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We're discussing all things AI and Disability on this episode The Wheelchair Activist!

Emma speaks with Christine Hemphill, a researcher, designer, and innovator specialising in disability and age-inclusion. She is the Founder and Managing Director of Open Inclusion, a UK-based, globally active research agency leading in disability and age-informed market, social, design, and innovation research. Emma and Christine discuss both the negative and positive ways AI is impacting disabled people and how the technology needs to include more diverse perspectives through inclusive data sets.

Learn more about Open Inclusion at OpenInclusion.com

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This episode of The Wheelchair Activist, Emma chats with Tiffany Yu about her new book! Tiffany is a disability advocate, content creator, and the author of The Anti-Ableist Manifesto. The book is now available in both the UK and the US. Enjoy Emma and Tiffany's conversation about topics that the book covers including the definition of ableism, how to build a disability-inclusive world, navigating advocacy as a disabled person, and so much more.

Order Tiffany's book The Anti-Ableist Manifesto at www.tiffanyyu.com/book.

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Welcome back to The Wheelchair Activist! We are kicking off season four with an incredible guest, David Holmes. David worked as a stunt double for the Harry Potter films and acquired a spinal chord injury after an accident on set of Deathly Hallows part one. His story is told in the HBO documentary "The Boy Who Lived" and David's book, also titled "The Boy Who Lived." David joins Emma on this episode to discuss his stunt work on Harry Potter and other films, the magic of storytelling, and his journey with acquiring a disability.

Learn more about David and follow him on social media at https://linktr.ee/davidholmes83

Watch David's documentary "The Boy Who Lived"

Read or listen to David's book "The Boy Who Lived"

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