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Co-Host and Producer
Carl Sigmond is the Operations Manager at FREED and Co-host and Co-producer of the Disability Rap radio show and podcast. As Operations Manager, Carl ensures that FREED's digital infrastructure runs smoothly, assists with grant writing and reporting, and coordinates FREED's Advocacy Program. In addition to his role at FREED, Carl is a Research Engineer in the Speech Disorders and Technology Lab at The University of Texas at Austin, where he works to improve speech recognition algorithms for people with speech disabilities. Before becoming FREED's Operations Manager, Carl was FREED’s Disability Community Advocate in 2017 and then again from 2020 to 2021. Carl has a degree in Computer Science from Haverford College, where he also studied nonviolent direct action theory and documentary filmmaking.
Co-Host and Producer
Lindsey Wells is the Disability Community Advocate at FREED and Co-host and Co-producer of the Disability Rap radio show and podcast. In her role as FREED's Disability Community Advocate, Lindsey advocates with and for people with disabilities and seniors to exercise their Civil Rights on a local, state, and national level. Lindsey was born with Cerebral Palsy and grew up in Modesto, CA. She graduated from Beyer High School in 2001 and received her Associates of Science in Early Childhood Education from Yuba College. She is passionate about transportation and housing needs of the people FREED serves. In her free time, she enjoys reading and watching movies.
