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Now you can Sign up for What Fresh Hell Plus on Supporting Cast! You'll get all episodes ad-free, plus monthly bonus episodes no matter where you listen. What Fresh Hell + is $4.99 a month, or $39.99 a year. Subscribe in two taps! Go to whatfreshhell.supportingcast.fm.\xa0\xa0\nRaising a child with a disability is complicated, especially when you're navigating an ableist world on their behalf. Beth Leipholtz is an inclusion and accessibility advocate who believes in creating a more accepting world for our children.\nAs the hearing mother of a deaf child, Beth is raising her son, Coop, bilingually in both hearing and Deaf cultures. Beth shares her parenting journey on TikTok, YouTube, Facebook and Instagram @bethandcoop, where she has built a community of more than 1 million people around disability inclusion.\nBeth's new new children's book is THE ABCs OF INCLUSION.\nBeth, Amy, and Margaret discuss:\n\nBeth's experience learning about and processing Coop's disability\n\nLearning ASL as a hearing person\n\nWhy she decided to share her experience on social media and become an advocate for inclusion.\n\nEncouraging your kids to ask questions about other people's differences - and letting those people lead the conversation - is one of the best ways to teach them that everyone has value no matter who they are and what they can do.\nHere's where you can find Beth: \n\nhttps://bethandcoop.com/\n\n@bethandcoop on IG, Tiktok, and Youtube\n\nTHE ABCs OF INCLUSION: https://bookshop.org/a/12099/9781634895965\n\n\nIn this episode Beth mentions the "Welcome to Holland" poem by Emily Perl Kingsley\n\nWe love the sponsors that make this show possible! You can always find all the special deals and codes for all our current sponsors on our website:\nhttps://www.whatfreshhellpodcast.com/p/promo-codes/\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices