{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Case & Cause Hosted By Michael Haggard, ESQ","title":"Episode 4: Child Drowning Prevention: Autism, Short-Term Rentals & The Fight to Make Lifesaving Changes","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1630,"description":"It takes a village to save a child from drowning.\n\nWhat role should short-term rental companies, property owners and lawmakers play in preventing child drownings? And are current regulations doing enough to protect children particularly children with autism who may be at increased risk around water?\n\nIn Episode 4 of Case & Cause Hosted by Michael Haggard, Haggard is joined by Stacey Hoagland, a drowning prevention advocate whose work focuses heavily on water safety and the autism community.\n\nTogether, they examine the challenges surrounding child drowning prevention, including gaps in short-term rental regulations and the unique water-safety risks children may face when staying in vacation homes and rental properties.\n\nThe conversation also explores the role of trial lawyers and advocates in identifying safety gaps, raising public awareness and pushing for changes that can help prevent drownings.\n\nFor attorneys, parents, property owners, vacation-rental operators and anyone interested in drowning prevention, autism and water safety, this episode asks an important question:\nWhat can we do, inside and outside the courtroom, to fight the increasing number of childhood drownings?\n🎙️ Case & Cause Hosted by Michael Haggard brings together trial lawyers, advocates and experts to examine societal issues and explore how passionate advocacy can help create safer communities.\n\nTopics discussed include: child drowning prevention, short-term rental safety, vacation rental regulations, autism and drowning risk, water safety, property-owner responsibility, public safety advocacy and the role of trial lawyers in preventing future harm.\n\nEpisode 4 premieres September 23, 2026. Listen on Apple Podcasts and wherever you get your podcasts, or watch on YouTube.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/Ka8jhgn2ZSGiT7rSjlfyZM0vqwvLjsGFL-nzU495cuo/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8xZjFm/MTk5ZTlmZTdiNzk0/OGVkNTMwNDljYTBk/MGRiMC5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}