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Small Fires
Hope Traficanti and Amy Bennett
Episode 1: Cara Yar Khan. Disability Rights Advocate
SEP 11, 202628 MIN
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Description
Cara Yar Khan has traveled the world as an advocate for removing the physical and societal barriers faced by persons with disabilities, including as a Presidential appointee to the US Department of State. This candid discussion delves into the experiences that fueled jher passionate advocacy - from a multi-ethnic upbringing to a career with the United Nations to her diagnosis with a rare form of muscular dystrophy. Fearless and candid, Cara shares how, through storytelling, personal experiences can shape and influence a broader movement - as she has done with her recent film Facing the Falls.

