Breaking Barriers-Accessible Healthcare for Special Needs

🎙️ Episode 3 – Breaking Barriers: Accessible Healthcare for Special Needs

In this episode, host Tashana Dees, founder of Rayana’s Voice Podcast and New Birth Diagnostics Laboratory, explores the systemic barriers that families of individuals with Rett syndrome and other developmental disabilities face in accessing healthcare.

Drawing on her experiences raising her daughter Rayana, Tashana sheds light on what “accessible care” truly means — from obtaining timely diagnostic testing to navigating Medicaid programs, transportation challenges, and the shortage of providers who understand complex neurological disorders.

💜 Key Highlights:

• Why accessibility goes beyond physical ramps and parking spaces
• The need for inclusive healthcare education for providers
• How mobile laboratory and diagnostic services can close gaps in care
• The role of advocacy, awareness, and policy reform in improving healthcare equity

This episode encourages caregivers, clinicians, and advocates to rethink how we define accessibility — and to work collectively toward a healthcare system that honors the unique needs of every individual.

✨ Connect & Support:

• Join our community: skool.com/RAYANA’S-voice-pod
• Partner or sponsor: 📧 rayanasvoice@gmail.com
• Learn more about our mission at New Birth Diagnostics Laboratory

🩺 Rayana’s Voice Podcast © 2025 | Empowering Every Voice from Day One

Transcript

🎙️ Episode 3 – Breaking Barriers: Accessible Healthcare for Special Needs

In this episode, host Tashana Dees, founder of Rayana’s Voice Podcast and New Birth Diagnostics Laboratory, explores the systemic barriers that families of individuals with Rett syndrome and other developmental disabilities face in accessing healthcare.

Drawing on her experiences raising her daughter Rayana, Tashana sheds light on what “accessible care” truly means — from obtaining timely diagnostic testing to navigating Medicaid programs, transportation challenges, and the shortage of providers who understand complex neurological disorders.

💜 Key Highlights:

• Why accessibility goes beyond physical ramps and parking spaces
• The need for inclusive healthcare education for providers
• How mobile laboratory and diagnostic services can close gaps in care
• The role of advocacy, awareness, and policy reform in improving healthcare equity

This episode encourages caregivers, clinicians, and advocates to rethink how we define accessibility — and to work collectively toward a healthcare system that honors the unique needs of every individual.

✨ Connect & Support:

• Join our community: skool.com/RAYANA’S-voice-pod
• Partner or sponsor: 📧 rayanasvoice@gmail.com
• Learn more about our mission at New Birth Diagnostics Laboratory

🩺 Rayana’s Voice Podcast © 2025 | Empowering Every Voice from Day One