Disability in the Arab Countries: Time to Promote Identity Awareness
Disability is a multi-dimensional development and human rights issue, and many people with disabilities are consistently left out of development gains. Excluding people with disabilities from social and economic activities has negative consequences not only on the individuals concerned but also on their families and community. Discriminatory attitudes limit their full participation in society and […]
#262: Representation Matters: Moving Beyond Stereotypes in Fiction and Life
Bestselling author and human rights advocate Tara Moss joins the program to discuss her latest book, an internationally bestselling crime novel, The War Widow, and her unique process of developing the characters in that story. Discover the importance of being sensitive to accurate representations of diverse characters in stories. Tara also shares her own journey […]
#261: Creating Accessible Air Travel
Traveling on an airplane with a wheelchair is incredibly inaccessible and impossible for the millions of people around the world who use a wheelchair. Many do not even fly because of bad experiences and stories they have heard from others. Wheelchairs get damaged constantly and even sent to the wrong airport and airlines spend millions […]
Disability Identity and the Need for Global Unity
As there appears to be a paucity of literature on the disability identity development of people with disabilities, there seems to be a lack of understanding of identity development. The concept of disability identity has been receiving increased attention in recent literature, much of which has come from scholars in the humanities and has been […]
#260: Creating a Global Community for Disability Inclusion
Debra Ruh is joined by LaMondre Pough, Chief Sustainability Officer at Ruh Global Impact, as they discuss the power of creating a global community to celebrate and empower people in the disability community. You’ll hear about Billion Strong, a global community that is combining the efforts of people all over the world, and changing the […]