Nico Meyering | Becoming a Better Disability Advocate and Ally The D.A.N.I. Project

Hey there Earthlings! 
Today we are beaming up the disability advocate Nico Meyering. In this episode, we discuss how to be a disabled advocate, what it means to be a disabled ally, and what allyship and advocacy look like in different settings. 
 
Nico Meyering has lived in New York, California, Texas, and Pennsylvania. He lives with Congenital Central Hypoventilation Syndrome, a rare nervous system disability with under 2000 cases globally. From 2015 to 2021, Nico was on the board of the CCHS Family Network and has recently launched a series of virtual panel discussions featuring members of the CCHS community. Nico served in AmeriCorps from 2014-2016 and is currently the co-chair for the Philadelphia AmeriCorps Alumni chapter board. Nico is a member of the Philadelphia Mayor's Commission for People with Disabilities, a founding member of the Diversability Leadership Collective, and a member of the National Disability Mentoring Hall of Fame. He has been awarded the Presidential Volunteer Service Award twice. He graduated from Binghamton University in 2013 with his MPA.
 
Nicos's Information
YouTubehttps: Nico Meyering
Instagram: Namestartswithn
Twitter: Namestartswithn
 
Mentions:
NORD: https://rarediseases.org
CCHS Family Network: https://www.cchsnetwork.org
Chronically Capable: https://www.wearecapable.org//
Global Genes: https://globalgenes.org
Diversiblitiy: https://mydiversability.com
National Council for Independent Living: https://ncil.org
 
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