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🗓️ 21 March 2023
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One billion people worldwide are living with a disability, and too many of them are left unemployed or feeling like they need to hide their conditions due to discriminatory hiring practices, says social innovator and TED Fellow Ryan Gersava. With a focus on healing and disclosure, he created an online school to provide people like him with the technical skills and employment aid they need to thrive. Now he's calling for every company to initiate efforts to welcome and support those with disabilities, creating a future of work that leaves no one behind.
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0:00.0 | Ted Audio Collective |
0:08.0 | Hey listeners, this is Ted Hell. I'm Dr. Shoshana Unger-Layer. |
0:13.0 | Over a billion people worldwide live with a disability |
0:17.0 | and many of them are left unemployed or forced to hide their conditions due to discriminatory hiring practices. |
0:24.0 | To address this crisis, Ted fellow Ryan Gersava created an online school to provide people like him with the skills and employment aid they need to thrive. |
0:35.0 | Now he calls for every employer to welcome and support people with disabilities and create a future of work that leaves no one behind. |
0:44.0 | Hi, I'm Francis Fry, and I'm Ann Morris. |
0:54.0 | And we are the hosts of a new Ted podcast called Fixable. |
0:57.0 | We've helped leaders at some of the world's most competitive companies solve all kinds of problems. |
1:03.0 | On our show, we'll pull back the curtain and give you the type of honest, unfiltered advice we usually reserve for top executives. |
1:10.0 | Maybe you have a co-worker with boundary issues or you want to know how to inspire and motivate your team. |
1:15.0 | No problem is too big or too small. Give us a call and we'll help you solve the problems you're stuck on. |
1:21.0 | Find Fixable wherever you listen to podcasts. |
1:26.0 | If you identify as a person with disability, kindly close your eyes and in your head repeat after me. |
1:38.0 | I am a person with disability. |
1:47.0 | Thank you. |
1:50.0 | I have my bother disorder type two. |
1:54.0 | I am brave to say it now, but it actually took me almost 20 years to be a clinically diagnosed. |
2:02.0 | I did all the symptoms, but I did not seek for medical attention. |
2:07.0 | Now I'm giving myself a gift. |
2:11.0 | If I can be real honest, I wasn't denial. |
2:15.0 | It was the shame of it. |
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