
#156: Maylan Chavez and Sory Rivera: Friends and podcast hosts with SMA
In episode 156, host Kevin Schaefer talks with Maylan Chavez and Sory Rivera, two friends with SMA who host the “Access Granted” podcast together. Maylan is from Hialeah, Florida, and Sory is from Tyl...
16 Feb 53min

#155: Jasmine Jackson, digital creator and mother with SMA
In episode 155, host Kevin Schaefer talks with Jasmine Jackson from Vancouver, Washington. Jasmine is a development and marketing manager, digital creator, and also a mother living with SMA type II. S...
19 Dec 202540min

#154: Coach Damon Vincent, adaptive fitness specialist
In episode 154, host Kevin Schaefer talks with Coach Damon Vincent from Lafayette, Louisiana. Damon is an adaptive fitness specialist who works with clients with various rare diseases and disabilities...
17 Nov 202535min

#153: Annie Heathcote, Entrepreneur and Speaker with SMA
In episode 153, host Kevin Schaefer talks with Annie Heathcote from Mazomanie, Wisconsin. Annie is a multi-business owner, social media influencer, author, and lifelong disability advocate whose life ...
25 Sep 202530min

#152: Kamil Goungor, Disability activist
In episode 152, host Kevin Schaefer talks with Kamil Goungor from Athens, Greece. Kamil, who has SMA type II, works for the European Network on Independent Living and is the co-founder and chair of th...
28 Aug 202545min

#151: Anton Paras, marketing executive in digital health
In episode 151, host Kevin Schaefer talks with his colleague, Anton Paras. Anton is a marketing executive for Bionews Inc., the publisher of SMA News Today, and he lives in the Bay Area, California. R...
30 Juli 202536min

#150: Jenna and Tanya Vega share their love story
In episode 150, host Kevin Schaefer talks with Jenna and Tanya Vega from Palm Springs, California. Jenna and Tanya discuss their seven years together, navigating daily life with SMA, and their wedding...
1 Juli 202528min

#149: Jessica Keogh, Ed. D., Educator and Life Coach With SMA
In episode 149, host Kevin Schaefer talks with Dr. Jessica Keogh from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. An educator, disability advocate, and certified life coach, she discusses growing up with SMA, living ...
21 Maj 202541min






















