennessee Disability Coalition
14:20 - 16:07: Chrissy can be contacted at connectingthejourney@gmail.com
17:17 - 19:00: Outro
Resources: Chrissy and Alaina's Story https://youtu.be/HCSHn50_JV0
