In this episode of the AdaptX podcast, Brendan speaks with Kristina Ericson, Kristina Ericson, MSW, CPACC, ADAC (she/her) is a disability policy advisor for the State of Colorado, and a Co-Founder and Director of the Adaptive Climbers Festival – an annual, non-profit, rock climbing event for the paraclimbing community. A social worker and accessibility specialist by training, her work centers around knocking down macro-level accessibility barriers through policy and systems change. Kristina holds a B.A. from Long Island University’s Global College, and a Masters in Social Work and Policy from Washington University in St. Louis. She proudly works on a variety of local, state, and national accessibility-focused boards and working groups. Kristina has lived in more than a dozen countries, is an NYC AmeriCorps alum, and lives in the mountains above D ...