Despite many individuals experiencing disability firsthand, the topic is not talked about nearly enough by non-disabled individuals. This leads to misconceptions and uncertainty around how to start these types of conversations.

In this episode, Iván Watanabe is joined by Dani Izzie, a social media manager at Spinergy Inc, disabilities advocate, and a proud mother of twins. Dani shares her insight as a person with paraplegia and highlights the costs of basic living with specialized equipment, how society’s perception of disability impacts social interactions, and more.

Dani discusses:

• How to correctly approach and refer to disabilities 
  
• The social and medical model of disabilities 
  
• How she became paraplegic
  
• The financial and emotional struggles she faced after hospitalization
  
• Some of the challenges people with disabilities face
  
• Why she created the documentary “Dani’s Twins”
  
• And more!
  

Resources:

• Dani’s Twins
  
• Dani’s Twins: Official Trailer
  
• LinkedIn: Brad Allgood
  

Connect with Dani Izzie:

• Dani Izzie Blog
  
• LinkedIn: Dani Izzie
  

Connect with Iván Watanabe:

• Opus Private Client, LLC 
  
• LinkedIn: Iván Watanabe
  

About Our Guest:

Dani Izzie is an experienced digital strategist with demonstrated skills working in the sporting goods industry and disability community.