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1333: Demystifying Disability and Closing Opportunity Gaps

So Money with Farnoosh Torabi

Farnoosh Torabi

Entrepreneurship, Business

4.71.9K Ratings

🗓️ 21 March 2022

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Guest Emily Ladau, disability rights activist joins to share her personal experiences, as well as insights from her book, Demystifying Disability: What to Know, What to Say, and How to Be an Ally. She discusses how we ought to redefine the term disability, the opportunity gaps for people with disabilities and how individuals, companies and lawmakers can help advance professional and financial opportunities for the community. Want more articles and videos by Farnoosh? Check out www.cnet.com/somoney. Subscribe to her weekly So Money newsletter for the latest updates and advice. Catch her weekly money videos on YouTube. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

So money is brought to you by CNET, the site that shows how to navigate change all around us.

0:06.6

So money episode 1333 Emily Ladau, author, disability rights activist and author of

0:14.0

demystifying disability, what to know, what to say, and how to be an ally.

0:30.0

Influencers and from far nuisance.

0:33.6

Looking for ways to save on gas or double your double coupons?

0:37.2

Sorry, you're in the wrong place.

0:39.3

Seeking profound ways to live a richer, happier life.

0:42.7

Welcome to so money.

0:46.0

We are socialized to either not think about disability at all or to understand it only as a bad thing.

0:54.7

And when we look at it from that very negative perspective,

0:59.2

we immediately place all of our stereotypes and our low expectations onto disabled people.

1:07.4

Welcome to so money, everybody. I'm your host, Farneesh Tarabi.

1:10.3

We're exploring today life with a disability.

1:13.6

What does it mean when it comes to your professional life, your financial life?

1:17.6

Our guest is Emily Ladau. She's a passionate disability rights activist, writer, storyteller,

1:23.9

and digital communications consultant. She has a new book called Demystifying Disability,

1:29.6

what to know, what to say, and how to be an ally.

1:33.4

It was named one of the best books of 2021 by NPR. Demystifying disability is an approachable

1:40.4

guide to being a thoughtful, informed ally to disabled people with actionable steps for what to

1:46.4

say and do and what not to do and how you can help make the world a more inclusive place.

1:51.6

Emily's career began when she was just 10 years old. She appeared on several episodes of Sesame

1:56.6

Street talking about her life with a physical disability. She takes us back to that moment and shares

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