# Victor Pineda

Principales episodios de podcast
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Andy Imparato: Disability Rights and Policy Power

Andy Imparato — CEO of Disability Rights California and a nationally respected disability rights leader — joins Dr. Victor Pineda for a thoughtful, grounded conversation about leadership, policy, and the long arc of change. With clarity and conviction, Andy reflects on what first drew him into disa…

Keri Gray: Bridging Disability and Racial Justice

Keri Gray — cross-movement strategist, speaker, and advocate whose work sits at the vital intersections of disability, race, gender, and justice — joins Dr. Victor Pineda for a candid, bold conversation on identity and movement power. With honesty and depth, Keri reflects on how her lived experienc…

Ed Roberts, An Independent Man, and the Movement — with Author Scot Danforth

Scot Danforth, author of An Independent Man: Ed Roberts and the Fight for Disability Rights (University of California Press), joins Dr. Victor Pineda to explore who Ed Roberts really was, beyond the history most people know. Ed Roberts helped ignite the independent living movement — from organizing…

Vilissa Thompson: Intersectional Justice — Race, Gender & Disability

Vilissa Thompson — disability justice advocate, writer, and founder of Ramp Your Voice! — joins Dr. Victor Pineda for a candid conversation on intersectionality, identity, and power. With her signature clarity and conviction, Vilissa shares the experiences that shaped her work: navigating the world…

Jonathan Kaufman: Reframing Disability, Leadership & Innovation

Jonathan Kaufman — founder of J Kaufman Consulting, licensed psychotherapist, executive coach, and thought leader at the intersection of leadership and disability inclusion — joins Dr. Victor Pineda for a conversation that reframes disability not as a limitation, but as a lens for innovation, strat…

Mayor Adena Ishii: Disability Justice, Belonging & Local Leadership

Mayor Adena Ishii of Berkeley — the birthplace of the independent living movement — joins Dr. Victor Pineda to explore what it means to lead a city through the lens of disability justice, belonging, and community care. Mayor Ishii reflects on her journey into public service, the values that shape h…

Poetics of Liberation & Krip-Hop Futures with Leroy F. Moore Jr., Founder of Krip-Hop Nation

In this episode of The Independent, host Dr. Victor Pineda sits down with Leroy F. Moore Jr., poet, writer, and founder of Krip-Hop Nation, to explore the poetics of liberation and the future of disability justice in music, media, and the arts. Leroy has spent decades building spaces where disabled…

Storytelling, Representation & Disability Justice in Media with Nathan Varni

In this episode of The Independent, host Dr. Victor Pineda sits down with Nathan Varni, EVP of Drama Development and Current Programming at ABC and Hulu, to explore the power of storytelling and why authentic disability representation matters in Hollywood. Nathan has spent more than two decades sha…

Disability Inclusion in Global Development, with Dr. Victor Pineda

Disability inclusion in global development starts with a question most teams never ask: who is your technology quietly leaving out? Dr. Victor Santiago Pineda, executive director of Berkeley's Center for Independent Living, president of the global inclusion nonprofit World Enabled, and one of the y…

Belonging in Action: Disability-Led Advocacy and Movement Building with Ariel Simms

In this episode of The Independent, host Dr. Victor Pineda sits down with Ariel Simms, President and CEO of Disability Belongs, to explore what it truly means to build a society where everyone belongs, and how the disability movement can move from intention to action. Drawing on their lived experie…