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WeThe15 is the biggest ever human rights movement to end discrimination towards the world’s 1.2 billion persons with disabilities who represent 15% of the global population. The WeThe15: Access All Areas podcast features key actors in the disability rights space and highlights the issues of lack of representation, engaging with decision-makers and DEI leaders presenting suitable solutions. It celebrates people with disabilities, their identities, culture, and contributions to society. It als ...
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The ninth and final episode of the Access All Areas podcast summarizes the best conversations of the series, showcasing the great work that has been achieved and paving the way for more to come in advancing the rights for persons with disabilities.Di WeThe15
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The eighth episode on the topic of sport, features International Paralympic Committee (IPC) President Andrew Parsons and one of the most decorated Paralympians of her generation, US wheelchair racer Tatyana McFadden. It explores the role of Para sport in advancing the rights for persons with disabilities (PWD) and how athletes can become role model…
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In the seventh episode of the WeThe15: Access All Areas podcast, broadcaster and host Andy Stevenson is joined by British Paralympic swimmer turned entrepreneur Liz Johnson and Rodrigo Hubner Mendez, founder and CEO of the Rodrigo Mendez Institute, to discuss the importance of making education accessible and inclusive.…
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In the sixth episode of the WeThe15: Access All Areas podcast, Head of Inclusive Design Accessibility and Inclusion at Microsoft, Christina Mallon, and Global Head of Inclusive Design at Wunderman Thompson, Dr Josh Loebner, discuss products and design for persons with disabilities.Di WeThe15
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In the fifth episode of the podcast, Keely Cat-Wells, entrepreneur and co-founder Making Space and Keith Jones, founder of hip hop group Krip Hop Nation discuss disparity in representation of PWD on and off the screen.Di WeThe15
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In the fourth episode of the podcast, Alina Alam, Founder of Mitti Café and Iulia Brehuescu, Global DEI, Sanofi discuss how to navigate business and employment of PWDs to improve opportunities, remove barriers to work and greater accommodations.Di WeThe15
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In the third episode of the Access All Areas podcast, Paralympians Minster Carla Qualtrough of Canada and Member European Parliament David Lega discuss their path to become politicians, the future of disability and the importance of representation in government.Di WeThe15
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In this episode, founder of Signes de Sens and creator of Benn Le Koala, Simon Houriez, and Bernard Chiira of Innovate Now Africa discuss how technological advancements are changing the lives of persons with disabilities, innovation and inclusive policies that can lead to universal design and how AI design solutions can help improve pathways for pe…
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Martin Beverley, Chief Strategy Officer at adam&eveDDB, and Greg Nugent, former Director of Brand, Marketing and Culture for the London 2012 Games and Rising Phoenix film producer, discuss representation of persons with disabilities in advertising and media, the current portal of disability in front of and behind the screen, its natural integration…
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Welcome to a new podcast from WeThe15, the biggest ever human rights movement aiming to end discrimination of persons with disabilities who make up 15 percent of the world’s population. The ‘WeThe15: Access All Areas’ podcast takes a look at society and investigates how attitudes can be changed to create more opportunities for persons with disabili…
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