Accessibility Gets Punked with Cynthia George
We all deserve to enjoy life and party however, having a disability can present several challenges. Despite the challenges of Autism a dealing with a traumatic brain injury Country Punk singer Cynthia George has been using her experience with prevention science to help improve the accessibility in the Nashville night life scene. On this episode join us for a great conversation about Punk music, the importance of self care, her work with RAMPD organization and so much more. To check out the work in the RAMPD organization and the work Cynthia has been doing click the links below until next time Keep Calm and Roll On.
https://www.instagram.com/graduatesrise
https://www.facebook.com/GraduatesRise
https://www.youtube.com/@Dr.Cyn.GraduatesRise
https://www.linkedin.com/in/cynthiaomc
https://discord.com/channels/@dr.cyncorrigible
https://www.tiktok.com/@graduatesrise
https://music.amazon.com/artists/B0CYP61R4G/dr-cyn
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Until next time Keep Calm and Roll on.
Cynthia George
Professor and Punk Singer
Cynthia George is an award-winning artist, educator, and program evaluator with twenty years experience working in prevention science. They currently serve as an Associate Professor of Social Work at Tennessee State University in Nashville, Tennessee where they teach courses on research and public policy. They are autistic and manage chronic illness resulting from a traumatic brain injury. They also perform as Dr. CynCorrigible with their punk band named Dr. Cyn and the Graduates Rise. Their debut album Math is Hard! received academic peer review in 2017 from the Working Class Studies Association and Dr. Cyn was honored with an International Safety Media Award at the 2022 World Safety Conference for their COVID safety campaign integrating social work theory and punk music through their song Quarantine Not Quarantined. Dr. Cyn just released a new album titled Canary featuring some of Nashville’s top indie artists. Dr. Cyn also serves as the Founding Chair for the Disabled to the Front Advisory Group, a new committee working with the Mayor’s Office of Nightlife to promote disabled people’s access to nightlife in Nashville, Tennessee.