32 - Championing accessibility at work - with Majorie Aunos

If we want our world to be more inclusive, we need to pay close attention to accessibility - the ease with which individuals can participate - at work, at home, and in daily life. Disability consultant Marj Aunos shares her highly relevant personal and professional lived experience. We explore what compelled Marj to dedicate her life to supporting adults with intellectual disabilities at a tender 20 years old, what motivated her when she became a paraplegic as a single mom to her 16-month-old son, and how to be a better ally to those who have accessibility challenges.Marjorie Aunos, Ph.D. is a researcher, speaker, and consultant on accessibility and inclusion. She teaches organizations and educators to solution-find and build environments that are accessible, inclusive, and welcoming to families with disabilities. Marjorie is an internationally award-winning speaker, author of Mom on Wheels: The Power of Purpose as a Paraplegic Parent and contributing author to We Got This: Essays By Disabled Parents. Her TEDx talk “What we can learn from disabled parents” has over 150,000 views.&nbsp;CHAPTERS00:03:20 &nbsp; Marjorie's journey00:08:00 &nbsp; Building support networks00:14:40 &nbsp; An invitation for greater empathy00:16:47 &nbsp; Purpose from a young age00:21:00 &nbsp; What has shifted in recent years?00:24:30 &nbsp; Visible vs. invisible challenges00:27:55 &nbsp; How and when to help00:30:14 &nbsp; Do we treat those with disabilities differently?00:34:00 &nbsp; Acknowledge the disabled as experts&nbsp;LINKSFyre FestivalBenny &amp; Joon (1993)UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with DisabilitiesHow Can a Watermark be a Human Rights Matter?Hidden DisabilitiesRick Hansen FoundationHold That Door…! Opportunities to Improve Accessibility are Closer Than You ThinkRemembering Air India Flight 182What we can learn from parents with disabilities | Marjorie Aunos | TEDxWesternU&nbsp;IMAGE CREDITS (see images on Youtube video)Marjorie and Thomas - credit Marjorie AunosAccessible space - Envato ElementsOld wheelchair symbol - Wiki CommonsSunflower lanyard - credit Hidden DisabilitiesRamps in public places - CanvaNew wheelchair symbol - Wiki Commons#dontpushmearound - credit Clare Kumar&nbsp;Learn more about and follow Marjorie:FacebookTwitterLinkedIn<a...