My name is Jed Barton and it has been my privilege to be the communications and government affairs coordinator here at LIFTT since 2010. As a person with disabilities (Autism Spectrum Disorder and Cerebral Palsy) It is very rewarding to use my knowledge of history, journalism, government, politics, and the law to help our consumers achieve their personal goals as well as work with colleagues across the state and nation as a disability community to achieve social and political change.
I have also worked as a sports reporter for the Sidney (MT) Herald and Jon Tester’s 2006 US Senate campaign. I have a B.A. in History with a minor in Political Science from Montana State University Billings; While at MSUB I was on the editorial staff of the school paper, “The Retort”.
I am a big-time sports fan spending a lot of time watching baseball, football, hockey, and golf. I also enjoy reading, playing video games, hanging out with family and friends, and being involved with Mayflower Congregational United Church of Christ here in Billings. For recreation, I play golf and ride my adult tricycle.
I suppose I should also add that I could be considered somewhat of an expert trivia player. I participated in College Bowl all five years I was at MSU-Billings and was on three teams that won the Northwest Regionals and earned a trip to the national finals. I have taken the online Jeopardy test several times but so far have only gotten as far as an in-person audition in San Francisco a few years ago and a Zoom audition in 2021. but as they used to say about the Brooklyn Dodgers “There is always next year!”
Please feel free to reach out to me with any questions or concerns at (406) 294-5186 or jedb@liftt.org
About Living Independently for Today & Tomorrow (LIFTT): LIFTT is a Montana 501(c)3 corporation organized as a Center for Independent Living (CIL). With team members based in Billings, and Glendive, LIFTT provides people with disabilities with programs and services that help empower them to break down the physical, bureaucratic, and cultural barriers that prevent them from being fully independent participants in their lives and communities throughout 18 counties in southeastern and southcentral Montana: Big Horn, Carbon, Carter, Custer, Dawson, Fallon, Garfield, Golden Valley, McCone, Musselshell, Powder River, Prairie, Richland, Stillwater, Wibaux, and Yellowstone. For more information, please visit liftt.org or download our mobile app on Apple or Google Play.