Public Affairs

Inclusion Campaign: Meet Missy

KDNK | By Raleigh Burleigh

Published August 1, 2019 at 10:00 AM MDT

Missy Anderson is a wife, mother and friend. She has cortical myoclonus which causes body jerks. The mobility and accessibility that we may take for granted are huge challenges for her. She was not born with this condition and now understands the barriers that exist for those who have mobility challenges and wants to help us understand the world from that perspective.

Read Missy’s story, presented by Garfield County Human Services, here.

Local nonprofit Valley Life for All is working to build inclusive communities where people of all abilities belong and contribute. Request a training or join the conversation at www.valleylifeforall.org or #voicability4all.

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Raleigh Burleigh

Raleigh Burleigh was raised in the historic floodplanes of Satank. The Carbondale Rotary Club sponsored him as a youth ambassador to Chile the year before his graduation from Roaring Fork High School. He studied International Affairs and Journalism at the University of Colorado, Boulder then applied those studies traveling throughout South America the following year. Returning to Carbondale thereafter, Raleigh acquired an internship with KDNK News which led to the opportunity to serve as News Director from 2017 to 2019. After another trip to South America in early 2019, Raleigh Burleigh drew deeper into the confluence as Program Director at KDNK. Raleigh now serves on KDNK's board of directors and as editor of Carbondale's weekly newspaper, The Sopris Sun.

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