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Breaking Barriers: Rethinking Disabilities in the Workplace | with Taylor Lewis

Published 2 years, 8 months ago

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My guest today is Taylor Lewis who is an editor, writer, and disability advocate. He recently wrapped working as an Editorial PA on the Netflix feature film, Rebel Moon. But most of our conversation today focuses on Taylor's advocacy for disability representation in every level of the entertainment industry so they can share their perspective in life. Taylor believes that the best story to tell about a person with a disability is one that focuses on what they do as a human being with the disability being secondary.

In our conversation, Taylor tells his story about how he got into the entertainment industry by turning down an entry-level job because he believes it was offered to him out of 'charity' (by the way, did I mention that he has his own unique disability that you’ll hear him talk about?). We also deep dive into the different definitions of the word 'disability' and how some disabilities exist simply through the systems we put in place. Taylor believes that accommodating disabled people at every level not only benefits them, but it benefits all of us.

I encourage you to listen to my conversation with Taylor as his views on representation and his advocacies will ask you to consider that in some contexts, everyone has a disability and a disability can also be a superpower.

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Here's What You'll Learn:

Taylor’s perspective on the best way to tell the story of someone with a disability
Why entry-level jobs are often inappropriate for people with physical disabilities
How to properly define disability by taking in social, economic, physical, and mental factors
Why context can turn a disability into a superpower
Why are people with disabilities portrayed by able-bodied people in films
What Taylor believes is more important than winning awardsHow can accommodating people with disabilities benefit everybody
How you can help advocate for people with disabilities