{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/63dd6d101c67ba0010103f78/6a9f2625fe3b7e34fd4e3829?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Musician Joey Stuckey on Equity, Accessibility & Independence","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/63dd6d101c67ba0010103f78/1788814803602-5bcbbad7-59ee-4ddd-a836-663c3c95dc42.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Blind musician, producer, and speaker Joey Stuckey joins Big Blend Radio's \"Table &amp; Compass\" Podcast for a wide-ranging conversation rooted in the UN's Sustainable Development Goals on reducing inequality and building accessible communities.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Joey shares the story of surviving a childhood brain tumor, how his parents' insistence on travel and unrestricted access to knowledge shaped who he became, and what decades of navigating the world as a blind man have taught him about the gap between the appearance of accessibility and the real thing.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>The conversation moves through national parks, museums, TSA checkpoints, assistive technology, and Joey's own reframing of equity versus equality — landing on a simple, practical philosophy: ask \"how can I help?\" and let people answer for themselves.</p><p><br></p><p>RESOURCE LINKS:</p><p>- Learn more about Joey Stuckey: <a href=\"https://joeystuckey.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://joeystuckey.com/</a>&nbsp;</p><p>- Explore more of Joey Stuckey on Big Blend Radio: <a href=\"https://www.bigblendmediahouse.com/t/joey-stuckey\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.bigblendmediahouse.com/t/joey-stuckey</a>&nbsp;</p><p>- Learn more about the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals: <a href=\"https://sdgs.un.org/goals\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://sdgs.un.org/goals</a>&nbsp;</p><p>- New episodes of Big Blend Radio's \"Table &amp; Compass\" Podcast air every first Monday, here: <a href=\"https://table-and-compass.podbean.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://table-and-compass.podbean.com/</a>&nbsp;</p><p>- Learn more about Joelle Machia &amp; Ryan Slough, Founders &amp; Publishers of Wanderers Compass: <a href=\"https://www.wandererscompass.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.wandererscompass.com/</a>&nbsp;</p><p>- Explore Big Blend Radio and Big Blend Magazines: <a href=\"https://www.bigblendmediahouse.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.bigblendmediahouse.com/</a>&nbsp;</p>","author_name":"Big Blend Radio"}