Sara Minkara is the special advisor on international disability rights in the State Department. 'When we talk about accessibility, we need to make sure I am comfortable as a person with a disability to bring my true full self forward,' Minkara says.
The Paralympic Games' WeThe15 aims to end discrimination towards persons with disabilities and act as a global movement publicly campaigning for disability visibility, inclusion and accessibility.
Minkara: Oh, Judy is a mother to so many, a grandmother to so many, a mother of disability, someone who empowered millions, I think, of people across the globe, someone that has left an amazing legacy of impact. You know, the past few days when we found out the awful and horrible news on Saturday, a lot of us have been mourning. The disability community has been mourning. The friends that the disability community has been mourning.
Headlee: You have visited some places where there have been conflicts, where there has been unrest, both disasters, natural or not, and wars can really complicate life for everyone, but especially people with disabilities. We spoke with activist Anna Landre about the conditions for people with disabilities in Ukraine, and she says people in that community are often left behind.
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