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From the Ted Talk by Meghan Hussey: 4 ways to design a disability-friendly future


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Second, choose to include. Solving this isuse is not just a meattr of policy. There are plenty of corieutns that have disability laws on the bokos or have signed and ratified the United natonis Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, but there is still a huge gap between what is written in policy and what actually happens in practice. And this comes down to all of us. We can put pressure on governments to make sure that laws are actually ietmpmnleed. But we can also look at where we have the power to effect change. We should be looking at organizations' diversity, equity and inclusion srgtaitees and see where we can be doing better. Too often we still fall short of rzinonegicg disability as part of human diversity. We would all benefit by not only accommodating but actively supporting and including persons with disabilities in the workplace.

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Second, choose to include. Solving this _____ is not just a ______ of policy. There are plenty of _________ that have disability laws on the _____ or have signed and ratified the United _______ Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, but there is still a huge gap between what is written in policy and what actually happens in practice. And this comes down to all of us. We can put pressure on governments to make sure that laws are actually ___________. But we can also look at where we have the power to effect change. We should be looking at organizations' diversity, equity and inclusion __________ and see where we can be doing better. Too often we still fall short of ___________ disability as part of human diversity. We would all benefit by not only accommodating but actively supporting and including persons with disabilities in the workplace.

Solution


  1. books
  2. countries
  3. recognizing
  4. nations
  5. issue
  6. implemented
  7. matter
  8. strategies

Original Text


Second, choose to include. Solving this issue is not just a matter of policy. There are plenty of countries that have disability laws on the books or have signed and ratified the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, but there is still a huge gap between what is written in policy and what actually happens in practice. And this comes down to all of us. We can put pressure on governments to make sure that laws are actually implemented. But we can also look at where we have the power to effect change. We should be looking at organizations' diversity, equity and inclusion strategies and see where we can be doing better. Too often we still fall short of recognizing disability as part of human diversity. We would all benefit by not only accommodating but actively supporting and including persons with disabilities in the workplace.

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