For our final episode of Season 3, we talk with Vice-Chair of the California State Independent Living Council, Peer Specialist & Disability Advocate for Painted Brain, Roque Alas Bucton.

Roque Alas Bucton is Indo-Pacific Islander American, emanated on the land of the Tongva. Roque identifies as a person who lives with visual, hearing, and mobility impairment. Currently, Roque is a Peer Specialist and Disability Advocate for the peer run non-profit Painted Brain. He is a California governor appointee, serving as Vice-Chair on the Executive Committee of the State Independent Living Council, since 2022.

Roque was the Co-Chair of the Access For All, Disability Advisory Committee, for the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health. He also serves as Vice-Chair on California's Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with ...