📄 Buzzsprout Podcast Description:

In this powerful episode of The Color Between the Lines, host Esther Dillard speaks with Lola Greene, founder of Urban Indigo and the first Special Education PTSA in Georgia. As a passionate advocate for children with disabilities and their families, Lola shares personal insight into what’s at stake as budget cuts and federal policy changes threaten vital services like Medicaid, speech therapy, occupational therapy, and transitional support.

Lola doesn’t just highlight the problems—she brings solutions. From launching parent advocacy fellowships to partnering with foster care experts and urban leadership programs, she’s equipping families to protect their rights and raise their voices in halls of power.

🎧 In this episode, you’ll learn:

• How proposed federal and state budget cuts may impact IEPs, 504 plans, and special education programs
• What families can do right now to prepare and advocate for their children
• Why community, housing insecurity, and disability are deeply interconnected
• How Urban Indigo is empowering parents and future grassroots leaders
• Recommended books like Wrightslaw: From Emotions to Advocacy and Black Disability Politics by Sami Schalk

This isn’t just policy—it’s personal. And Lola Greene reminds us that no one is coming to save us—we must save ourselves.

📣 Whether you're a parent, educator, policymaker, or concerned ally, this conversation will move you to act.

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