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Remarkable World Commentary Episode #60: Awareness Training for Real Estate Agents · 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, site 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, I'm Donna J. Jodhan and I have another remarkable World
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  Commentary podcast to share with you for today.
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  It's my second remarkable world commentary podcast for November.
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  And you know, I'm really enjoying doing this,
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  sharing my ideas with you.
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  And I want to thank you for sending me your feedback,
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  because it helps me to really sit down and think of what I would like to share with you
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  each time I have my podcast.
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  So for today, I want to talk about awareness training for real estate agents.
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  I think with a rapidly aging population and more and more persons wanting to have homes
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  that suit their needs and requirements.
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  I think that real estate agents really need now to help us make all of this happen.
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  Okay, so. Our real estate agents really
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  aware of the types of homes that persons with special needs or persons with disabilities
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  are seeking. Do they really understand the type of home that,
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  you know, this growing group of clients are really seeking?
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  But then again, it all depends on having accessible homes for real estate agents
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  to show to clients with disabilities.
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  So you've got to start from the top and think of how accessible are homes for persons with
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  disabilities. And if there are enough or more and more of these,
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  then real estate agents need to be more aware that they do exist.
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  So you start with the developer.
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  The developer needs to keep this very important fact in their mind.
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  And then you go to the real estate agent who needs to become more aware of homes that are
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  accessible for persons with disabilities.
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  Okay. Where are these homes located?
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  Are they located in convenient areas for persons who,
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  you know, persons with disabilities?
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  All right. And think about the physical Facilities.
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  Do these homes contain the physical facilities that are needed for persons who
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  are persons with disabilities?
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  Okay. And when I say physical facilities, what I mean is like you shouldn't an agent
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  shouldn't really try to sell a home to a person with a disability.
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  If that home contains lots of stairs and the person with the disability or the client with
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  the disability is someone either in a wheelchair or who uses a mobility aid,
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  or someone who is blind slash vision impaired.
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  Okay. So these are things to take into account.
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  And are the facilities suitable, like the kitchen for example countertops and
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  being able to reach cupboards and shelves easily.
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  Right. And the bathrooms are the big enough for wheelchairs to go into,
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  or persons who use wheelchairs or persons with mobility aids.
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  Are they big enough? Is this space big enough in the home to accommodate mobility aids and
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  wheelchairs? Okay, then the real estate agent needs to think about types of equipment that
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  are needed for persons who, you know, persons with disabilities.
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  Types of equipment, you know, adequate dishwashers,
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  toaster ovens, microwaves, washers, dryers, you know,
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  these accessible appliances and appropriate doorbells and things like that.
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  Okay. And then you've got to look at cost effectiveness,
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  making sure that your client, if they are a person with a disability,
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  can afford to have all these things or find workarounds.
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  We want to work together agents, developers and persons with disabilities to
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  ensure that accessible homes are made more aware and that real estate agents are made
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  more aware of the needs of persons with disabilities.
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  So that's my thought for today.
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  I thank you for listening and I wish you a good day.
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  Send your email to me at Donna Jodhan at gmail.com and I look forward to another
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  episode with you very soon.
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  Take care and bye for now.
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  Podcast Commentator: Donna wants to hear from you and invites you to write to her at Donna Jodhan at gmail.com.
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  Until next time.