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This is a short film illustrating the intersection of disability and gender when it comes to employment and independence, produced by the FOUND Project at the Leprosy Mission Nepal, for International Women’s Day 2023.

Letisha Wexstten from St Louis in the USA experienced the challenges disabled people face when looking for jobs – for instance, when interviewers feel uncomfortable about asking questions and instead rely on unfounded assumptions about people’s limitations. Letisha’s response was to set up V15Able, an online platform that helps job…

Important work to reduce the disability employment gap has been carried out in recent years by the FOUND Project (Fueling Opportunities to end Unemployment for Nepalis with Disabilities) of the Leprosy Mission Nepal. The FOUND Project aims to break down the barriers that keep persons with disabilities out of work….