Travelling the World Blind: My Life as a Biden Special Advisor | Tackling Ableism | Sara Minkara

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In this episode, we focus on Sara Minkara's travels as a blind person. We also spoke about becoming the 2nd and, at the time, the last Special Advisor on International Disability Rights at the White House when Joe Biden appointed her. Abelism, Islamophobia, and rhetoric having an impact on narratives were discussed.

We also spoke about closer to my home, and her thoughts on Sir Jim Ratcliffe claiming that "Immigrants have colonised the UK".

We of course spoke about what it is like to travel with a disability, as she is blind. What can be done to improve travel for individuals, whether that's airports or businesses?

👉More on Sara Minkara:
Created the Disability Foreign Policy Playbook and advanced disability priorities across major global forums, including the G7, APEC, ASEAN, and C5+1. Sara is the founder and principal of In the Dark, a blindfolded experiential methodology that accelerates decision-making, strengthens communication, and builds high-trust leadership cultures.

A graduate of Wellesley and Harvard’s Kennedy School, Sara’s work has been recognised by
Forbes 30 under 30, the Clinton Global Initiative, Vital Voices, and the MIT IDEAS Award.

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✅ Chapters
0:00 Teaser
0:18 Intro 
0:59 Welcome, Sara Minkara
1:45 Sister went blind at 7, like Sara
2:56 Background & upbringing
4:28 "Immigrants Colonised the UK"
8:24 "Rhetoric does impact narrative", abelism, Islamophobia
9:32 Disability having an impact on education & employment 
10:45 Hook for travelling, first memory as a blind traveller
13:08 What's it like to travel as a blind traveller
15:31 Frustration, Sara has travelling, technical support
21:38 What's the best way to be inclusive, narrative, entertainment
25:30 Time has helped build communities  
26:30 Going into office with Joe Biden
28:40 More coverage needed for disability
32:34 What's next?
33:50 Where to find Sara, Outro

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