What in the world is it like when your daughter is in a Super Bowl commercial? Jen Lee Reeves of Born Just Right—disability advocate and mom of Jordan Reeves—tells us!
Born Just Right co-founder Jen Lee Reeves joins the podcast this week to talk about her daughter Jordan Reeves’ involvement in the new Microsoft Super Bowl commercial for their adaptive Xbox controller. Jordan’s missing limb at birth led to the Born Just Right blog, which led to a non-profit, which led to a movement to empower kids in the disabled community to actively advocate for better design and inclusion. Listen in as we talk about how Jordan Reeves is inspiring other kids, as well as adults, to creatively approach design and our surroundings to produce a world where everyone can achieve their goals without unnecessary obstacles. Plus, we have our Bytes of the Week!
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This Week's Links
Intro (00:00:11)
Microsoft Super Bowl Commercial 2019: We All Win (Extended Version) — Jordan and Jen's biggest part starts at 44 seconds!
Interview with Jen Lee Reeves of Born Just Right (00:02:25)
The Girl Behind The Sparkle-Shooting Prosthetic Arm Is Just Getting Started, by Jared Newman — Fast Company
Introducing Boost by Born Just Right, by Jen Lee Reeves — Born Just Right
McKayla Maroney, President Obama Meet, are not impressed, by Jordan Zakarin — The Hollywood Reporter
Bytes of the Week (00:34:16)
El Paso Zoo will name a cockroach after your ex and feed it to their meerkats, by Maria Cortéz Gonzáles — El Paso Times
The Angry POTUS Microwave Cleaner
Cookie Monster Just Did A Reddit AMA And It's So Pure I Could Cry, by Casey Rackham — Buzzfeed
On "On Being" Krista Tippet tends to her flock in the Church of the Spiritual (but not necessarily religious), by Amy Larocca - The Cut
Seth Godin - Life, the Internet, and Everything — On Being with Krista Tippett
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