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Beyond Disability: Actor Jordan Walker Ross on Navigating Career, Dating and Success with a 'Limp'

The Man Enough Podcast

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Teaching Children to Embrace Diversity and Avoid Ableism

Curiosity is a wonderful thing and should be encouraged in children. Moments of questioning what's wrong with someone with a disability should be seen as important learning opportunities. Children should be taught that the more different someone is, the more they should make them feel included. Anti ableist curriculum is lacking in schools, so teaching about inclusion and diversity often falls on the home. There is a lack of disabled writers and representation in books and media. It's important for people to listen to perspectives of individuals with disabilities, such as Jordan, and consider their own actions and attitudes towards disability. Encouraging empathy and understanding is crucial in teaching children to embrace diversity and avoid ableism.

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