Welcome to The Lucky Few Podcast
Hi friends, welcome to The Lucky Few Podcast where we are shifting the narrative by shouting the worth of people with Down syndrome. With your hosts, Heather Avis, Micha Boyett, and Mercedes Lara. Over the past six years, with more than 1 Million Downloads and 250+ episodes, our journey has been truly remarkable.
To you, our listeners, we extend a heartfelt thank you for tuning in each week. Here's to one million more reasons to learn, one million more reasons to advocate, one million more reasons to celebrate and many more remarkable conversations that shift the narrative and shout the worth of people with Down syndrome.
update for 2025
First things first: we want to express how much this podcast family and community mean to us. We launched this podcast nearly seven years ago, and over that time, we’ve released 290 episodes that have been downloaded millions of times by listeners all around the world. You’ve been with us through the laughter, the tears, the challenges, the growth, the learning, and the friendships. This podcast exists because of you, our listeners, and we want to thank you from the bottom of our hearts for tuning in week after week.
We have an important update to share. To keep The Lucky Few Podcast thriving, we’ll be making some changes in the first part of the year. While we focus on restructuring and exploring new ideas for content and sustainability, we encourage you to revisit past episodes you may have missed or relisten to some of your favorites. And don’t forget to follow us on social media @theluckyfewpod to stay up-to-date with all the latest news!
We’re so excited about what’s ahead.
Until then, know that we’re here, cheering you on, and we love you so much.
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The Lucky Few Podcast officially launched on March 21, 2018 on World Down Syndrome Day.
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We’re so excited to welcome feature film executive turned author and disability advocate, Kelley Coleman to the show! Her book Everything No One Tells You About Parenting a Disabled Child: Your Guide to the Essential Systems, Services, and Support releases TODAY!! Friends, this book is like gold, it provides the kind of support and confidence we all need to navigate and understand the complex systems, services, and supports no matter what diagnosis our kids have. It’s a resource we’ll be looking to for years to come, providing us with helpful questions, checklists, and ways to access services based on your child's individual needs. We celebrate finding friendship and community throughout the disability community, and Kelley shares how the Down syndrome community has embraced her and her son. She even shares how disability rights activist Judy Heumann shared her enthusiasm for a resource like Kelley’s book and emphasized the importance of sharing stories as self-advocates and nondisabled advocates in the disability space. This is a book and conversation we’re so grateful for, this is an episode you don’t want to miss!