Disability acceptance and understanding with Fran
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Ellie speaks with Fran, an employment consultant delivering Disability Employment Services at APM.
In this episode, Fran shares how growing up with her brother Peter, who was born profoundly deaf, as well as her own experience with disability, has shaped her passion for disability acceptance and understanding.
Chapters
- (00:00) - Growing up in small town Australia
- (03:34) - Fran’s brother Peter
- (08:13) - Language around disability
- (09:50) - Joining APM
- (11:34) - Support at work
- (14:21) - Anxiety disclosing disability
This podcast was recorded and produced on Whadjuk Noongar Boodja.
APM acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as the Traditional Custodians of this Country throughout Australia and their continuing connection to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to them and their cultures, and to their Elders past and present.
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APM is a global health and human services provider enabling better lives through employment, workplace, health and wellbeing, disability and aged care services.
Learn more at apm.net.au.
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