Every day, I face the same situation: people questioning why I wear an FFP3 mask when I'm outdoors. Allow me to shed some light on this. I suffer from really severe allergies whose reactions can be life-threatening, and I am not allergic to just pollen. Unfortunately, there's no medication or therapy available to completely prevent…
When I started learning ASL (American Sign Language), I found this richness of conveyable meanings absolutely mind blowing (my interst comes from the fact that I often write algorithms to analyze language nuances in AI applications).Christine Sun Kim's analogy is a wonderful way to describe this richness. https://www.ted.com/talks/christine_sun_kim_the_enchanting_music_of_sign_language
Today's Book of the Day is Demystifying Disability, written by Emily Ladau in 2021 and published by Ten Speed Press. Emily Ladau is an internationally known disability rights activist, speaker, and author. She is the editor-in-chief of the Rooted in Rights blog and co-host of The Accessible Stall podcast, both about disability issues. Demystifying Disability,…
Thinking about inclusion, we should broaden our horizons to welcome, take care of, and love all beings and their uniqueness in being all equal.
Today, April 2, is World Autism Awareness Day. On this day, everyone is encouraged to raise personal and social awareness about autistic individuals throughout the world. Let's focus on accepting, supporting, including autistic people, and advocating for their rights.
Today's Book of the Day is The Loudest Duck, written by Laura A. Liswood and published in 2009 by Wiley. Laura Liswood is Secretary General of the Council of Women World Leaders, which is composed of 72 women presidents, prime ministers, and heads of government. which she co-founded in August 1996 with President VigdÃs Finnbogadóttir…
Managing should be inclusive way more than hierarchical or controlling. When everyone feels as an active part of a whole, amazing things can be achieved. I see it quite often, in my business coaching and consulting job: managers who still believe that their job is to have people under their supervision, control, and command. Yet,…
We all share the same roots, we are all made of the same energy and elements. Being inclusive is not just a choice, is the only way to live together fostering our love. There are so many different ways we can follow to be more inclusive, starting with opening our minds, raising our awareness, and…
Once we are aware that the Universe is one with us and that we share its Energy, we start developing love, inclusion, and empathy.
A society should be built not to impose a few people's ideas on many, but to include everyone by developing the best of anyone.
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