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Conversations on opportunities, challenges and lived experiences to foster understanding between disabled and non-disabled communities. Insights into the tools and techniques used by people with disabilities navigating the worlds of work, education, travel, sport, the arts and leisure.
Because while we may be disabled we will never be disempowered.
141 - Dr Erna van der Westhuizen on the Concept of Voice Economy to Benefit Marginalised Groups
A Different Way of Seeing
39 minutes 7 seconds
2 weeks ago
141 - Dr Erna van der Westhuizen on the Concept of Voice Economy to Benefit Marginalised Groups
In this episode, Lois speaks with Dr Erna van der Westhuizen about the concept of voice economy as a way for marginalized groups, including those with disabilities, to empower and advocate for themselves.
Erna developed the concept of voice economy after leading an advocacy project to explore the out of pocket expenses experienced by parents of children with disabilities. When she initially struggled to get the information she needed for the project, she started a WhatsApp group to communicate with community leaders who began adding parents and other stakeholders to the group. Within a short time it had grown to more than 3000 participants sharing their lived experiences and knowledge to benefit others in the community.
Erna defines voice economy as a system of expression and an exchange of individual and collective voices to generate shared value that drives social transformation and change
Discover more about voice economy at
Website: www.voiceeconomy.org
Read Erna’s latest article at:
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12587122/
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A Different Way of Seeing
Conversations on opportunities, challenges and lived experiences to foster understanding between disabled and non-disabled communities. Insights into the tools and techniques used by people with disabilities navigating the worlds of work, education, travel, sport, the arts and leisure.
Because while we may be disabled we will never be disempowered.
