WEBVTT 00:00.330 --> 00:02.997 (ambient music) 00:19.881 --> 00:22.631 (suspense music) 00:41.399 --> 00:44.399 (upbeat jazz music) 00:46.170 --> 00:48.240 Now I'd really love to open it up 00:48.240 --> 00:49.620 and talk about our founders, 00:49.620 --> 00:52.710 Wayne Connell, IDA's president and CEO, 00:52.710 --> 00:55.860 founded IDA in 1996 out of the desire 00:55.860 --> 00:57.540 to educate friends and family 00:57.540 --> 01:00.780 about his wife, Sherri's debilitating illness. 01:00.780 --> 01:02.670 Wayne's background fueled his passion 01:02.670 --> 01:04.590 for helping people's lives with illness, 01:04.590 --> 01:06.090 pain, and disability. 01:06.090 --> 01:09.330 His experience includes that of a multitasking husband, 01:09.330 --> 01:12.960 a caregiver with an extensive background in management, 01:12.960 --> 01:14.790 media and technology. 01:14.790 --> 01:18.360 Wayne and Sherri have been married since 1994. 01:18.360 --> 01:20.610 They don't have any children because of Sherri's illness, 01:20.610 --> 01:23.430 but they do have two very loving 01:23.430 --> 01:26.520 and entertaining Nigerian Dwarf goats, 01:26.520 --> 01:29.460 Java Latte and Toffee Mocha. 01:29.460 --> 01:31.710 That makes me hungry just saying it out loud. 01:31.710 --> 01:35.070 Jess Stainbrook is IDA's executive director. 01:35.070 --> 01:37.920 Director who joined IDA in 2018 01:37.920 --> 01:40.890 as their first full-time employee. 01:40.890 --> 01:42.630 In addition to his experience 01:42.630 --> 01:44.910 in nonprofit management and marketing, 01:44.910 --> 01:46.260 Jess is probably well known 01:46.260 --> 01:47.820 for his work in media and movies 01:47.820 --> 01:52.820 and has received eight Emmy awards and 29 nominations. 01:53.220 --> 01:55.110 Jess has dyslexia 01:55.110 --> 01:56.753 and grew up in a home with a father 01:56.753 --> 01:58.830 who lived with epilepsy. 01:58.830 --> 02:01.080 Jess and his wife Keena live in Colorado 02:01.080 --> 02:02.520 with three daughters. 02:02.520 --> 02:07.290 Invisible illness has directly impacted their family. 02:07.290 --> 02:09.905 Take it away, Wayne and Jess. 02:09.905 --> 02:12.030 Oh, thank you, Anna. 02:12.030 --> 02:13.620 Wow, that was just amazing. 02:13.620 --> 02:16.500 You know, hearing those first awards too, Jess, 02:16.500 --> 02:19.500 I mean, oh, we got more awards to come, 02:19.500 --> 02:20.520 I'm very excited about that. 02:20.520 --> 02:21.900 But hey, let's share a little bit about 02:21.900 --> 02:22.800 Invisible Disabilities, 02:22.800 --> 02:24.840 kind of a little bit about what's been going on 02:24.840 --> 02:26.040 and what's coming up. 02:26.040 --> 02:27.483 And so I'll take it. 02:28.320 --> 02:31.170 We launched it back in 2015, 02:31.170 --> 02:32.670 Invisible Disabilities Week. 02:32.670 --> 02:34.740 This is the last week of Invisible... 02:34.740 --> 02:36.780 last day of Invisible Disabilities Week. 02:36.780 --> 02:38.520 This is our 11th annual one. 02:38.520 --> 02:40.110 It's the first, excuse me, 02:40.110 --> 02:42.030 it's the third full week every October. 02:42.030 --> 02:45.240 We have this week to really get people excited 02:45.240 --> 02:47.220 to really just share and become aware 02:47.220 --> 02:49.470 the fact that invisible disabilities 02:49.470 --> 02:50.964 is so prevalent around the world. 02:50.964 --> 02:54.030 In fact, we've actually had 20 governor, 02:54.030 --> 02:57.420 different governor proclamations from across the US, 02:57.420 --> 03:01.230 and 11 years since Colorado has been doing 03:01.230 --> 03:02.100 the proclamations as well, 03:02.100 --> 03:03.150 the whole entire 11 years, 03:03.150 --> 03:04.650 so, really excited about that. 03:06.150 --> 03:08.910 This year, our theme for IDA is Invisible No More. 03:08.910 --> 03:10.590 So every year we have a theme. 03:10.590 --> 03:12.450 Being invisible no more with a disability 03:12.450 --> 03:15.690 is being treated no differently than somebody without one. 03:15.690 --> 03:16.523 Well, what does that mean? 03:16.523 --> 03:19.170 Well as the society, as neighbors, as friends and family, 03:19.170 --> 03:21.030 we need to make sure we are not treating people 03:21.030 --> 03:22.080 with illness and disabilities 03:22.080 --> 03:23.850 like they are doing something wrong 03:23.850 --> 03:26.370 or lesser or damaged goods. 03:26.370 --> 03:29.940 We need to treat all people with dignity, honor, and love. 03:29.940 --> 03:31.080 Some people's disabilities 03:31.080 --> 03:33.510 and illness may have even impacted them so greatly 03:33.510 --> 03:35.790 they've become disabled and unable to work 03:35.790 --> 03:37.410 or even care for themselves. 03:37.410 --> 03:39.720 Other people may be able to work for eight hours, 03:39.720 --> 03:41.070 then be down for the count, 03:41.070 --> 03:43.050 while most people are able to move through life 03:43.050 --> 03:44.040 with minimal interruptions 03:44.040 --> 03:45.900 due to their invisible disabilities. 03:45.900 --> 03:48.240 Yet seeing is believing is the issue, 03:48.240 --> 03:50.190 especially with the invisible. 03:50.190 --> 03:51.990 We are still human, 03:51.990 --> 03:53.400 productive or not, 03:53.400 --> 03:54.390 invisible or not, 03:54.390 --> 03:55.950 spend 30 minutes with somebody 03:55.950 --> 03:58.860 who's been chronically ill for years 03:58.860 --> 04:00.540 and your life will be changed forever. 04:00.540 --> 04:02.160 Their tenacity, endurance, and strength 04:02.160 --> 04:04.833 will absolutely amaze you. 04:07.380 --> 04:09.480 What's real exciting is last year 04:09.480 --> 04:13.860 we launched our Invisible Disabilities Walk and Roll In May. 04:13.860 --> 04:16.170 People join us from around the world to walk and roll, 04:16.170 --> 04:19.680 and run and ride, to roller skate and roller blade 04:19.680 --> 04:21.617 and use their scooters and their walkers 04:21.617 --> 04:23.490 for the whole month of May. 04:23.490 --> 04:25.830 This year, IDA Ambassador Lauren Pires 04:25.830 --> 04:28.710 and her mom, Chris, together on the Yay team, 04:28.710 --> 04:29.841 were our top fundraisers, 04:29.841 --> 04:32.040 and they walked a lot of steps, 04:32.040 --> 04:35.430 let's just say thousands and thousands of steps. 04:35.430 --> 04:36.870 I had the opportunity to up my game 04:36.870 --> 04:41.040 from walking 50 miles in 2023 to 70 miles in 2024. 04:41.040 --> 04:43.950 That's not including the regular steps around the house. 04:43.950 --> 04:47.850 But I even walked a half marathon during that time 04:47.850 --> 04:49.110 out in the country where I lived, 04:49.110 --> 04:51.780 13.72 miles in three hours, 04:51.780 --> 04:55.380 38 and a half minutes at an average of 1555 a mile 04:55.380 --> 04:57.630 and 27,000 steps. 04:57.630 --> 04:59.370 Oh my goodness, it was pretty crazy. 04:59.370 --> 05:00.660 But hey, stay tuned, 05:00.660 --> 05:03.030 we're start signing up for the 05:03.030 --> 05:05.730 next year's walk and roll in 2025. 05:05.730 --> 05:07.233 So please stay tuned for that. 05:08.940 --> 05:12.210 So, hey, we're really blessed 05:12.210 --> 05:14.190 for our volunteer directors. 05:14.190 --> 05:16.350 IDA is an all volunteer organization. 05:16.350 --> 05:18.000 Jess is our full-time employee 05:18.000 --> 05:19.920 that really kind of keeps us on the track. 05:19.920 --> 05:23.340 But our volunteer directors are invaluable 05:23.340 --> 05:24.960 and we continue to encourage, educate, 05:24.960 --> 05:27.660 and connect people with Invisible Disabilities worldwide. 05:27.660 --> 05:30.150 Brian J. Esposito, many of you know who Brian is. 05:30.150 --> 05:32.130 He's our amazing Director of Development. 05:32.130 --> 05:33.540 He's been an instrumental 05:33.540 --> 05:36.420 in connecting IDA with businesses around the globe. 05:36.420 --> 05:37.950 There's Dr. Kaycee Bills, 05:37.950 --> 05:39.750 she's our Director of IDEAS, 05:39.750 --> 05:41.220 which stands for Invisible Disabilities 05:41.220 --> 05:42.840 Education Awareness Support. 05:42.840 --> 05:45.510 Kaycee is helping us create educational resources 05:45.510 --> 05:47.790 for the corporate and educational markets. 05:47.790 --> 05:49.410 And we have two new directors, 05:49.410 --> 05:52.710 we're so excited to announce our Director of STEAM IDEAS. 05:52.710 --> 05:54.000 You'll learn about what that is, 05:54.000 --> 05:55.350 Dr. Jessica Hicksted. 05:55.350 --> 05:58.260 And our new Director of Impact, Josh Holtman. 05:58.260 --> 06:00.660 Jess, hey, would you mind bringing us up to date 06:00.660 --> 06:04.290 on our Invisible Disability National ID initiatives? 06:04.290 --> 06:06.420 Yeah, glad to do that, thanks, Wayne. 06:06.420 --> 06:10.140 You know, many of you guys know that since 2018, 06:10.140 --> 06:11.670 Alaska was the first one to pass 06:11.670 --> 06:13.140 some of our legislation 06:13.140 --> 06:15.840 that allowed for our symbol 06:15.840 --> 06:18.930 to be put on a driver's license. 06:18.930 --> 06:21.840 And now as we move forward, 06:21.840 --> 06:26.250 our logo is the approved government symbol 06:26.250 --> 06:30.540 that recognizes people living with invisible disabilities. 06:30.540 --> 06:33.210 So, in Colorado, in '21, 06:33.210 --> 06:35.550 we actually made some initiatives here 06:35.550 --> 06:37.800 from a legislative standpoint, 06:37.800 --> 06:40.258 and really started moving toward getting that stuff done. 06:40.258 --> 06:41.790 And there were a lot more things 06:41.790 --> 06:43.050 that went along with it. 06:43.050 --> 06:46.770 And so as we were doing that, 06:46.770 --> 06:49.140 everybody was watching us, all the other states. 06:49.140 --> 06:51.060 So as soon as it passed, 06:51.060 --> 06:52.080 we got a call from Utah 06:52.080 --> 06:53.760 and they said, "Hey, we wanna do this too. 06:53.760 --> 06:55.140 We already have all the paperwork 06:55.140 --> 06:58.260 from everything that you guys did in Colorado. 06:58.260 --> 06:59.490 Let's implement it here." 06:59.490 --> 07:03.630 So yeah, you can actually get the designated 07:03.630 --> 07:07.410 disability symbol on a driver's license now in Colorado 07:07.410 --> 07:09.630 and Utah, as well as Alaska. 07:09.630 --> 07:13.470 We are working with a lot of other states and legislators, 07:13.470 --> 07:17.370 advocating just for some more of this legislation 07:17.370 --> 07:18.990 to get passed into law, 07:18.990 --> 07:21.690 states like Oregon, California, Ohio, 07:21.690 --> 07:24.300 Illinois, New York, Florida. 07:24.300 --> 07:25.440 And we're actually working 07:25.440 --> 07:27.390 at the national level with Canada as well. 07:27.390 --> 07:31.320 They wanna do some things with our national disability ID. 07:31.320 --> 07:32.550 And speaking of that, 07:32.550 --> 07:35.280 this is our National Disability ID card. 07:35.280 --> 07:38.160 This came about during COVID 07:38.160 --> 07:41.580 when some of the legislative efforts got shut down. 07:41.580 --> 07:43.867 We had a lot of people, constituents basically say, 07:43.867 --> 07:45.900 "Hey, we need something. 07:45.900 --> 07:47.760 We need something that we can have." 07:47.760 --> 07:50.280 And so we created this and put it out there, 07:50.280 --> 07:51.480 that you can order online. 07:51.480 --> 07:56.147 And it basically works as an identification symbol 07:56.147 --> 07:59.130 that hopefully when people see this symbol 07:59.130 --> 08:00.600 and you're wearing it around your neck 08:00.600 --> 08:03.600 and you walk into a store or go to a restaurant, 08:03.600 --> 08:05.970 somebody's gonna ask you, how can I help? 08:05.970 --> 08:08.070 And that's the whole thing behind it. 08:08.070 --> 08:09.690 And it's not just here in the United States, 08:09.690 --> 08:12.990 we have agreements that are working in Taiwan, 08:12.990 --> 08:17.280 South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, and the UK. 08:17.280 --> 08:18.960 So we're really plugging away 08:18.960 --> 08:21.660 at a lot of different things like that. 08:21.660 --> 08:23.250 It's just been a really interesting year 08:23.250 --> 08:24.240 and we're excited for it. 08:24.240 --> 08:26.640 So Wayne, why don't you talk about 08:26.640 --> 08:28.050 some of our speaking gigs 08:28.050 --> 08:29.730 and the things we've been doing there? 08:29.730 --> 08:31.890 Well, so speaking and consulting 08:31.890 --> 08:33.570 is one of our biggest things that we do. 08:33.570 --> 08:34.950 You know, we love to share 08:34.950 --> 08:36.360 and we do a great primer called, 08:36.360 --> 08:39.210 The Seven Realities of the Invisible Becoming Visible. 08:39.210 --> 08:40.320 It really helps companies 08:40.320 --> 08:42.240 and organizations understand disabilities 08:42.240 --> 08:44.400 and invisible disabilities, specifically. 08:44.400 --> 08:47.010 And 2024 was another great year for sharing. 08:47.010 --> 08:49.500 I had the opportunity to share with a CACI, 08:49.500 --> 08:50.940 well, Jessica Hicksted, 08:50.940 --> 08:53.040 who joined us as our director of STEAM IDEAS, 08:53.040 --> 08:55.260 CACI, has been a big supporter. 08:55.260 --> 08:56.310 She works there, 08:56.310 --> 08:58.800 and so we had an opportunity to share with them, 08:58.800 --> 09:00.030 as well as Choice Hotels. 09:00.030 --> 09:02.190 It was a real exciting time to share with them about 09:02.190 --> 09:03.270 those seven realities. 09:03.270 --> 09:05.010 But Jess, I know that you and I 09:05.010 --> 09:06.930 got an opportunity to present to Huron, 09:06.930 --> 09:08.190 but if you can share more about, 09:08.190 --> 09:11.280 you had an awesome experience with Pfizer this past year. 09:11.280 --> 09:12.113 I did. 09:12.113 --> 09:13.890 Yeah, it was kind of awesome. 09:13.890 --> 09:16.410 So Pfizer's headquarters is in New York City, 09:16.410 --> 09:17.790 and they invited me out to speak 09:17.790 --> 09:19.680 and it was actually kind of cool. 09:19.680 --> 09:21.181 So I popped in the night before, 09:21.181 --> 09:23.070 got a chance to hang out on Times Square, 09:23.070 --> 09:24.210 walking around a little, 09:24.210 --> 09:27.060 got myself some good New York pizza, which was fantastic. 09:27.060 --> 09:29.610 I'm from the East Coast, so that means a lot to me. 09:30.810 --> 09:33.360 But what they did is they had basically invited me 09:33.360 --> 09:35.190 in town to talk. 09:35.190 --> 09:40.190 They were doing a presentation, if you will, 09:40.230 --> 09:43.070 to all of their employees across the globe. 09:43.070 --> 09:45.720 88,000 employees were gonna see this thing 09:45.720 --> 09:46.860 at the same time, 09:46.860 --> 09:51.390 basically talking about invisible disabilities 09:51.390 --> 09:53.100 and how to engage people with that. 09:53.100 --> 09:55.233 We had a panel, as you can see in this picture, 09:55.233 --> 09:57.720 with a lot of folks that were from Pfizer 09:57.720 --> 10:00.720 that were living with different invisible disabilities 10:00.720 --> 10:03.180 and things that they have become advocates for 10:03.180 --> 10:06.390 within and without the corporation. 10:06.390 --> 10:08.610 So yeah, it was really an awesome time 10:08.610 --> 10:12.600 to just hang out and talk about all this stuff. 10:12.600 --> 10:14.070 A lot of good questions 10:14.070 --> 10:16.770 and an opportunity to share what it is that we do 10:16.770 --> 10:19.560 and how these folks can get involved as well. 10:19.560 --> 10:21.010 Well, as you can see, Jess, 10:22.590 --> 10:23.760 we have an opportunity 10:23.760 --> 10:27.120 to speak at a lot of different organizations. 10:27.120 --> 10:28.290 We could be speaking every day, 10:28.290 --> 10:30.600 and that's what we'd love to do. 10:30.600 --> 10:32.610 We wanna continue to provide expert consulting 10:32.610 --> 10:35.730 to companies and educational institutions and organizations 10:35.730 --> 10:36.720 to help them navigate 10:36.720 --> 10:38.820 invisible disabilities issues and needs. 10:38.820 --> 10:40.050 Make sure to check out the speaking 10:40.050 --> 10:42.330 and consulting page on InvisibleDisabilities.org, 10:42.330 --> 10:43.982 there's a button right on the front. 10:43.982 --> 10:47.190 Contact us really soon 10:47.190 --> 10:49.240 'cause our calendar's filling up quickly. 10:51.791 --> 10:53.340 We are so excited, 10:53.340 --> 10:56.250 also along with the speaking opportunities 10:56.250 --> 10:58.740 is to have great partnerships. 10:58.740 --> 11:03.000 Allsup, who's one of our longest term sponsors Allsup, 11:03.000 --> 11:04.710 they help people get social security, 11:04.710 --> 11:06.060 disability insurance help, 11:06.060 --> 11:07.260 and they also participate 11:07.260 --> 11:09.720 in the Ticket Back to Work program 11:09.720 --> 11:10.890 with the Social Security. 11:10.890 --> 11:14.460 And they help veterans who become disabled 11:14.460 --> 11:16.050 or dealing with disability issues 11:16.050 --> 11:17.280 after they've been discharged. 11:17.280 --> 11:18.540 So, pretty excited about 11:18.540 --> 11:20.130 to be involved with Allsup, 11:20.130 --> 11:22.221 love their great partnership over the years. 11:22.221 --> 11:25.020 We also launched a new partnership with the AATH, 11:25.020 --> 11:27.300 the Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor 11:27.300 --> 11:30.090 with our Healthy Humor IDEAS Initiative. 11:30.090 --> 11:33.300 I was honored to be one of AATH'S keynote speakers 11:33.300 --> 11:34.920 at their annual humor symposium 11:34.920 --> 11:37.350 this year in Denver in April. 11:37.350 --> 11:39.780 I did a presentation on 11:39.780 --> 11:42.780 "Finding Joy in the Midst of Suffering Through Healthy Humor". 11:42.780 --> 11:44.550 I'm launching the talk virtually as well. 11:44.550 --> 11:46.410 So as you sign up, 11:46.410 --> 11:47.970 that's one of the talks you can ask about 11:47.970 --> 11:49.320 is "The Seven Realities", 11:49.320 --> 11:52.350 or we can do our talk on "Finding Joy 11:52.350 --> 11:54.780 in the Midst of Suffering Through Healthy Humor". 11:54.780 --> 11:57.540 Our newest partnership, Jess, is with Your Home TV. 11:57.540 --> 11:59.943 So let me tell you about a dream. 12:02.490 --> 12:03.900 Well, we've always had the dream 12:03.900 --> 12:05.970 to host a 24-hour television channel. 12:05.970 --> 12:07.170 Okay, it doesn't help... 12:07.170 --> 12:08.310 doesn't hurt that Jess 12:08.310 --> 12:10.260 is an Emmy award-winning film producer, 12:10.260 --> 12:12.660 that's really a bonus for sure. 12:12.660 --> 12:15.090 But we really wanted to provide this channel 12:15.090 --> 12:16.860 to provide encouragement and education 12:16.860 --> 12:18.963 on invisible disabilities, illnesses and caregiving 12:18.963 --> 12:21.720 that would be available to people around the world. 12:21.720 --> 12:23.700 Well, what's so exciting is this past January 12:23.700 --> 12:26.190 with the generosity and support of Your Home TV 12:26.190 --> 12:27.898 and their on demand video platform, 12:27.898 --> 12:30.300 we launched Invisible Disabilities Television, 12:30.300 --> 12:32.850 that's InvisibleDisabilities.TV. 12:32.850 --> 12:35.160 We are currently hosting about 60 videos 12:35.160 --> 12:36.660 available for watching right now 12:36.660 --> 12:38.910 on any web browser or Roku 12:38.910 --> 12:42.780 with over 1.2 million views total and counting this year. 12:42.780 --> 12:43.837 Jess, can you share about the 12:43.837 --> 12:46.950 "InVisible InCourage SHOW" podcast on IDTV? 12:46.950 --> 12:47.850 Oh, for sure. 12:47.850 --> 12:49.170 Yeah, this is interesting. 12:49.170 --> 12:52.320 We started this show, this podcast, if you will, 12:52.320 --> 12:54.918 called "InVisible InCourage." 12:54.918 --> 12:56.847 And it was during COVID. 12:56.847 --> 12:58.320 And it started out with 12:58.320 --> 13:00.780 a bunch of guys would tune in, and it was very cool. 13:00.780 --> 13:03.480 I think we were up to like four or 5,000 people 13:03.480 --> 13:07.920 and all of a sudden it busted up to like 150,000 13:07.920 --> 13:10.020 and we were on Facebook doing this live, 13:10.020 --> 13:12.180 and that was where we sat for quite a while. 13:12.180 --> 13:15.639 So this partnership with Your Home TV 13:15.639 --> 13:18.660 has really allowed us to take this to the next level 13:18.660 --> 13:21.060 because as a podcast, we're not doing just audio, 13:21.060 --> 13:22.290 we're also doing video. 13:22.290 --> 13:23.820 So you can kind of see here, 13:23.820 --> 13:25.320 I've done a couple of great interviews. 13:25.320 --> 13:27.543 I just did one with Jamie Waller, 13:28.994 --> 13:30.150 an entrepreneur out of the UK 13:30.150 --> 13:32.700 that has dyslexia like myself. 13:32.700 --> 13:34.170 So we had amazing conversation 13:34.170 --> 13:35.820 of what it's like to live with that 13:35.820 --> 13:37.980 and to kind of do workarounds, 13:37.980 --> 13:39.180 like how do you get through life 13:39.180 --> 13:40.080 not being able to read 13:40.080 --> 13:42.750 or comprehend the things that are going on. 13:42.750 --> 13:44.130 At the Super Bowl last year, 13:44.130 --> 13:46.410 I was able to have a couple of great conversations. 13:46.410 --> 13:48.150 I had one with Dr. Oz about 13:48.150 --> 13:49.800 some of the youth health initiatives 13:49.800 --> 13:51.990 that the NFL was working on. 13:51.990 --> 13:54.420 And then we also had DeAndre Carter 13:54.420 --> 13:57.330 of the Las Vegas Raiders. 13:57.330 --> 14:01.050 And he came on our show at the Super Bowl 14:01.050 --> 14:05.370 to share about him living with Type 1 diabetes. 14:05.370 --> 14:10.260 And he was helping promote and advocate for Beyond Type 1, 14:10.260 --> 14:12.990 which is a diabetes nonprofit. 14:12.990 --> 14:15.330 So that was pretty cool. 14:15.330 --> 14:17.040 The Invisible Disabilities Television 14:17.040 --> 14:18.630 that Wayne was talking about, 14:18.630 --> 14:20.700 you can watch 19 episodes 14:20.700 --> 14:25.700 of our "InVisible InCourage SHOW" there at IDTV.SHOW. 14:25.980 --> 14:27.870 And who knows, I mean, give us a call 14:27.870 --> 14:28.950 if you've got a topic, 14:28.950 --> 14:30.960 you might be our next guest. 14:30.960 --> 14:32.100 Yeah, that's awesome. 14:32.100 --> 14:35.490 Jess, here at IDA we are so excited about IDEAS. 14:35.490 --> 14:36.323 What is that? 14:36.323 --> 14:39.390 Invisible Disability Education Awareness and Support 14:39.390 --> 14:40.920 or IDEAS. 14:40.920 --> 14:44.010 Join us as we continue to focus on IDEAS programming 14:44.010 --> 14:45.120 such as "Brain IDEAS." 14:45.120 --> 14:45.953 What is that? 14:45.953 --> 14:46.786 It's cutting edge science 14:46.786 --> 14:49.320 dynamically revealed accessible to everyone. 14:49.320 --> 14:50.760 In fact, season three of "Brain IDEAS" 14:50.760 --> 14:53.970 will be launching soon on the Neuro Invisible. 14:53.970 --> 14:57.750 We're so excited to be with a neuro invisible expert, 14:57.750 --> 15:01.170 Tim Goldstein, who will be joining us as the host of that. 15:01.170 --> 15:02.640 Check out our "Love IDEAS" episodes, 15:02.640 --> 15:04.050 exploring the heart of relationships. 15:04.050 --> 15:05.940 That's all about, that's couples relationship, 15:05.940 --> 15:08.520 business relationship, friendship relationships, 15:08.520 --> 15:10.080 that's also on there. 15:10.080 --> 15:12.720 We recently introduced the Healthy Humor IDEAS 15:12.720 --> 15:15.150 and STEAM IDEAS programs 15:15.150 --> 15:16.590 which create awareness and education 15:16.590 --> 15:18.420 of disabilities in the science, technology, 15:18.420 --> 15:20.340 engineering, art, and math fields. 15:20.340 --> 15:24.060 Stay tuned for Healthy Living IDEAS, healthy home IDEAS, 15:24.060 --> 15:25.710 Who knows how many IDEAS will come up with, 15:25.710 --> 15:27.240 but I'm sure lots of them. 15:27.240 --> 15:28.440 Make sure to see all of these 15:28.440 --> 15:30.390 and more on Invisible Disabilities Television 15:30.390 --> 15:34.830 at Your Home TV at IDTV.SHOW. 15:34.830 --> 15:37.260 Hey, Jess, what about our ambassadors? 15:37.260 --> 15:39.480 Yeah, I love talking about these guys. 15:39.480 --> 15:44.100 So these are folks that are just passionate about 15:44.100 --> 15:47.580 raising awareness at every level, 15:47.580 --> 15:49.710 and they all have different skill sets, 15:49.710 --> 15:51.000 it's just incredible. 15:51.000 --> 15:52.680 So we've got ambassadors, 15:52.680 --> 15:53.937 we've got junior ambassadors, 15:53.937 --> 15:57.480 and they're basically providing a voice for all of us 15:57.480 --> 15:59.820 that are living with invisible disabilities, 15:59.820 --> 16:01.830 pain or chronic illness around the globe. 16:01.830 --> 16:03.421 I mean, they share their stories 16:03.421 --> 16:06.690 and their journeys via different platforms. 16:06.690 --> 16:09.570 Some folks are involved in business things, mentoring, 16:09.570 --> 16:13.080 others are involved in, there's pageantry folks, 16:13.080 --> 16:15.120 there's business leaders 16:15.120 --> 16:17.130 and again, other podcasters 16:17.130 --> 16:18.630 that are sharing their things. 16:18.630 --> 16:20.040 It's actually really incredible. 16:20.040 --> 16:22.260 So we love having them around 16:22.260 --> 16:23.280 and we can't thank them enough. 16:23.280 --> 16:26.520 So thank you to Crystal Gail and Tim, 16:26.520 --> 16:29.280 our newest ambassadors, congratulations. 16:29.280 --> 16:31.950 Melissa, Mayia, Justin, Lauren, 16:31.950 --> 16:35.250 Arianne, Valarie, Dr. LilyBree, 16:35.250 --> 16:37.800 Jessica, Claire, Kimberly, Katie, 16:37.800 --> 16:39.420 Lava, Shay, and Kennedi, 16:39.420 --> 16:43.890 thank you so much for what you guys are doing 24/7 16:43.890 --> 16:46.740 to talk about and raise the bar 16:46.740 --> 16:49.710 for folks living with invisible disabilities. 16:49.710 --> 16:50.880 Yeah, it's pretty amazing, 16:50.880 --> 16:51.780 our ambassadors are out there, 16:51.780 --> 16:53.970 they're commenting, they're sharing their stories, 16:53.970 --> 16:54.840 they're really engaging 16:54.840 --> 16:57.480 in helping us make that additional impact. 16:57.480 --> 17:00.570 But Jess, of course, the heart of our organization 17:00.570 --> 17:02.700 is our InvisibleDisabilities.org website 17:02.700 --> 17:04.410 where you can find all these things 17:04.410 --> 17:05.610 that we've been talking about. 17:05.610 --> 17:06.780 And make sure you check it out, 17:06.780 --> 17:09.840 we'll be updating, you can see the latest video editions, 17:09.840 --> 17:11.760 all the different things that are coming up. 17:11.760 --> 17:14.310 But what a great place, InvisibleDisabilities.org, 17:14.310 --> 17:15.690 go check it out. 17:15.690 --> 17:18.000 Go check out all of our social media on every platform, 17:18.000 --> 17:20.800 and you can find that also on InvisibleDisabilities.org. 17:25.842 --> 17:28.425 (upbeat music)