Being Black & Disabled: An Advocates Perspective | The Pulse @thepulseami
Being Black & Disabled: An Advocates Perspective | The Pulse  @thepulseami
Uploaded March 2023 | Updated September 2026, 4 hours ago
Liza Arnason is the founder and chair of Ase Community Foundation for Black Canadians with Disabilities. She talks to Joeita about the advocacy aspect of being Black and Disabled in Canada. #Black #disability #advocacy

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On The Pulse, host Joeita Gupta brings us closer to issues impacting the disability community across Canada.

Joeita Gupta has nurtured a life-long dream to work in radio! She's blind, moved to Toronto in 2004 and got her start in radio at CKLN, 88.1 FM in Toronto. A former co-host of AMI-audio's Live from Studio 5, Joeita also works full-time at a nonprofit in Toronto, specializing in housing/tenant rights.

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