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As"},{"speaker":"Meghan Smallwood","startTime":924.18,"endTime":927.51,"body":"always, please follow this"},{"speaker":"Meghan Smallwood","startTime":927.51,"endTime":931.14,"body":"information, and other"},{"speaker":"Meghan Smallwood","startTime":927.51,"endTime":931.14,"body":"conversations in our show notes,"},{"speaker":"Meghan Smallwood","startTime":931.41,"endTime":934.53,"body":"like follow and please share out"},{"speaker":"Meghan Smallwood","startTime":931.41,"endTime":934.53,"body":"the podcast with anyone and"},{"speaker":"Meghan Smallwood","startTime":934.53,"endTime":937.56,"body":"everyone. And check out our"},{"speaker":"Meghan Smallwood","startTime":934.53,"endTime":937.56,"body":"YouTube channel. We have videos"},{"speaker":"Meghan Smallwood","startTime":937.56,"endTime":940.08,"body":"of all our conversations,"},{"speaker":"Meghan Smallwood","startTime":937.56,"endTime":940.08,"body":"including doing some of the"},{"speaker":"Meghan Smallwood","startTime":940.08,"endTime":943.23,"body":"legwork for you by curating"},{"speaker":"Meghan Smallwood","startTime":940.08,"endTime":943.23,"body":"videos of topics that revolve"},{"speaker":"Meghan Smallwood","startTime":943.23,"endTime":945.93,"body":"around transition. We've created"},{"speaker":"Meghan Smallwood","startTime":943.23,"endTime":945.93,"body":"playlists that cover"},{"speaker":"Meghan Smallwood","startTime":945.93,"endTime":949.95,"body":"guardianship, alternatives to"},{"speaker":"Meghan Smallwood","startTime":945.93,"endTime":949.95,"body":"guardianship, ABLE accounts, and"},{"speaker":"Meghan Smallwood","startTime":949.95,"endTime":954.54,"body":"still more to come. So be sure"},{"speaker":"Meghan Smallwood","startTime":949.95,"endTime":954.54,"body":"to subscribe there as well. And"},{"speaker":"Meghan Smallwood","startTime":954.54,"endTime":957.0,"body":"finally, check out our website,"},{"speaker":"Meghan Smallwood","startTime":954.54,"endTime":957.0,"body":"which is chock full of"},{"speaker":"Meghan Smallwood","startTime":957.0,"endTime":960.0,"body":"information around the"},{"speaker":"Meghan Smallwood","startTime":957.0,"endTime":960.0,"body":"transition process. You'll find"},{"speaker":"Meghan Smallwood","startTime":960.0,"endTime":962.49,"body":"our contact information there"},{"speaker":"Meghan Smallwood","startTime":960.0,"endTime":962.49,"body":"too. So go to"},{"speaker":"Meghan Smallwood","startTime":963.93,"endTime":965.46,"body":"www.postsecondarytransition.com."},{"speaker":"Patrick Cadigan","startTime":966.93,"endTime":969.51,"body":"Score. Nicely"},{"speaker":"Patrick Cadigan","startTime":966.93,"endTime":969.51,"body":"done."},{"speaker":"Meghan Smallwood","startTime":970.26,"endTime":971.85,"body":"And I think"},{"speaker":"Meghan Smallwood","startTime":970.26,"endTime":971.85,"body":"that's all we wrote."},{"speaker":"Patrick Cadigan","startTime":971.94,"endTime":973.86,"body":"Yeah, I"},{"speaker":"Patrick Cadigan","startTime":971.94,"endTime":973.86,"body":"definitely think that that is"},{"speaker":"Patrick Cadigan","startTime":973.86,"endTime":977.34,"body":"all we wrote. All right, but as"},{"speaker":"Patrick Cadigan","startTime":973.86,"endTime":977.34,"body":"we've said before, and as we're"},{"speaker":"Patrick Cadigan","startTime":977.34,"endTime":981.87,"body":"gonna say, again, we have a lot"},{"speaker":"Patrick Cadigan","startTime":977.34,"endTime":981.87,"body":"of conversations to be had. So"},{"speaker":"Patrick Cadigan","startTime":981.87,"endTime":985.53,"body":"keep coming back and we'll keep"},{"speaker":"Patrick Cadigan","startTime":981.87,"endTime":985.53,"body":"pushing them. Thanks, guys."},{"speaker":"Meghan Smallwood","startTime":986.43,"endTime":987.03,"body":"Thank you."}]}