Episode 9. Theo Braddy on the Costs of Community Living and the Threat of Re institutionalization

Theo Braddy (National Council on Independent Living) joins The Disability Squeeze Podcast to discuss the financial and policy barriers facing people with disabilities who rely on home and community-based services.Drawing on his decades of leadership in the Independent Living Movement, Braddy shares his personal experience paying out-of-pocket for attendant care, explores how Medicaid’s “benefits cliff” traps workers, and warns of a growing push toward re-institutionalization.Subscribe to The Disability Squeeze Podcast for more stories and analysis on the extra costs of disability and policy change. For more information, visit DisabilitySqueeze.org