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Samuel Dunsiger

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Montreal, Toronto
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Covers:  Pop culture, lifestyle, health care, wellness, disability, social justice, human interest
Writer, author, occasional joke teller, career coach and accessibility advocate. Overall, a purveyor of random verbiage.

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Samuel Dunsiger’s Biography

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Samuel Dunsiger (he/him) is a Toronto-based freelance writer, editor and educator. He identifies as a person with a disability; he uses his writing to normalize disability and he enjoys bringing stories to life. In addition to writing about his own lived experience of disability (often his own lived experiences), he also writes about pop culture (film and television), lifestyle, social justice, employment and education. He enjoys writing a blend of personal essays, op-eds, profiles and human in…

Samuel Dunsiger’s Journalist Portfolio

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Why I felt grateful to experience workplace discrimination

Why I felt grateful to experience workplace discrimination

"I would never hire someone who stutters to be in a sales role." It doesn't get more transparent than that. T…

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8 rising Toronto comedians and where you can see them

8 rising Toronto comedians and where you can see them

Looking for a way into the local comedy scene? Start here.

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Thank you, random able-bodied person, for offering to cure me of my disability

Thank you, random able-bodied person, for offering to cure me of my disability

The phenomenon of people miraculously knowing everything there is to know about your disability Disabilities,…

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Things Albert Einstein Would Say If He Had Trouble Opening a Produce Bag at the Grocery Store | R...

Things Albert Einstein Would Say If He Had Trouble Opening a Produce Bag at the Grocery Store | R...

"Scheiße! The theory of relativity never prepared me for the frustration of opening this bag!" "If E=MC², the…

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Office Phrases Adjusted For Every CEO to Sound Incredibly Important

Office Phrases Adjusted For Every CEO to Sound Incredibly Important

They have no idea what they're saying. "Office Phrases Adjusted For Every CEO to Sound Incredibly Important" …

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Theatre of the Beat Tackles Social Justice Issues One Production at a Time

Theatre of the Beat Tackles Social Justice Issues One Production at a Time

Selah's Song tells the story of Selah, an impressionable young girl who challenges the status quo in her comm…

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How To Stop Ruling Yourself Out Of Jobs

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By Samuel Dunsiger Verified
| Workbeat
Your disability doesn’t mean you’re unqualified. Image courtesy of Rowan Jordan on iStockPhoto. Superb organizational skills. Exceptional attention to detail. Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment. Such qualifications — seasoned with nearly every adjective or adverb known to humankind — are quite common in job postings.
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Your Workplace Wants You To Be Yourself. Just Not Too Much

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By Samuel Dunsiger Verified
| Workbeat
New research finds workers changing their personalities to fit in. Image courtesy of Bulat Silvia on iStockPhoto. For years, workers have been told to bring their “whole selves” to work. But that promise may not entirely be true. New research from Express Employment Professionals and The Harris Poll found that 67 per cent of job seekers have changed aspects of their personality to fit into a company or team culture.
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Networking Has An Accessibility Problem

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By Samuel Dunsiger Verified
| Workbeat
Whether you’re a chronic job seeker or happily employed, you’ve probably heard some version of the same career advice: You need to network. Whatever you do, you need to constantly be putting yourself out there. Of course, there’s truth to that advice. As we know, who you know can lead to opportunities you might never encounter on a job board (cough, hidden job market, cough). A former colleague might recommend you for a position. Someone you meet at a conference might become a client.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

I was part of a youth reporting team at my local community newspaper called The Liberal.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

I have not.

How is social media changing news?

Social media has become one of the primary sources by which we consume the news.