The Dadvocating Podcast
The Dadvocating Podcast
Podcast Description
Host Simcha Weinstein; Brooklynite, rabbi, author, clinician‑in‑training, family peer advocate, and proud “dadvocate” talks disability advocacy through a dad’s lens. Hear unvarnished, strength‑based conversations with advocates, parents, self‑advocates, systems leaders, policymakers, clinicians, changemakers, and the occasional disruptor about where we’ve been and where we still need to go. Come for the advocacy, stay for the dad jokes.
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Content Themes
The podcast focuses on disability advocacy, personal stories of empowerment, and systemic change within the disability rights movement. Each episode features themes such as legal battles for disability rights, personal journeys of parents advocating for their children, and discussion of current policies affecting the disabled community. For instance, the debut episode highlights Willie Mae Goodman’s advocacy journey, touching on significant issues like abuse in institutional settings and transformative legal action.
Host Simcha Weinstein; Brooklynite, rabbi, author, clinician‑in‑training, family peer advocate, and proud “dadvocate” talks disability advocacy through a dad’s lens. Hear unvarnished, strength‑based conversations with advocates, parents, self‑advocates, systems leaders, policymakers, clinicians, changemakers, and the occasional disruptor about where we’ve been and where we still need to go. Come for the advocacy, stay for the dad jokes.
What happens when lived experience meets statewide leadership?
In this episode of Dadvocating, Simcha Weinstein and fellow dadvocate Steve Gonyea sit down with Willow Baer, Commissioner of the New York State Office for People With Developmental Disabilities, for a candid kitchen table conversation about dads, disability, and what families really need from systems.
From what OPWDD actually oversees, to why father engagement matters, to how families can find their voice inside big systems, this episode is about showing up, being seen, and building real partnership.
Commissioner Baer shares what drew her to this work, how New York is working to protect family stability, and what gives her hope when the work feels heavy.
From services to self care, and even a surprise reveal at the end, this is a candid conversation you will want to stay for.
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