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Scenario

How to maintain dignity when others assume incompetence

The social worker assigned to my case speaks to me like I am stupid because my English is not perfect but I have two engineering degrees from my country.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Language barriers become proxies for intelligence, erasing people's expertise and reducing them to their limitations.

Your guide for this
Juana
Juana works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
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Peri

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