Katie Stewart is a secondary school teacher in the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board. She lives with her husband and four-year-old daughter in Ontario, Canada. Katie was born with a birth defect called Spina Bifida. She is a firm believer in the possAbilities in life! Katie has just embarked on an exciting new venture, with the creation of PossAbilities Redefined, where she shares her unique personal life experience through writing and guest speaking. Katie aspires to become a published author and is working on her first book. Her biggest passions in life are her family, teaching, writing and guest speaking. You can find Katie on Instagram @possabilities_redefined.
In this episode, Steve talks with Katie about the following topics
Her work background, areas of passion and hobbies
What her personal experience was like as someone who experiences a disability before the Covid-19 pandemic
How the Covid-19 pandemic impacted her life and the lives of people in the disability community
Her ideas about how society can be more inclusive and accessible for people who experience disabilities
Ways that the voices of the disability community can be better amplified