Learning Through Unlearning

Creating a more accepting, inclusive world through education

We’ve all been guilty of ableism, myself included.

I’m coming out and saying it!

And for most of us, it’s not due to malice in our hearts, but a lack of understanding and insight into the disabled community and what the lives of disabled people are really like.

People with disabilities have been portrayed as helpless humans who got a bad lot in life. I believed it at one point. I struggled to accept my disability and my self because of this negative narrative that was adopted by all of society.

 

It took years of UNLEARNING for me to finally understand that…

  • Being disabled doesn’t equal a bad life 

  • I am more than my disability

  • There is a world of fun, adventure, love, and success waiting for me.

This is the message of equality, of inclusion, and awareness that I want to bring to you and your community.

My Program

Duration: 60-90 minutes

Key talking points:

  • Sharing my story

  • How to be an ally

  • What ableism is and how to avoid it

  • Keys to being inclusive

  • How to effectively support disabled people

Throughout the session, I share a few songs that I wrote to help build on these talking points and help listeners connect to my story.

Optional:

Either during the entire speech, or simply parts of the program, the audience will be blindfolded for a taste of my signature program, Singing in the Dark, which gives the audience an opportunity to feel what it’s like to experience blindness, and the beauty that life with a disability can bring.

 
 

 Here’s what people are saying…

  • Cantor Natalie Young

    I especially want to thank {Charlie} for creating a safe space for people to be vulnerable and together. This was not the first time I participated with you in your Singing in the Dark workshop, and each time brings a different element, depending on who is participating in the experience, and each time I’ve learned and grown and been inspired.

  • Elias Solomon

    I got to participate in Singing in The Dark at Songleader Bootcamp this past year and it was incredible. The musicianship was incredible – seeing all these guys playing the guitar with blindfolds on blew me away.

  • Jeremy Lawrence

    Charlie Kramer’s Singing in the Dark was a super-powerful, connecting, songleading experience. You’re in just this deep, kind of meditative, connected space.

Here’s a bit more about what I do.

If you’re looking to take diversity and inclusion in your community to the next level, send me a message. 

I can’t wait to change lives with you!