Never Fade Away: Untold Stories of Developmental Disability
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Podcast Overview
<p>An oral history podcast where we explore the untold stories of people with developmental disabilities. Produced by LADD, a leading nonprofit advocacy and services organization for people with disabilities in the Midwest, Never Fade Away preserves personal narratives from Ohioans with developmental disabilities—before and after the ADA.</p><p>Each episode features stories from individuals who lived through institutional systems, such as the Columbus State Institute and Orient, alongside younger voices who have only known integrated classrooms and evolving opportunities for independent living. These oral histories reveal resilience, challenge, change, and hope.</p><p>Neurospicy host Kate Siahaan-Rigg guides these conversations with empathy and creative insight, bringing these memories into the present. Never Fade Away is a tribute to lives lived, rights hard-won, and futures still unfolding</p>
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Publishing Since
10/4/2025
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Recent Episodes
July 1, 2026
David & Susan: Revolutionizing Developmental Disability Services, Rights and Visibility
Meet David and Susan, who have decades of experience between then leading LADD, one of the most innovative and revolutionary disability services organizations in the USA. How do you move from institutions and segregation to true community inclusion? In this special episode of Never Fade Away, host Kate Siahaan-Rigg interviews former LADD Executive Director David Robinson and current CEO Susan Brownknight about the philosophy, innovations, and hard-fought battles that transformed d...
May 12, 2026
Lynne: Reclaiming Life after The Orient State Institute
Lynne survived things most people cannot imagine. In this episode of Never Fade Away, Lynne shares her firsthand memories of living with an undiagnosed developmental disability inside the infamous Orient State Institute, where residents were identified by numbers instead of names, forced into labor, and denied dignity and family connection. But this is not only a story about institutionalization. It’s also a story about resilience, music, art, independence, and self-determination. After livin...
April 14, 2026
Phyllis: Phyllis: The Life and Calling of Direct Support Professionals
In this episode of Never Fade Away, host Kate Siahaan-Rigg speaks with Phyllis, a direct support professional and coordinator at LADD in Cincinnati who has spent more than four decades working alongside people with developmental disabilities. Through Phyllis’s story, we hear not only the evolution of a career—but the evolution of an entire field. She shares vivid stories from the field—moments of humor, challenge, and hard-earned wisdom—including early gaps in training, encounters with exploi...
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- What is Never Fade Away: Untold Stories of Developmental Disability?
<p>An oral history podcast where we explore the untold stories of people with developmental disabilities. Produced by LADD, a leading nonprofit advocacy and services organization for people with disabilities in the Midwest, Never Fade Away preserves personal narratives from Ohioans with developmental disabilities—before and after the ADA.</p><p>Each episode features stories from individuals who lived through institutional systems, such as the Columbus State Institute and Orient, alongside younger voices who have only known integrated classrooms and evolving opportunities for independent living. These oral histories reveal resilience, challenge, change, and hope.</p><p>Neurospicy host Kate Siahaan-Rigg guides these conversations with empathy and creative insight, bringing these memories into the present. Never Fade Away is a tribute to lives lived, rights hard-won, and futures still unfolding</p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
This podcast updates daily.
- Where can I listen to this podcast?
This podcast is available on 4 platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more. You can also use the RSS feed directly.
- Does this podcast accept guests?
Yes, this podcast regularly features guests.
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