ReThink Ability Episode 1 – Why We Had to Rethink Ability — and Made the Damn Series to Do It

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Send us Fan Mail In this candid kickoff to Rethink Ability , co-hosts Marion Anderson, Danny Gluch, Cacha Dora, and Lia Seth unpack the personal journey that sparked this series — born from lived experience, late diagnoses, awkward conversations, and the realization that HR wasn’t trained for this. What began as DMs and shared frustrations turned into a collaborative effort to rethink how we talk about disability at work — and to create the resource we all wish we had. We talk about: Becoming the one who needs accommodations The gaps in HR training — and why they matter Lia’s jaw-dropping wheelchair moment Why ignorance still causes harm What real inclusion actually takes This one’s for every HR pro winging it, every unsure manager, and every disabled employee tired of being the explainer-in-chief. Honest. Unfiltered. Necessary. Marion Anderson PhD researcher, founder of The Fearless PX, and a disabled HR leader working to make work suck less — especially for those the system forgets. Danny Gluch DEI strategist, philosopher, educator, and squinter-in-chief. Cacha Dora Cultural strategist, equity whisperer, and the person you want in hard conversations. Makes inclusion make sense.