YPAW 53: Ron Tan - Restoring Dignity, Practicing Music 80% Deaf, Responding to Negativity, Seeking Long Term Happiness

This week's episode, I'm joined by Ron Tan, the founder of the Inclusive Arts Movement, an organization that aims to inspire and promote equality between the differently & generally-abled through the performing arts. Ron himself is a self taught pianist and he is 80% deaf, but it hasn’t stop him from performing and composing. I really enjoyed this chat and the energy and passion Ron brought to the conversation. In this episode we spoke: The work and services provided by the Inclusive Arts Movement which includes performances, team building workshops and pivoting into a more digital landscape.His motivation to provide differently – abled performers a platform to showcase their talent and to performWhat music means to him and why he chose to be a practitioner despite his aural impairment, and how music helped him build up his self-esteem.Responding to negativity with an open mind and calmness.Restoring dignity to the differently-abled community and providing avenues for social integration.Collaborating and interacting with differently – abled persons in a sensitive and empathetic manner.The future for Inclusive Arts Movement.For the videos mentioned in the episode:Rueben's feature - Friends – Sasha M (feat. AngelK & Reuben Khanal)Workshop IntroductionA Million DreamsFind out more about Inclusive Arts Movement below:https://www.inclusiveartsmovement.com/FacebookThank you so much for tuning in to this episode of the podcast! You can get in touch with me through https://www.youplayawhat.com . Subscribe and share this podcast with your friends if you enjoyed the episode. Feel free to leave a rating and review on which ever platform you choose to listen to your podcast!