This week on Disabled and Proud Brooke Millhouse is joined by inclusive activist, disabled influencer, and model, Paula Carozzo, who has been on a quest to redefine and break stereotypes on what being disabled is. At the age of five, Carozzo was diagnosed with cerebral palsy after brain damage from surgery. With a fondness for fashion and beauty, Carozzo is recognized as a spokesperson for adaptive fashion, inclusive beauty, and accessibility. In this episode, Paula explains the social model of disability & the medical model of disability. She is a powerhouse of disability advocacy in the US and talks about her project Inclusive collection which is a web3 project/NFT.
In this episode you will hear:
Paula shares why she refers to her disability as a condition that limits her ability.
Paula says her biggest barrier to social restrictions is inaccessibility, principally because her condition is mostly physical.
About web3 and having an inclusive collection community. Paula explains what web3 is about and common misconceptions about NFTs.
They talk about their job being neutral when people talk to them about overcoming their disability.
They converse about people feeling like they deserve an explanation as to why disabled people look different.
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About This Show:
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 is says on the tin! And whilst we are creating this space for disabled people to be unashamedly themselves, without need to conform for 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!
Key Takeaways:
Every disabled person refers to their disability as something else and it’s important to use their preferred label when speaking and/or referring to them.
Disabled people do not owe you an explanation about why or how they are the way they are.
Resources
Paula Carozzo Instagram | TikTok
Brooke Millhouse Instagram
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