Lesa Bradshaw International The DisAbility Advantage: Learning to do business better from lived experience

Looking Up the Nostrils of Ableism

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This delightfully direct episode hits hard in the way it unpacks the concept of Ableism and how it manifests in our common societal practices and behaviours. Lesa illustrates the power imbalances between people with, and without, a disability using a chuckle-worthy analogy which nevertheless lands the message of attitudinal barrier, and what needs to be done about them, with a powerful punch.
17 Dec 2024 English South Africa Business · Self-Improvement

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