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Fran's Story

Fran's Story

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In Fran’s episode she shares her personal struggles and triumphs with her ABI diagnosis, including rehabilitation and the ways that self-advocacy work saved her life. She highlights the diverse causes of ABIs and educates listeners on the experience of living with one. She emphasizes the importance of self-advocacy in empowering individuals with disabilities and calls for increased support for self-advocate and lived-experience groups. In her conversation with Melanie Keely, the coordinator of the Self-Advocacy Resource Unit (SARU), she underscores the role of self-advocacy in promoting human rights, capacity building, and achieving pride and independence for people with disabilities.

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