088. Interview - Martha Goodman; introducing the MEIRA Planning Tool Pt. 2

2025-12-08

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Send us a textHosts Meghan (Smallwood) and Patrick (Cadigan) continue their discussion with Martha Goodman, an advocate who has created the MEIRA (Maryland Education Information Resources And Advocacy) Planning Tool. This part of the conversation highlights the uncertainty caused by funding gaps, and the impact that can have on families. Martha also shares her daughter's transition journey, including volunteering in Israel, the complexity of employment and pursuing continued education. Join the...

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Hosts Meghan (Smallwood) and Patrick (Cadigan) continue their discussion with Martha Goodman, an advocate who has created the MEIRA (Maryland Education Information Resources And Advocacy) Planning Tool. This part of the conversation highlights the uncertainty caused by funding gaps, and the impact that can have on families. Martha also shares her daughter's transition journey, including volunteering in Israel, the complexity of employment and pursuing continued education. Join the conversation!

Episode Keywords:
DDA application, Pre-ETS, funding issues, political advocacy, transitioning youth, CCBC program, literacy classes, child care assistant, Postsecondary Transition, reading level, parental advocacy, transition process.

Links:
Developmental Disabilities (DD) Agency (page)
DD Agency Locator (site)

Maryland (specific) Links/Supports:
MEIRA Planning Tool (site)
Disability Rights MD (site)
Community College of Baltimore County Single Step Academic Preparation (site)

Quick Note to Listeners: there was a connection problem during the second part of our conversation with Martha which caused a breakdown in the quality of the recorded audio. We were hoping to be able to save some of it, but the bits and pieces that were clear to understand just made no sense when they were edited together. We did let Martha know and we plan to rectify it by bringing her back again for another great discussion (that we plan to capture in its' entirety 😉).

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Intro/Outro music by AudioCoffee from Pixabay.
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