12:00 o’clock: What does ethical real estate investment look like?
1:00 am: How to improve the quality of life of ALS patients and their caregivers
A local entrepreneur says his housing model could help alleviate the region’s housing crisis. We talk to Hart Homes owner Ben Hart about his work and his vision for what he calls “ethical property investment.” Our guests:
- Ben Hart, owner of Hart Homes LLC
- Steven Brookstein, associate professor of entrepreneurship at RIT and innovation coach to Ben Hart at RIT’s Simone Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
In our second hour, a new report describes how to make amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) a liveable disease within a decade. We talk to experts, caregivers and people living with ALS about improving the quality of life for patients and families. Our guests:
- Joel Shamaskin, MD, retired physician, living with ALS
- Charles Thornton, MD, Saunders Family Distinguished Professor of Neuromuscular Research and Professor in the Departments of Neurology and Neuroscience at UR Medicine
- Rabecca Coulter, LMSW, Executive Director of Nursing Services, ALS Association
- Cathy Powers, caregiver of her late husband Bryan
This story is reported by WXXI’s Inclusion Desk.
