S1E23 - Interview with Dan Shepherd - General Manager, Community and Inclusion

Dan Shepherd Dan is Blind Low Vision NZ’s General Manager, Community & Inclusion, and leads a portfolio of work that is community facing and aims to change attitudes towards vision loss and people who are blind, deafblind or low vision. Diagnosed with Retinitis Pigmentosa when he was 15, Dan subscribes to a ‘nothing at us, everything with us’ approach to finding solutions that work for disabled people. Leading an authentic, 100% client led team to educate and influence accessible and inclusive communities, after his own journey of adjustment and acceptance Dan is proud be part of a bigger picture leading change for disabled people in Aotearoa New Zealand. Article on Dan being appointed as General Manager, Community and Inclusion, Blind and Low Vision New Zealand. 00:00 Introduction - Disability Disrupters Podcast 00:21 Introduction to Podcast Episode 00:40 Podcast seeking contributions from Listeners 01:04 Introduction to Podcast Guest - Dan Shepherd 01:22 Interview with Dan Shepherd 23:52 Advert - Bill asking for Tip jar contributions 24:42 Deep Dive - A challenge to inspiration porn 29:09 Goodbye from Dr Pam Support Disability Disrupters by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/disability-disruptersRead transcript