Welcome to our podcast! We are coming up on the first anniversary of the Veterans Directed Care program at ARISE. Join us as Tania Anderson, our CEO, chats with Judy Wirt, the wife of Air Force Veteran Karl Wirt, and Gabrielle VanDuser, a Perso...

This week on our podcast, Tania Anderson, CEO of ARISE, tackles the issue of voter accessibility in Oswego County. She is joined by Josh Solazzo, a Disability Rights Advocate, and Jim Cronk, an Independent Living Advocate, both from ARISE. Toge...

In this ARISE Podcast, Tania Anderson, CEO of ARISE, interviews Joanna Ginnick, the long-term care ombudsman coordinator, about the Ombudsman Program. The program, staffed by certified volunteers, advocates for residents in nursing homes to ens...

Welcome to this week’s episode! Today, we have a special conversation with Tania Anderson, CEO of ARISE, and Rory Lawrence, Director of Wellness at David’s Refuge. David’s Refuge is a local agency dedicated to providing respite, resources, and ...

In this week's episode, Tania Anderson, CEO of ARISE talks with Billie Horr, a resident of Senate Meadows in Cayuga County, which is a special housing program supported by ARISE. Anderson also talks with Marie Phillips, Bille’s home health aide...

This week's conversation centered on the Joe Family Foundation which aims to help families navigate the complex system of services for youth with disabilities, particularly those transitioning from middle school to college. Tania Anderson ARISE...

On the ARISE Podcast, Tania Anderson, CEO and Amy Schiminske, ARISE Mental Health Counselor discuss suicide prevention as suicide rates are at an all-time high. In this informative conversation, Anderson and Schiminske discuss risk factors, pro...

In this ARISE Podcast episode, Tania Anderson, CEO of ARISE, has a conversation with Bruce Drake, CEO of Exceptional Family Resources (EFR), about the decision to merge the two organizations. Discussion centers on the strengths both ARISE and E...

On this week’s ARISE Podcast, Tania Anderson, CEO talks with Teresa Martinez, a Disability Rights Advocate and NY Connects Coordinator in ARISE’s Cayuga County Office. Martinez, who is a certified Family Peer Advocate helps parents through her ...

On this week's podcast Tania Anderson, CEO of ARISE talks with Hillary Warner, the Justice Coordinator for the 5th judicial district of the NY State Courts in Onondaga county. Their conversation centers on the program called Access to Justice w...

On this week's ARISE podcast Tania Anderson, CEO of ARISE has a conversation with Qiana Williams, program officer for community engagement at the Central New York Community Foundation. Williams discusses her role in fostering trust-based philan...

On this week’s podcast, Tania Anderson, CEO of ARISE talks with Courtney Bennett, a 4th grade teacher and mother of two children with disabilities. They discuss the challenges in identifying and seeking support in the education system. Bennett ...

In this ARISE podcast, Tania Anderson, CEO of ARISE, talks to Kate Pollack, a Disability Rights Activist about her experiences with being DEAF, discovering DEAF culture and the DEAF community. Pollack also talks about her September 2024 Syracus...

Jessica Meicht has been published in ARISE's UNIQUE Art & Literary Magazine for the past 8 years. 2024 marks a milestone in her writing career as she gets ready to publish a poetry collection on mental illness and moods called “Swallowed Wh...

This week on the ARISE Podcast, Tania Anderson, CEO talks with Piper Cooper, who is an Excelsior Service Fellow for the New York State Fair. This year the Fair is adding to it's accessibility with a new sensory room. The conversation deals with...

This week on the ARISE Podcast Tania Anderson, CEO of ARISE talks with Chayna Short, Founder of Women Overcoming Obstacles Together (WOOT). This Syracuse-based group focuses on helping mothers of children with autism, access and navigate the re...

This week on the ARISE Podcast, Tania Anderson, CEO talks with Monu Chhetri, founder and CEO of DEAF New Americans Advocacy Inc. The organization established just two years ago empowers the Deaf New American community in Central New York throug...

This week, Tania Anderson, ARISE CEO and William Myhill, Director of Disability Access & ADA Coordinator at Syracuse University discuss the importance of ensuring inclusive and accessible experiences for all individuals when visiting public...

This week on the podcast, Tania Anderson, ARISE CEO talks with Jennifer Parker, an ARISE Disability Rights Advocate in Madison County describes what a day on the job is like. Parker does more than just help people find housing, Medicaid benefit...

This week on the ARISE Podcast Tania Anderson, CEO has a conversation with an Employment program participant Vinny, who works for the Oswego City Department of Public Works. The ARISE Employment program has mentored Vinny since graduating from ...

In this week's podcast Tania Anderson, CEO of ARISE, talks with Edina Osmanovic, Community Engagement Librarian & Volunteer Coordinator at the Liverpool Public Library. Discussion centers on inclusive programs for people of all abilities.

The Sennett Meadows Senior Apartments is designated to facilitate the housing needs of moderate to low income seniors age 55+. ARISE offers its services to a number of residents at the newly built facility. Tania Anderson, ARISE CEO and Lindsay...

On this podcast Tania Anderson, CEO of ARISE, talks with Sora Kasuga from the local group the FaceOut Project. Their conversation is about the stigma associated with people with facial differences. 

The Open Doors Transition Center assists people in nursing homes to access the services they need to return to the community. Tania Anderson, CEO of ARISE, talks to Holly Aldrich, Regional Transition Manager about how ARISE transition specialis...

May is Mental Health Awareness Month and this week on the ARISE podcast, Tania Anderson, CEO of ARISE, talks to Christine Wassel, Clinical Supervisor and Crisis Services Program Coordinator at the ARISE Mental Health Clinic. Christine di...