I hope 2019 has started well. I am sure it will be the year of awareness about inclusion and more and more people will join our cause or start something good. Surprises are on the way.
I mainly came here to talk about a project that was launched last week and I am so happy to be involved with. It is called Adaptdefy. It is a podcast talking about disabled people and how they are living full lives.
This idea came from Mike Brown who lives in New Zealand and became a wheelchair user a few years ago. He spent many years as an alpinist and yachtsman. He is also an entrepreneur driven to do good in the world.
He has two current startup companies, adaptdefy and urigo and is the father of a 9 month old boy. Luckily for him he had inspirational disabled people to learn from and understand and develop different ways to do things. Social media is amazing in giving us the information we need and the motivation to live a more complete life. Mike is a husband, a father and an active guy that does not want to stop doing things. He is is willing to learn adaptive ways to to enable him to do activities and he will also share with us.
We recorded a pod cast at the end of last year while I was on holiday in Brazil. I was overwhelmed to see the website and all the interviews he has put together showing so many fantastic experiences from many different people.
The definition of Adaptdefiers is People who have not only adapted, but have gone beyond and defied what they & others thought was possible
They included Joe Stone, Jezza Williams, Fillipe Kizu Lima, Darrul Tait, Tanelle Bolt and Ira Edwards. You will have a taste of many activities such as fishing and skiing.
I would love for you to hear my interview with an open heart and to listen to the podcasts of all these amazing people that are sharing their stories to give you information and change lives, and also to know more about Mike and his vision.
We hope we can help you and if you know someone that would benefit from this podcast don’t hesitate to share it. We are a strong community and as I always say “together we can”.
Website: https://adaptdefy.com
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