Black Disabled Men Talk Episode 13: Black Disabled Experience On The Mother Land

About this episode

The episode features discussions with Black Disabled men from Nigeria and Uganda about their lived experiences.

In this episode of BDMT we talk to Tempitope Okupe of Nigeria and Ronnie Ronnie Muwanga of Uganda about their experiences living in their countries as Black Disabled men. Bios: Temiope is a Mandela Washington Fellow who holds a Master’s degree in Human Resource Management from Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge, United Kingdom. He is a fellow of The Chartered Institute of Personnel Development in the United Kingdom. Temitope is a program coordinator at the Community Development Links Initiative. Temitope leads the organization’s special needs empowerment team, with over seven years of experience in community development. He has provided capacity building and mentorship to children and young adults with special needs in communities. A motivational speaker and disability rights advocate, he has been actively involved in the disability rights movements as well as with various development organizations that promote disability rights and address empowerment equality, accessibility, and opportunity concerns around the world. Opening theme song: “Story Neva Been Told” By Keith Jones and Leroy Moore. If you want to individually support us, please go to our Patreon page at…

People in this episode

Hosts: Keith Jones, Leroy Moore

Guests: Tempitope Okupe, Ronnie Ronnie Muwanga

Topics covered

• Black Disabled Experience
• Disability Rights
• Community Development

Keywords

• Mandela Washington Fellow
• Human Resource Management
• Motivational Speaker

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Black Disabled Men, a Master’s degree, Story Neva Been Told

Places: Nigeria, Uganda, Cambridge, United Kingdom, the United Kingdom

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