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He picks up the extraordinary conversation from last episode exactly where it left off: discussing his father’s three-decade career at IBM, his bouts with discrimination along the way, #DigitalAccessibility and inclusion, the future, and much, much more.
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Sometimes organizations like Design Distributors find employees through fierce advocacy of family members, as was the case with Shane Lando. As CEO Adam Avrick describes, he was contacted by Shane’s mom, Shari, who would “not stop until she did something for her son.”
For the past 4 years, Shane has been a productive member of the team in data processing and quality control. “Working with Design Distributors Inc. has had a positive impact on me,” Shane says.
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Our guest for Episode 6 of The #InclusionHubPodcast is Rej Proulx. Along with being host Samuel's father—he spent more than 3 decades at @IBM developing mainframe programs for some of Canada’s largest banks & premiering a11y solutions to enable blind people to become programmers.
As you’ll learn, Rej’s journey was riddled with potential roadblocks that he eventually overcame through determination and a personal apathy towards failure.
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#InclusionHub, in partnership with @SalesforceA11y sat down with Camille Simone Edwards, a DEI educator, to discuss effective strategies organizations can adopt when establishing a #DEIB plan.
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When asked where organizations should begin, without hesitation, Edwards says, “No matter what industry you’re in, start with mission, vision, and values.”
“Your mission is your manifesto, right,” she continues. In an ideal world, “where everything is happening the way that it should, this is your North Star. This is what we're here to do. This is who we're here to be. This is what we're always reaching and striving for.”
🧵Throughout the course of The #InclusionHubPodcast, we’ve heard from experts within the disability community talk about the importance of expanding disability rights and adopting inclusive practices to ensure access to the digital world for all users.
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Sam and Rej sat down together—aptly in time to celebrate Disability Employment Awareness Month (#DEAM)—for a raw and intimate conversation about what that experience was like for Rej.
In their household, fighting for #accessibility and #inclusion is a family affair.