#diversity

It's Time to Give People with Disabilities the Fair Chance to Work and Succeed!

It’s a general assumption:“People with disabilities don’t work”. I would like to react on that. By working I mean to earn income to...

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Unlock the Doors to Equality: Diversity, Inclusion and Equity - A Necessity, Not a Choice.

Calling for diversity and link it to justice and equality is a good thing. But there is more to it. Diversity, inclusion and equity are...

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Labeled and Unlabeled: Diversity and Inclusion: Is One Possible Without the Other?

Every person is unique. And that's your greatest strength. I never fitted in, so I know what being labelled as 'different' feels like. I...

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Finding Love and Acceptance in a Wheelchair: A Journey of Self-Discovery

I remember after a month, still laying in the hospital bed I told my father I thought I would be forever alone. He said 'If I would meet...

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Making Your Environment More Accessible - Small effort, big difference.

So maybe you have a relative, a friend, a colleague or a neighbor that goes through life using a wheelchair. Or maybe you've once broke...

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The airplane experience

A year ago I travelled for the first time by airplane since being in a wheelchair. The first time it was a short flight of 2 hours and I...

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You Are what you Like

Doesn't it seem like everybody is wanting to be like someone else these days. And mostly just famous because of status or money. Open...

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Desexualized

I’m a wheelchair user now. Not by choice. Accidents happen. I got used to using the wheels, but my environment didn’t. Accessibility...

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Adapted Clothing?

Clothes, we all need it to protect our bodies but we also use it to communicate who we are, it's part of out identity. When you have a...

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The Bright Side Of being disabled

There must be some positive side to this all. Yes, of course! I believe there is. Being disabled is not always bad. Here is why. Number 1:...

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