Disability representation
Subject in Society & Culture
Disability representation has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including On Purpose with Jay Shetty. 1 person has made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Ezra FrechAmerican Paralympic track and field athlete, two-time Paralympic gold medalist and disability advocate
Frech argues that people with disabilities should not be pitied or deemed inspiring merely for having a disability.
“Someone with a disability shouldn't be pitied or be inspiring just for having a physical disability”
On Purpose with Jay Shetty: EZRA FRECH: "I Was Put on This Earth to Change the Way We See Disability" (Oct 19, 2026) · Listen from 1:40:14
Frech believes disability lacks representation because people fear it and avoid talking about it for fear of saying the wrong thing.
“Honestly, I think it's because people are afraid of it. Disability is taboo. People don't know what to say”
On Purpose with Jay Shetty: EZRA FRECH: "I Was Put on This Earth to Change the Way We See Disability" (Oct 19, 2026) · Listen from 29:39
Frech contends that disability is the last frontier of minority representation and has lagged behind other groups.
“Because representation is so powerful for every other minority group. Disability is the last frontier. It's lagged behind”
On Purpose with Jay Shetty: EZRA FRECH: "I Was Put on This Earth to Change the Way We See Disability" (Oct 19, 2026) · Listen from 29:08
Frech states that about 15% of the world's population lives with a physical disability, roughly a billion people.
“This is 15% of the world population that lives with a physical disability. That's 50 million Americans. That's a billion people globally”
On Purpose with Jay Shetty: EZRA FRECH: "I Was Put on This Earth to Change the Way We See Disability" (Oct 19, 2026) · Listen from 24:21
Podcasts
- On Purpose with Jay Shetty · 1 episode
Episodes
EZRA FRECH: "I Was Put on This Earth to Change the Way We See Disability"On Purpose with Jay Shetty · Oct 19, 2026 · 1 h 46 min
Jay Shetty interviews Paralympic champion Ezra Frech about growing up with a limb difference, his Paris double gold, visualization, Dancing with the Stars, and adaptive sports advocacy.