In this episode, Brooke is speaking with Shams about his work to bring attention to accessibility challenges in India and how he inspires others to believe they can achieve.
Accessibility is a global issue but Shams, through his work, is focused on leaving a significant stamp on accessibility in India and explains how social media has helped him to bring positive change
He shares his own journey and speaks candidly about how he acquired his disability along with why he is disabled and proud.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
Telling the untold stories of the world is what inspires people
With a spinal injury everyone in the family is involved and there are many barriers. Finding a way to break all the barriers and live a life with dignity is very important
People can feel they are a burden but sports can be a way to achieve something
in your life
Seeing people believe that they can achieve is what makes me happy
Disability is a huge issue in India but things are changing. Education about disabilities is the key to change in India
I’m doing lots of work about the empowerment of those with disabilities
Accessibility is an issue in India and we continue to work to make access easier
Social media plays a vital role in sharing accessibility issues and bringing change
BEST MOMENTS
‘I’ve led two different types of life in the same skin’
‘If I inspire one person then I’ve achieved what I wanted to achieve’
‘Social media plays a huge part in having a global audience’
VALUABLE RESOURCES
Disabled & Proud Podcast
ABOUT THE HOST
Disabled 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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