Tag: empowerment

On the Platform with Ellie – aka Deafie Blogger

Life for the deaf and hard of hearing may have changed significantly in the recent past, with greater awareness, provision of captioning and greater use of interpreters in film and television, as well as new technologies providing solutions for many, yet some hurdles have stayed the same. Our latest storyteller […]

On the Platform with Beatriz Lemus

It is with real pleasure that I introduce Beatriz Lemus from Venezuela to the Platform, to share her story with us. I hope you enjoy learning about her life, as much as I did, and learn I did. Beatriz life is lived with tremendous successes, a multitude of daily challenges […]

Goodbye Inspired, Hello Platform Stories!

Hi! It’s me… I am so excited to bring you my latest news… something creative has come from my time during Covid! As someone who sustained a disability at a young age, I struggled in the early years to feel confident in who I was and how I looked. I […]