Here's how you can support people with disabilities

How do we destigmatise leadership for people with disabilities?

1.3 billion people globally are living with a disability and it is a community that any of us can join at any point in our lives. Yet, there is a severe lack of disabled representation in leadership positions.

At the One Young World Summit Belfast our Ambassadors Crystal Asige, Senator of the Republic of Kenya, and Emeline Lakrout, Para-Athlete and disability rights advocate, discussed the importance of having more people with disabilities in leadership positions and how that can be achieved. Watch their full discussion at the link in our bio.

Emmeline's top tips for being disability-friendly:

1️⃣ prioritise accessibility in everything that you do from events to content creation

🗣️ ask how you can integrate disability into what you are doing

🤝 join or start a disability-focused group, such as adaptive fitness

📣 share the stories of disability activists

Tag a disabled leader who inspires you in the comments!

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