The Power of Awareness: Building Inclusive Workspaces with Stephanie Warlick - Episode 71

Inclusion and Disability Advocacy from a Parent's Perspective: The Inclusive Dad

In this episode of The Inclusive Dad podcast, host AAron welcomes Stephanie Warlick, founder of 5 Foot View Consulting and author of Dark and Silent Office. They discuss the importance of digital and content accessibility in workplaces and how small, intentional actions can make a big impact. Stephanie shares her journey into accessibility advocacy, her definition of inclusion, and practical tips for making communication more accessible. The conversation highlights empathy, awareness, and the need to shift from random acts of kindness to intentional acts of inclusion.

Key Takeaways:

Intentional Inclusion – Shift from random acts of kindness to purposeful, inclusive actions.

Content Accessibility – Make daily communication (emails, documents, spreadsheets) accessible, not just websites.

Empathy in Action – Understand others' experiences to foster deeper inclusion.

Awareness Gaps – Many barriers stem from a lack of awareness, not intentional exclusion.

Small Steps Matter – Simple actions like using closed captions or image alt text can significantly improve accessibility.

Stephanie’s definition of inclusion:

Inclusion is individuals, companies, schools and communities being open and welcoming to any one of all abilities.

Stephanie’s Bio:

Stephanie Warlick is the Founder and CEO of 5FT View Consulting. Stephanie and her team support small and medium businesses as fractional COOs, EOS (R) Integrators and HR execs building rock-solid organizational foundations to scale their startups. She applies her knowledge and experiences from 30 years of entrepreneurship, HR, and operations to stand by her clients and help relieve the everyday burdens of small business owners and entrepreneurs. She's an international bestselling author with her book Dark and Silent Office: A Digital Accessibility Guidebook for Inclusive Communication in the Workplace. 5FT View provides consulting and educational services to organizations, teaching individuals how to achieve content accessibility for inclusive communication in the workplace. When Stephanie is not consulting, she coaches individuals how to excel in the workplace through her Stand in the Gap Method and Owner Mindset philosophy where individuals are trained to think like an owner with an entrepreneurial spirit. Stephanie enjoys speaking at conferences and events about her books and techniques and when she's not working Stephanie enjoys spending time with her family and playing pickleball.

Connect with Stephanie:

Website: https://www.stephaniewarlick.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephaniewarlick/

Buy Her Book: https://amzn.to/4be0YBX

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