Podcast: The Challenges of Disability Advocacy

In Season 1, Episode 1, hosts Jeremy Opperman and Jeremy Warriner of the Rotary Disability Advisers Group have a lively discussion on the challenges of disability advocacy and the need to encourage not only changes in approaches to disability rights but also to thinking. Both are members of Rotary International and they share a vision of that organisation being more inclusive for people with disabilities,   Each host comes from a different perspective on the READ MORE

Disability Disclosure with Lucille Greef (Aephoria) and Jeremy Opperman

In this YouTube clip, Jeremy describes how his long career in Disability Equity in South Africa has given him great insight into the complexity and challenges of disclosing one’s disability in the workplace. He explains the various occasions where disclosure might be required, including before applying for a position and during one’s career. Jeremy provides anecdotes and examples of how this might be successfully practiced and how employers might stimulate greater disclosure from their staff READ MORE

I’m a Rotarian Podcast: Gwen Jones interviews Jeremy Opperman

Everyone knows the Rotary wheel, you’ve seen it on benches, or a school playground. But do you know any Rotarians? NO? Well, this is the podcast to fix that. Join producer and Rotarian Gwen Jones as she interviews some of the many men, women, famous or under the radar Rotarians that live all around the world. In this episode, Gwen talks to Jeremy about how he became a Rotarian, and where he sees Rotary’s Diversity, READ MORE