In Perspective: A Conversion about Living with a Disability

Season 2, Episode 19June 17, 2025In Perspective: A Conversion about Living with a DisabilityIn this episode of Connect 4 Life: The Podcast, Host Melanie Taddeo chats with Mark Brown about what it means to live with a disability. Mark has a physical disability, and he relies on the use of a wheelchair to get around, while Melanie is legally blind. Despite the difference in each disability, both Mark and Melanie experience many of the same things each and every day, which range from stigmas and misconceptions about a person’s disability to an all-too-often misunderstanding about the abilities that someone might actually have – despite the disability on the surface. You’ll also enjoy hearing about some of their pet peeves, including able-bodied people parking their cars in spots designated for someone with a disability, or simply not being able to get into an establishment.It's a candid and enlightening conversation that helps everyone put a different perspective on disability, and just might help steer people into thinking more about ability than disability.Visit www.connect4life.ca for more information about what Connect 4 Life can do for you, your organization and your community. #disbilities #nonprofits #charity #fundraising #givingback #nonprofitorganization #socialgood #makeanimpact #socialimpact #notforprofit #makeadifference #causes #supportnonprofits #dogood #inclusion #disabilityawareness #accessibility #disabilityadvocate #advocacy #disabilityrights #disabilityinclusion #careerdevelopment #skilldevelopmenttraining #connect4life