Brooke talks with Caprice, a model about her journey and how her career has meant she is being the change she wants to seeThe words disabled and disability can be seen as negative but as Caprice explains she is living a life she loves and is successful in a career that is changing the representation of disabled people
KEY TAKEAWAYS
The words disabled and disability have a really bad stigma around them
I wanted to be the change and there was massive underrepresentation of disabled people
My disability has had a huge impact on my career
Disabled people want to spend their money on brands that represent them
Modelling has given me the opportunity to travel and have new experiences
My disability has increased my enthusiasm for life, all the time and every day
Don’t be afraid, embrace the journey, there is so much to be proud of when you are disabled
Finding your own voice is crucial and you should be heard
We deserve to be seen and being a model increases visibility and changes thinking
BEST MOMENTS‘It’s about mindset and I’m proud to call myself disabled’‘It’s made me who I am and I’m grateful for that’'It’s about the ‘we’ not ‘me’ when it comes to speaking out’
VALUABLE RESOURCESDisabled & Proud Podcast
ABOUT THE HOSTDisabled and Proud is the show that brings listeners a different perspective on disability. Each week this podcast highlights an awesome disabled guest speaking about their own disability; why they are proud to be disabled and why they are proud to be themselves. The conversations in this show will look at what challenges these amazing people face socially, mentally, physically and life in general. This show is raw, open, honest, funny, welcoming and educational. Disabled & Proud does exactly what it says on the tin! And whilst we are creating this space for disabled people to be unashamedly themselves, without the need to conform to society, this is also not about toxic positivity. This show will be shining a big, bright light on disability without it being “Paralympic or pity”. As you will hear disability is WHOLE, COMPLETE & PERFECT and whilst the topic of disability can be quite heavy - and we definitely don't shy away from the bad days - this podcast is also about having fun too! Our aim is to play a part in reclaiming the word disability - turning it from inadequacy to perfection!
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