I Want Equity, Not Equality!
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TEDxYouth@BrayfordPool
• November 2019
Jo’s talk will explore how the notion of disability, equality and diversity isn’t always what it seems. So often, those three words are clubbed together and banded around in a negative and misconceived light. In reality however, their definitions are contrasting. She’ll use her own story and creative thread to portray what ‘being disabled’ means in a society which is, for the most part, uneducated and afraid. Controversially, she’ll also be sharing my thoughts on the ways in which disabled people can unintentionally promote exclusion rather than inclusion. Finally, Jo will illustrate how ‘equity’ has the power to replace ‘equality’ and how this may help us all to accept our true, diverse selves.