Jessica Smith, Disability Inclusion Consultant, joins Maria Botros on the Tell Me Why podcast to discuss the importance of having conversations about disability inclusion with children at a very young age and igniting the level of curiosity that kids have.
Jessica: I found an opportunity to talk about the complexities of diversity and inclusion, felt that disability wasn't being discussed enough
Jessica says parents of children with disabilities have to find support groups to help make the journey easier
The community in Dubai is very receptive, so it hasn't been difficult to have conversations about disability, says Jessica
Jessica speaks to people as young as 4 years old about the importance of disability inclusion
Jessica says that, as a child, she was more disabled by her environment than her actual disability
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