Podcast

Disability Talks: An Illinois Guardianship and Advocacy Commission Perspective is a podcast created to provide information about disability rights and disability advocacy in the State of Illinois through a topic-based, interview format. The podcast will be offered quarterly and will cover some of the issues the Illinois Guardianship and Advocacy Commission discovers and confronts in our work with the disability community. Please feel free to listen, enjoy and contact us if you have any questions. Thanks!

New - June 2025

• GAC Podcast – Disability Talks – The Human Rights Authority: Who Wants to Be a Disability Advocate?

The Human Rights Authority: Who Wants to Be a Disability Advocate? – Jeremy Polk (Disability Rights Manager Chicago Regional HRA) and two Human Rights Authority board members, Meri Tucker (Peoria Regional HRA) and Daniel McCarthy (East Central Regional HRA), discuss the goals and mandates of the Human Rights Authority and the roles that board members play as advocates for disability rights.

April 2025

• GAC Podcast – Disability Talks – Supported Decision Making 101

Supported Decision Making 101 – Join as GAC’s own Laura Hart (Human Rights Authority Managing Administrator of the Special Education Collaborative) and Teresa Parks (Deputy Director and Human Rights Authority Director) describe and discuss supported decision making as an alternative to guardianship for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.