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can actually address this , in my mind , is by constantly sharing stories that counteract that ignorance .
How can progress be accelerated ?
One of the biggest diseases of our world is that there is a community of 1.3 plus billion people with disabilities , boomers and their parents on the planet today - the world ' s largest minority - yet this community continually hits below its weight . This ‘ disease ’ is being fragmented by body parts , by clinical diagnosis and different points of emphasis of all these wonderful organizations working in their very specific purpose-driven missions , but very rarely do we converge on the largest barriers together to create a more powerful case , not just for human rights , which are critical , not just for charity , which is very important , but for the cultural , social and economic imperative that is absolutely vital for the ability of any leader of an organization , business or a country - to serve its citizens well .
The cost of confinement is unsustainable , the human , social , cultural and financial costs are fundamentally unsustainable and any leader who doesn ' t understand that is being irresponsible and they ' re not serving their citizens well . It is critical for our communities to start to move together and elevate the case to which transformation seems difficult , and oh so costly to make . They are completely unaware of the fact that there ' s this incredible wellspring of opportunity when people who have disabling conditions come in and contribute their ability , to increase the fabric of society and drive innovation , products , services and customers , really changing the whole dynamic of a society . I think it ' s time that we actually turned it around and upped our game and put all of our logic points together in a convenient place and have leaders feel the weight of the community and the weight of the case . I think that will accelerate our progress . Anything we can do to come together at that level is fundamental because we ' re becoming more and more of a globally connected civil society . We also have to understand the incredible power and opportunity of this digital revolution that ' s sweeping our globe and be able to reframe and reorganize the way we function .
What part is your Foundation playing to address barriers to people with disabilities ?
Our Foundation is like a social entrepreneurial organization where we look at big barriers and then we try to focus