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Dismantling Stigmas About Disabilities with Candace Cable
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Today's Episode
Dr. Raj talks with Candace Cable about her life and journey after becoming disabled from a spinal cord injury early in her life. She talks about advocating for disabled persons, the history of disability rights in the United States, and her motivation and influence to become an athlete.
Today's Guest
Candace is an active native Angeleno who sustained a spinal cord injury in a car accident in 1975 at the age of 21. The injury upended her entire body/mind system and made her a part of the diverse disabled community. Candace is a celebrated athlete: she is a 9-time Winter & Summer Paralympian, a 12-time medalist in 3 sports, a winner of 84 marathons, including 6 Boston Marathons, and a US Olympic & Paralympic Hall of Famer. She has realized that her sport platform is the perfect platform to dismantle ableism, racism, and the negative stigmas that people with disabilities experience in daily life.
Candace advocates domestically and globally for opportunities and human rights for all people. She has worked with the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation, Open Doors organization, UNICEF, the US State Department Speaker and Specialist program, Drunk History, and has served as the ADA lead on several productions. She was the Director of Paralympic and Disability Engagement on the LA2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games Bid organization. She regularly attends and participates at the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and in the 2030 sustainable development goals.
Candace is currently working as the Head of Community & User Insights at Aurie, a startup company building reusable medical assets. She is also a board member of the US International Council on Disabilities, the Southern California Olympian and Paralympian Association, and a commissioner for the city of Los Angeles mayor's Disability Commission, as well as a volunteer wheelchair racing coach for Angel City Sports. Candace loves Los Angeles and her disability community.
About Dr. Raj
Dr Raj is a quadruple board certified physician and associate professor at the University of Southern California. He was a co-host on the TNT series Chasing the Cure with Ann Curry, a regular on the TV Show The Doctors for the past 7 seasons and has a weekly medical segment on ABC news Los Angeles.
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