80 - Marriage Inequality with Nichole Hastings

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Nichole Hastings is  Coordinator of Self-Advocacy & Community Engagement Westchester Institute for Human Development (WIHD) and is the Vice president of the Hear Our Voices Self-Advocacy Group And a current Trainee in the LEND programs with WIHD.

Nichole Hastings is a pioneer in every sense of the word.  Nichole lives independently with her roommate rural Central New York and will be the first to tell you that “I can’t” is not in her vocabulary.  

She graduated from her High School in 2002 and then continued her education attending classes at Cazenovia College.  She volunteers with the Development & Communications Department at The Arc of Madison Cortland and serves on several committees and boards.  

Once Nichole puts her mind to something there isn’t anything she can’t do. In fact, the following year she propelled her adaptive bike with her hands and arms and rode the 2017 Marine Coors Historical Half in Fredericksburg, Virginia finishing the 13.1 mile race in 4 hours and 11 minutes.  

She has presented at several conferences around the United States and credits the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) for providing changes that help her live an active and fulfilling life.  As a person with disabilities the ADA has allowed her to access her community to the fullest and independently use her power wheelchair.  

Nichole has spent many years directing her own services and advocating for herself and for others.  

In this interview we discuss Nicole's 16 year relationship with her partner and the devastating emotional impact that US governmental benefits have on the disabled. 

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