Description

This week I'm joined by chronic illness warrior and disability rights lawyer and advocate Ashley Jacobson, who shares her own journey with chronic illness, as well as discusses what rights and laws everyone with a disability (including chronic illness) should be aware of.
In this episode we discuss:

• why chronic illness is included in under the disability umbrella
• what a disability rights attorney is and does
• prominent disability rights and laws we should be aware of
• what we should do if we encounter stigma, discrimination and lack of access to accommodations
• person-first and identity-first language
• tips to make your social media more accessible

Guest Bio:

Ashley Jacobson if a disability rights attorney living with physical disability in Michigan. She also holds a Master's degree in disability rehabilitation counselling and a nationwide certification in disability counselling and assessment (CRC).

Through her law firm, Jacobson Law & Advocacy, she protects the rights of her clients in workplaces, schools, courtrooms, and communities. Ashley also provides disability consulting, assessment, and counselling services throughout the U.S. through her consulting firm Adaptive Inclusion. Her mission is to empower the disabled community and advocate for a more equal, inclusive, and accessible world.

Ashley can be found on Instagram and TikTok @ashleyjacbson, via email at ashley@jacobsonlawandadvocacy.com, or on her website jacobsonlawandadvocacy.com.