Social Impact Leaders Alexis Kashar, Storm Smith and Warren "Wawa" Snipe, and Tech CEO Sherri Turpin Deliver Powerful SXSW Panel Presentation, "Big Bold Brave Ideas" -- Group Calls for Greater Inclusion & Equity for the Deaf Community
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AUSTIN, Texas, March 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Social impact leaders Alexis Kashar, Storm Smith and Warren "Wawa" Snipe joined Austin-based technology CEO Sherri Turpin at SXSW 2022 to deliver a powerful panel presentation: "Big Bold Brave Ideas for a More Inclusive World." The March 17 panel centered on a thought-provoking "What If You Were Deaf" video and discussion, spotlighting the critical need for greater awareness and understanding, the many every day inequities the Deaf community continues to face today and the deep need for bold change.
Key Points:
- "Big Bold Brave Ideas" addressed several relevant and critical issues: no inclusion without Deaf representation, the lack of communication and technology access and the power of human connection for social change.
- "It's past time," said Turpin, CEO of ZVRS and Purple Communications (ZP) and who moderated the panel.
- I cannot thank SXSW enough for this opportunity and their commitment to diverse veiwpoints and the power of inclusivity for a better society."
- ZP plans to make the "Big Bold Brave Ideas" panel content available to the public in the future.