Milena Khazanavicius - Disability and Human Rights Advocate

A Chat with Heart - with Christina Martin

Since losing her sight due to diabetic retinopathy 26 years ago, Milena Khazanavicius has been riding the roller coaster of life dealing with depression, sky diving, volunteering with organizations such as Frontier College, CNIB, Friends of the Public Gardens, and advocating for all pedestrians for safe streets in Nova Scotia.

Check out these great articles on Milena:
The Good, Bad, Sexy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Qbuom9YbWk
Examiner Articles:

Part 1: https://www.halifaxexaminer.ca/featured/one-womans-fight-to-make-halifax-accessible/

Part 2: https://www.halifaxexaminer.ca/featured/a-prescription-for-accessibility-in-health-care/
All the world’s an accessible stage: https://www.halifaxexaminer.ca/featured/all-the-worlds-an-accessible-stage/

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Got a question for Christina? Call her Heartbeat Hotline in Canada: 1-902-669-4769
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1. Greetings from Christina (00:00:00)

2. Theme Song - Talk About It (00:00:31)

3. Introduction by Christina (00:00:52)

4. Journey from Lithuania to Canada (00:14:49)

5. Diabetic retinopathy (00:23:47)

6. The Good, Bad, Sexy and Inclusion (00:27:17)

7. Conversation Game Break with Fluster (00:38:32)

8. Losing sight, but not vision! (00:41:43)

9. The promise (00:44:01)

10. Heartbeat Hotline [phone] (00:52:32)

11. Podcast Credits (00:53:07)

12. Support the Podcast on Patreon (00:54:02)