May 15, 2023
Victoria Rocha! Story-teller! Writer! Friend! Delight! More!
You can find her first-ever published creative non-fiction work,
"Michael is Gone" in the online journal, Untenured, listen to
her perform on the storytelling show Risk!, and
hear her read from her childhood diaries on episodes 102 and 204 of
Mortified.
Here is the op-ed she references on the show. And here is a
message from Victoria that I read in the show's intro and also
think it bears repeating, so I'm including it here as well:
"Please remember that people with disabilities are people first
with desires for love, acceptance, education, jobs, true
friendships, and opportunities. They are not angels or exist on
this Earth for your inspiration; instead support them in their
inspirations and aspirations. A good starting point is Best Buddies
International, a nonprofit focused on creating lasting one-to-one
friendships between people with intellectual and developmental
disabilities (IDD) and neurotypical individuals, in addition to
getting people with IDD into integrated employment and leadership
opportunities (bestbuddies.org)."
We have a really meaningful, enjoyable chat! I hope you enjoy!
AND THAT'S NOT ALL! This is only part ONE.
For part TWO of
our chat, click here for Patreon!
Thanks for being here and doing all that you're doing!