John Guingrich: Serving the Largest Minority Group

On this edition of The NEI Pioneer Podcast, Head of MarCom Jonathan Sackett welcomes The League's President and CEO, John Guingrich! John discusses growing up with a disability and how he had to make tough decisions on his own. Then, John helps us explore the power of disability identity, self-advocacy, and the work being done by The League and other organizations around the region to create a more inclusive Northeast Indiana. The League is a disability rights and service organization based in Fort Wayne, dedicated to advancing independent living and breaking down barriers for people with disabilities. To learn more about The League, visit: https://the-league.org/ The NEI Pioneer Podcast is a bi-weekly podcast powered by the Northeast Indiana Regional Partnership’s Pioneer Starts Here platform. The podcast showcases and shares the stories of resilience and perseverance from Northeast Indiana. 🎙 Listen to the podcast here: https://pioneerstartshere.com/podcast/ ▶︎ Follow Us on Social LinkedIn https://linkedin.com/company/neindiana/ | https://www.linkedin.com/company/pioneerstartshere/ X https://twitter.com/NortheastIN | https://twitter.com/psh_nei Instagram https://www.instagram.com/northeast_in/ | https://www.instagram.com/pioneerstartshere/ Facebook https://facebook.com/neindiana | https://www.facebook.com/PioneerStartsHere ▶︎ Thanks to our sponsors for making this podcast possible. Barrett McNagny: https://www.barrettlaw.com/ Sweetwater: https://www.sweetwater.com/ ▶︎ Visit https://neindiana.com/ to learn more about NEI. #nei #mynei #pioneerstartshere #fortwayne #podcast #disability #theleague #advocacy #deaf #signlanguage #inclusionmatters #inclusion