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Podcast: Pushing Forward with Alycia | A Disability Podcast
Episode: The Contextuality of Disability | Treasa Praino's Global Perspective
Description: In this episode of 'Pushing Forward with Alycia,' host Alycia Anderson interviews Treasa Praino, a legally blind disability advocate, university instructor, and human rights and inclusion specialist. Treasa shares her journey from facing discrimination in her youth to becoming a scholar finishing her PhD at Syracuse University. The discussion covers her experiences working in federal probation, education inequities, and her transformative work in South Africa. Treasa highlights the importance of presuming competence, interdependence over independence, and how different cultural contexts shape the experience of disability. The conversation underscores the value of inclusive education and the need for practical...