Sofija Korać's guest appearances

Sofija Korać

No Barriers

Tom Dixon

Diana Nyad

Lisa Lewis

Rebecca Rusch

Nadia Bolz-Weber

Jeff Evans

Dave White

Mandy Harvey

Erik Weihenmayer

Chris Norton

Greg Sullivan

Beau Lotto

Hugh Herr

John Foley

Nicole Kelly

OwlTail

Continuing with our Alchemy Series, sponsored by Wells Fargo and Prudential, we interview Sofija Korać, a senior human rights adviser at the United States Mission to the UN covering a range of issues including the human rights of persons with disabilities. She previously worked on human rights issues for the bureau of democracy, human rights, and labor at the State Department. Originally from Belgrade, Serbia, Sofija and her family immigrated to the United States in the mid-1990s. Sofija started her career off working on disability rights in the Balkans both with the United Nations and civil society during the time when Serbia and others in the region ratified the Convention on the rights of persons with disabilities (CRPD). Sofija is fluent in five languages including her native Serbian and English, an avid theatre-goer, and theatre director on the side.  Sofija also grew up playing a variety of adaptive sports including wheelchair basketball, track and field, swimming, weightlifting, and currently does adaptive rowing. Sofija has a Bachelor of Arts in international relations and Spanish from the Johns Hopkins University and a Master of Arts in international law from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy.Resources:Learn more about the ADALearn more about No Barriers Sofija Korac's Article on Removing Barriers: https://statemag.state.gov/2020/07/0720feat02/

Continuing with our Alchemy Series, sponsored by Wells Fargo and Prudential, we interview Sofija Korać, a senior human rights adviser at the United States Mission to the UN covering a range of issues including the human rights of persons with disabilities. She previously worked on human rights issues for the bureau of democracy, human rights, and labor at the State Department. Originally from Belgrade, Serbia, Sofija and her family immigrated to the United States in the mid-1990s. Sofija started her career off working on disability rights in the Balkans both with the United Nations and civil society during the time when Serbia and others in the region ratified the Convention on the rights of persons with disabilities (CRPD). Sofija is fluent in five languages including her native Serbian and English, an avid theatre-goer, and theatre director on the side.  Sofija also grew up playing a variety of adaptive sports including wheelchair basketball, track and field, swimming, weightlifting, and currently does adaptive rowing. Sofija has a Bachelor of Arts in international relations and Spanish from the Johns Hopkins University and a Master of Arts in international law from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy.Resources:Learn more about the <a href="https://adata.org/factsheet/ADA-overview" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ADA</a>Learn more about <a href="https://nobarriersusa.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">No Barriers</a> Sofija Korac's Article on Removing Barriers: <a href="https://statemag.state.gov/2020/07/0720feat02/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://statemag.state.gov/2020/07/0720feat02/</a>

Celebrating the ADA with Sofija Korać