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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.
Lia Seth
Director of People at Cylinder, disability advocate, Accessibility Queen. Lives in Seattle. Loves mountains.
🔗 Show Notes
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Rethink Ability is a limited seven-part series exploring the unseen dimensions of disability at work — and what it really takes to build environments where everyone can thrive.
Brought to you by The Fearless PX and The Elephant in the Org, in collaboration with ReThink Ability, Invisible Condition, and The Performance Innovation Collective, the series centers disabled voices, advocates, and changemakers across seven honest, human, action-driven episodes.
This isn’t another checkbox DEI moment.
It’s a call to rethink assumptions, redesign systems, and reshape culture.
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🎙️ About the Show
The Elephant in the Org drops new episodes every two weeks starting April 2024.
Get ready for even more fearless conversations about leadership, psychological safety, and the future of work.
🎵 Music & Production Credits
🎶 Opening and closing theme music by The Toros
🎙️ Produced by The Fearless PX
✂️ Edited by Marion Anderson
⚠️ Disclaimer
The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests, and do not necessarily reflect any affiliated organizations' official policy or position.
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