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Listen "What Lisa Cox wants you to know about disability and disrupting expectations"
Episode Synopsis
Lisa Cox has a no-BS approach to life. Her ability to cut through fluff has been key to her success as an internationally respected disability advocate, award-winning author, business consultant and media professional.
It hasn’t been an easy ride. At just 24, Lisa suffered a brain haemorrhage caused by an infection. Three weeks in a coma, two months on life support and dozens of operations and procedures later, Lisa had to rebuild her life, living with a brain injury. Dealing with such a curveball presented Lisa with a second chance. Now, she’s renowned as one of Australia’s most powerful voices for representation, diversity and inclusion for people living with disabilities.
Episode notes:In this episode, Lisa unpacks:
2:39 – Making a career out of communicating
6:25 – Disrupting expectations of people with disabilities
9:30 – Fighting back after a sudden, debilitating illness at age 24
12:00 – Disability is more than socially good – it’s good for business
15:29 – Why disability representation matters in media, marketing and advertising
17:35 – Virtue signalling – businesses MUST do better than once a year
22:32 – The problem with the ‘positive inspo’ space
25:44 – Challenges with social attitudes towards people with disability
30:10 – Tiers of prejudice – invisible vs visible disability
34:00 – Understanding what employees with disabilities need
36:12 – The importance of consulting with people with lived experience
39:45 – Support and self-care as a disability advocate
41:30 – Supporting small business owners with disabilities
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It hasn’t been an easy ride. At just 24, Lisa suffered a brain haemorrhage caused by an infection. Three weeks in a coma, two months on life support and dozens of operations and procedures later, Lisa had to rebuild her life, living with a brain injury. Dealing with such a curveball presented Lisa with a second chance. Now, she’s renowned as one of Australia’s most powerful voices for representation, diversity and inclusion for people living with disabilities.
Episode notes:In this episode, Lisa unpacks:
2:39 – Making a career out of communicating
6:25 – Disrupting expectations of people with disabilities
9:30 – Fighting back after a sudden, debilitating illness at age 24
12:00 – Disability is more than socially good – it’s good for business
15:29 – Why disability representation matters in media, marketing and advertising
17:35 – Virtue signalling – businesses MUST do better than once a year
22:32 – The problem with the ‘positive inspo’ space
25:44 – Challenges with social attitudes towards people with disability
30:10 – Tiers of prejudice – invisible vs visible disability
34:00 – Understanding what employees with disabilities need
36:12 – The importance of consulting with people with lived experience
39:45 – Support and self-care as a disability advocate
41:30 – Supporting small business owners with disabilities
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