Sharon and her son, Bobby, represent an important, but not always acknowledged part of the lifespan of supporting someone with a disability. She and her son are aging. Hear about the supports that Bobby has in his life outside of his family – employment, extracurricular activities, and community engagement and the journey they went on to get there.
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Accessible is a podcast that opens the door to disability leaders and their ideas and is hosted by George Gotto, director at the University of Missouri-Kansas City’s Institute for Human Development and Amelia Reighard, IHD’s director of Program Development. In this episode, George and Amelia talk to Sharon Williams, a longtime member of the Missouri Developmental Disabilities Council (MODDC), a retired attorney, and a parent of an adult son with a developmental disability.
Sharon has also been a vital member of UMKC-IHD’s Advisory Leadership Team as she has provided feedback on programs that impact individuals and families.
The University of Missouri-Kansas City’s Institute for Human Development (UMKC-IHD) is the federally designated University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD) for the state of Missouri. It is a member of the Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD) and one of 67 UCEDDs located in every state and United States territory. As an applied research and training center for human services at UMKC, the IHD reports to the Office of the Provost and serves as a bridge between the university and community.
