Throwback Episode 208. Growing Through Uncomfortable Conversations (w/Ashley - TLFP Producer & Self-Advocate - Originally aired 5/23/23)

Friends, we recognize and appreciate that so many of you come to us for our open, honest, and candid conversations week after week. After seeing the response Heather was receiving over on @theluckyfewoffical under a post that she wouldn’t be celebrating an abled person asking a disabled person to prom, we knew this topic deserved another conversation. We also knew the conversation deserved to include a person with disabilities. Our producer and self-advocate Ashley Fraccalossi joins us for this candid conversation on honoring people with disabilities and when that line can get blurred or crossed. She helps break down with us what inspiration p*rn means in the disabled community, unconscious bias, and how her own experiences with disability have shaped her views on this topic. We’re grateful to not only hear from her today, but to continue this important conversation with all of you. May we all continue to learn, listen, and grow from conversations like this together.

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SHOW NOTES

• We first talked about this topic on EP 169 ⁠The Harm in Using People with Disabilities As "Inspiration" in Clickbait Viral Videos⁠

• Learn more about ⁠unconscious bias⁠

• Watch ⁠Stella Young’s Ted Talk⁠

• Read Heather’s blog post, ⁠“Why Kindness and Good Intentions Are Not Enough”⁠

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