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Remarkable World Commentary Episode #90: When Piggybacking Occurs · Podcasts By Donna Jodhan

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  Podcast Commentator: Greetings, Donna J. Jodhan, LLB, ACSP and MBA invites you to listen to
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  her biweekly podcast, Remarkable World Commentary.
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  Here, Donna shares some of her innermost thoughts,
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  insights, perspectives, and more with her listeners.
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  Donna focuses on topics that directly affect the future of kids,
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  especially kids with disabilities.
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  Donna is a blind advocate, author, sight loss coach,
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  dinner mystery producer, writer, entrepreneur,
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  law graduate, and podcast commentator.
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  She has decades of lived experiences, knowledge,
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  skills, and expertise in access, technology and information.
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  As someone who has been internationally recognized for her work and roles,
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  she just wants to make things better than possible.
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  Donna J. Jodhan, LLB, ACSP, MBA: Hello there. And I'm Donna J.
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  Jodhan. It's a beautiful month of May, and I'm happy to start it off with my very
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  first podcast for this month.
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  I always enjoy the month of May and I hope everybody is doing just fine.
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  Okay, so what I'd like to start off with my first solo podcast for this month is all
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  about the piggybacking problem.
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  Okay. Now I, I'm very sure that most of you know what piggybacking is all about,
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  but here is my take on what happens when piggybacking occurs.
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  Okay. We have here wolves in sheep's clothing.
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  And what do I mean by this?
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  It's all about those who pose as sheep.
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  And what I mean is that they come to communities made up of vulnerable persons.
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  Persons who are blind and visually impaired or vision impaired,
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  as I like to say, or those with other types of disabilities.
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  They come in posing as saviors, posing as sheep.
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  But yeah, in wolf's clothing.
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  And they say that, you know, they are here for the well-being of our
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  community. They're here to ensure that we have an equal chance at not just generating
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  income, but also competing on the stage, be it on the world stage or the state stage
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  or the province stage.
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  All well and good. They pretended to have the expertise that is needed to make services,
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  websites and info all accessible to everyone,
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  especially to those of us with a disability.
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  And they also pretend to know how to help persons with disabilities with regard to
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  their needs and requirements.
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  And in essence, they have no clue as to what software works okay.
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  And what software does not work when it comes to accessibility.
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  That's what it is. They have never, ever walked a mile in our shoes.
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  But what it is or what is happening here is that they think and they truly believe,
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  that they could just waltz in and become our saviors.
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  They could just wash sin in sheep's clothing and become the ones that will help us to
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  better our lives. And I tell you that this is not the case.
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  One company that I'm going to call out is Infosearch.
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  Innosearch. This is a company that has Walston and has said that,
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  you know, they would help us to become better able to conduct our shopping,
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  conduct, our travel needs, and more.
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  Sure, they've done it, but they did it for a reason.
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  They did not do it for the welfare of our community.
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  They did it to fill their pockets.
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  They piggybacked on us.
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  They used our needs and our requirements and our vulnerability and our weaknesses to fill
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  their pockets. And when they've done.
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  Filling their pockets, they have left us high and dry.
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  They're not the only company.
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  There are many, many other companies who have done this,
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  but I just wanted to voice my opinion with regard to the problem with piggy backing,
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  those with so-called expertise, those with so-called goodwill.
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  But in essence, they're just sheep or wolves in sheep's clothing.
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  Wolves in sheep's clothing.
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  And Donna Jodhan, wishing you a great day.
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  And look for me with my second episode for the month of May shortly.
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  Bye for now.
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  Podcast Commentator: Donna wants to hear from you and invites you to write to her at donnajodhan@gmail.com.
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  Until next time.