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Chris Nowinski is a former football player at Harvard University and professional wrestler with WWE, World Wrestling Entertainment. After enduring a career-ending head injury, Chris has dedicated his professional life to serving patients and families affected by brain trauma, particularly Chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, a progressive neurodegenerative disease that develops after repeated head injuries. Jay and Chris discuss the state of head injuries in American athletics, the difference between advocating for head safety at youth and professional levels, Chris’ newest research, and much more. Episode Chapters (00:00) Intro (00:50) changes in the culture around concussions in the past two decades (02:39) padded helmet technology (03:55) concussion reporting in the NFL (10:35) Chris’ career path and concussion history (14:52) connecting with activists who haven’t themselves suffered a traumatic brain injury (17:42) SHAAKE - a new sign to identify concussions (20:53) Unions can help players advocate for safety policies (23:10) final thoughts and goodbye For video episodes, watch on www.youtube.com/@therudermanfamilyfoundation Stay in touch: X: @JayRuderman | @RudermanFdn LinkedIn: Jay Ruderman | Ruderman Family Foundation Instagram: All About Change Podcast | Ruderman Family Foundation To learn more about the podcast, visit https://allaboutchangepodcast.com/…
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Corina talks about the importance of understanding how others learn and how it is beneficial. Instagram: @hurdlesnhoots
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Corina discusses the language around different dis/abilities or disorders, and the ways in which we refer to someone, including people-first versus identity-first language.
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Corina talks with Dr. Blum of San Francisco State University as they explore cognition in the mind of someone with autism.
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A brief explanation of the medical model in regards to disability and how it affects people with disabilities.
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What is the social model and how does this relate to special education and neurodiverdity? Listen in for a brief lowdown!
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Corina tells the story of how she found her calling and passion.
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A brief explanation of this word to introduce you to the deep ocean of Hurdles and Hoots
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