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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…

Deepak KC is a Hermann Gmeiner Award-winning architect who uses his knowledge, skills and experience to improve the lives of people with disabilities, including at the centre run by SOS Children’s Villages in Jorpati, Kathmandu. Here he speaks about accessibility, tackling barriers, role models and table tennis.

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.