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Arts + Culture
Video: Painting with Pepperoni, a Miniature Horse; Judi Whipple; and Jane Bradley at Breckenridge Farm in Plainfield
Episode 686
Pepperoni is a 21-year-old miniature horse who used to entertain audiences during equestrian events at Plainfield's Breckenridge Farm. Two years ago, he lost an eye and stopped performing, but he's since found new purpose as a painter. He used to pick up roses in his mouth; now he picks up paintbrushes. His nickname? PoNeigh (rhymes with Monet). -
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With Schools in Crisis Mode, Kids With Disabilities Are Being Left Behind
Nine-year-old Maurice loves swimming, horseback riding and playing Connect 4. He's fiercely independent but affectionate and snuggly, too. He "lights up like the sun"… -
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Community Bands Together to Buy a Specialized Van for Young Woman With Disabilities
Georgia Reed is a survivor. During her first outing from home as a weeks-old infant, she was in a car crash that caused a… -
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The Pandemic Has Opened Up Civic Life to Vermonters With Disabilities
Not long after she ran for the state legislature in 2018, Kate Larose slipped during an ice storm and hit her head. She was… -
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Arts + Culture
Video: Lily Stilwell Competes in Gymkhana Ice Time Trials on Malletts Bay
Episode 569
In 2016, Lily Stilwell of Fayston was paralyzed from the chest down when she was 19-years-old. Lily has adapted to life in a wheelchair… -
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Scott Budget Proposal Eliminates Disability Assistance Program
Gov. Phil Scott’s proposed budget would eliminate a $1.39 million program that helps disabled Vermonters hire home attendants to help with daily needs such… -
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Arts + Culture
Passing the Leadership Torch at VSA Vermont
For the past 12 years, Judith Chalmer led VSA Vermont, the nonprofit state branch of a national organization that aids people with disabilities via… -
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Arts + Culture
A Refugee's Journey From Disability to Independence
Three months after he arrived in Vermont from Nepal in the summer of 2015, Bidur Rai couldn't help thinking it would be better if… -
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Arts + Culture
Video: Jamie's List
8/25/15: When Jamie Perron of Jeffersonville was 19 years old, she was hit head on by another car and became a quadriplegic, paralyzed from… -
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Arts + Culture
Video: Driving Mr. Killacky
10/16/14: John Killacky first fell in love with a pony named Raindrop at the tender age of 8. Years later, as the Executive Director… -
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Accessibility: Not All of Burlington Measures Up
Nothing's been over easy for Henry's Diner this summer. The Burlington restaurant has been closed since mid-July for a makeover that will make it… -
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Arts + Culture
Flynn Center Executive Director to Speak on 'Queer Crips' at RU12?
John Killacky, the Flynn Center for the Performing Arts' executive director, used to be a marathon runner and a professional dancer. But in 1996, at…
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