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Ep 027 - Emily Ladau: Demystifying Disability

10/4/2016

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How many of us live with, a visible or invisible disability such as Autism, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Multiple Sclerosis, Cerebral Palsy, etc?  In today's episode I have special guest Emily Ladau, of Words I Wheel By.  

Tune in to learn more about:
  • The "D" (disability) word and why many in the disability community are fighting to reclaim it
  • Does disability equal "I can't"?
  • Inspiration Porn: what is it and why it doesn't help a situation
  • Why it's important to go straight to the source concerning questions about disability and not always to the experts/caregivers
  • How holding space helps create change

​Emily Ladau is a passionate disability rights activist and digital communications consultant whose career began at the age of 10, when she appeared on several episodes of Sesame Street to educate children about her life with a physical disability. A native of Long Island, New York, Emily graduated with a B.A. in English from Adelphi University in 2013. She is dedicated to harnessing the powers of communication and social media as tools for people of all abilities to become informed and engaged about disability and social justice issues. 

Emily maintains a blog, Words I Wheel By, and her writing has been published on websites including The New York Times, The Daily Beast, Salon, Vice, and Huffington Post. Alongside her work as a writer, Emily has spoken before numerous audiences, ranging from a panel about the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act at the U.S. Department of Education, to the occupational therapy program at New York University. 

All of Emily’s activism is driven by her firm belief that if we want the world to be accessible to people with all types of disabilities, we must make ideas and concepts surrounding disability accessible to the world.

Music by 
BENSOUND
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Connect with Emily on her WEBSITE, FACEBOOK or TWITTER

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Listen to Emily and Kyle's Podcast HERE

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