Innovation through Inclusion

Women with disabilities face a double discrimination: excluded for both their gender and their disability. Too often, their needs are overlooked – in healthcare, education, technology and employment. But far from being passive victims of inequality, they are leading the charge for change, showing that disability can be a catalyst for innovation.

In this episode, we speak to Debra Ruh, founder of Ruh Global Impact and the Billion Strong movement; Ornela De Vinyle Nzouegou, president of Vessels for Development; and Kartik Sawhney, founder of the Global Network of Young Persons with Disabilities. From global networks and advocacy to inclusive menstrual health tools and cutting-edge technology, they reveal how lived experience drives solutions that benefit everyone.

Plus, we hear from Dr Nigina Muntean of the UNFPA and Lalita Taylor, Executive Producer of EDI programmes at CoStar National R&D, who explain why inclusion is not just fair, but is the foundation of smarter, more creative design.

Together, our guests show us that inclusion is achievable. Placing people with disabilities at the heart of innovation leads to progress for all.

Learn more here:

Ruh Global Impact

Billion Strong

Vessels for Development

Global Network of Young Persons with Disabilities

UNFPA

A co-production between the UNFPA and City St George’s, University of London.

Produced by Julie Béguin, Saskia Cookson and Manav Pallan. Executive Producer: Brett Spencer. Artwork by Yaman Mohammed. With thanks to Nathalie Bastin, Emma Heitaniemi and Maria Julia Da Silva Benini.

Main theme by Ben Edwards.

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