Emily Ladau On What It Means To Be Proud To Be Disabled
Always Looking Up
07/11/22
•58m
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In this week’s episode I sat down with Emily Ladau. Emily is a disability rights activist and author of the book Demystifying Disability: What to Know, What to Say, and How to be an Ally. We discuss finding our disabled identities, ableism in the media across both sides of the aisle, and what it means to say we are proud to be disabled in 2022.
Read the transcript of this episode HERE
Follow Emily: Instagram: @emilyladau Twitter: @emily_ladau Website: https://emilyladau.com
Demystifying Disability: What to Know, What to Say, and How to be an Ally: Read here
Follow Me: Instagram: @jill_ilana , @alwayslookingup.podcast Twitter: @jillx3456 Website: https://www.jillianilana.com Email: alwayslookingup227@gmail.com
This episode was edited and produced by Ben Curwin
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This episode was edited and produced by Ben Curwin.
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