16. Disabled Leadership and Embodiement

In a geometric bubble is the text, "I would love for us to find ways to make space to wonder and explore in community in a way that didn’t feel like I need to defend my personhood. And that’s hard."

Stephanie and Robyn are joined by the Reverend Kristen Tossell Pitts for a conversation about how being disabled shapes their leadership.

Kristen Tossell Pitts is an Episcopal priest and school chaplain whose vocation focuses on the intersection of spiritual formation and Gospel-centered justice. She currently serves as the Chaplain and Director of Spiritual and Cultural Learning at Washington Episcopal School in Bethesda, Maryland. Kristen lives with lupus (SLE) and other autoimmune conditions, as well as ADHD. She and her wife live in Maryland with their toddler, cats, poetry collection, and mildly-chaotic native plant garden.

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Universal Design (6 minute video)

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