Nick Tommarello
BROADCAST SCRIPT FOR A VALID PODCAST MARCH 24, 2020
AS OF THIS AFTERNOON, THE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL HAS REPORTED A TOTAL OF 44-THOUSAND ONE-HUNDRED EIGHTY-THREE CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE UNITED STATES. THE PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH HAS ALSO REPORTED EIGHT-HUNDRED FIFTY-ONE CONFIRMED CASES, WITH 58 IN ALLEGHENY COUNTY. CASES HAVE MORE THAN TRIPLED SINCE THE BEGINNING OF MARCH, ADDING AN APPROXIMATE THREE-HUNDRED-THOUSAND CASES…
YOU CAN HELP STOP THE RISE OF CASES AND “FLATTEN THE CURVE” BY WASHING YOUR HANDS FOR AT LEAST 20 SECONDS, REFRAIN FROM TOUCHING YOUR FACE, NOSE OR MOUTH, COVERING YOUR COUGHS OR SNEEZES PRACTICE SOCIAL DISTANCING, AND OF COURSE, STAY INSIDE AND ISOLATED TO STOP THE SPREAD…
THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE FOR GROUPS IN THE DISABILITY COMMUNITY, AND WAS DISCUSSED TODAY WHEN THE NATIONAL DISABILITY INSTITUTE HELD ITS FIRST ONLINE LISTENING SESSION TALKING ABOUT THE IMPACT OF CORONAVIRUS CHALLENGES… N-D-I PARTNERED WITH OVER A DOZEN NATIONAL DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS TO LEARN ABOUT THE CURRENT IMPACT OF THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC ON THE DISABILITY COMMUNITY. REGISTRATION FOR FUTURE LISTENING SESSIONS HAS REACHED CAPACITY, BUT RECORDINGS OF THE SESSIONS WILL BE POSTED ON THEIR WEBSITE BY MARCH 26TH. A SURVEY, INFORMATIONAL HANDOUT, AND COPY OF THE PRESENTATION CAN BE ACCESSED TODAY BY GOING TO NATIONAL DISABILITY INSTITUTE DOT ORG, FORWARD SLASH RESOURCES FORWARD SLASH WEBINARS, AND CLICK ON VIEW WEBINAR. THE INFORMATIONAL HANDOUT PROVIDES A CHECKLIST TO ASSESS YOUR FINANCIAL HEALTH, FIND COMMUNITY RESOURCES, BE INFORMED ABOUT BENEFITS, CONNECT WITH YOUR FINANCIAL SERVICE PROVIDERS, AND OF COURSE STAY CONNECTED IN A VIRTUAL WORLD…
N-P-R DID AN INVESTIGATION PIECE YESTERDAY ON DISABILITY GROUPS FILING FEDERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT COVID-19 CARE RATIONING PLANS… (WHAT ARE THE RATIONING PLANS?) OUR COUNTRY HAS FALLEN SHORT ON THE AMOUNT OF VENTILATORS NEEDED TO HELP PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN SEVERELY AFFECTED BY CORONAVIRUS, FORCING HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS TO MAKE THE DECISION ON WHO TO SAVE AND WHO WILL DIE. THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED AGAINST THE STATE OF WASHINGTON’S GUIDELINES, SAYING THAT THE GUIDELINES TELL DOCTORS TO GIVE THE VENTILATORS THEY HAVE AND OTHER CARE TO YOUNGER AND HEALTHIER PEOPLE. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS NOT YET RESPONDED TO THE COMPLAINT…
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FINALLY, I WANTED TO SHARE A FIRST-PERSON ESSAY SHARED BY OUR FRIENDS AT PUBLIC SOURCE, TITLED, “YOUR MENTAL HEALTH WILL BE CHALLENGED DURING THIS PANDEMIC AND THAT’S OKAY”. THE AUTHOR URGES PEOPLE TO ACCEPT THE DEEP FEELINGS OF PANIC, WORRY, AND SADNESS AMID THIS DISRUPTION AND USE THIS TIME FOR STRENGTHENING HUMAN CONNECTIONS.
EDS NOTE: Above is a live news segment that was edited out of the full podcast recording for content timeliness and relevance. The additional episode content from March is below.
Nick is an anticipated 2021 graduate of a B.A. in Broadcast Reporting at Point Park University. He’s worked on the All-Abilities Media project since 2019, helping train people with disabilities in podcast production and directed and/or produced video interviews. He’s also an associate producer of “A Valid Podcast,” and “Look Who’s Here!,” Nick loves the immediate and accessible communication and feedback from the AAM team and the disability community.
