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Inclusion: for pity's sake?

Arguing for inclusion based on feeling pity for those who are different is useless and damaging. Change will come more readily when everyone understands what they personally gain from inclusion.

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This talk was presented to a local audience at TEDxTruro, an independent event.

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Arguing for inclusion based on feeling pity for those who are different is useless and damaging. Change will come more readily when everyone understands what they personally gain from inclusion.

This talk was presented to a local audience at TEDxTruro, an independent event.

Read more about TEDx.

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