moyawid, Author at World Institute on Disability

When and where? Date: November 7, 2023 Time: 12 PM Eastern Time/4 PM UTC Duration: 60 minutes Platform: Zoom Webinar ASL and captioning will be provided. Requests for additional accommodations can be made through our registration form. Event Details For…

The World Institute on Disability, WID, advances the rights and opportunities of people with disabilities. Founded by disabled activists Judy Heumann, Ed Roberts, and Joan Leon and based in the US since 1983, WID is one of the first research…

Video recording from GADRA’s webinar, GADRA Activates to Türkiye and Syria. Recorded on Thursday, March 9, 2023. This recording has been edited to reduce technical errors and make the recording easier to understand, as well as to add open captions.…

Recorded Thursday, March 9, 2023 10:00 a.m. ET Video recording with ASL and captions >> HEATHER DUNCAN: All right. Welcome, everyone, to the webinar, GADRA activates to Türkiye and Syria. Today’s program will be recorded for dissemination afterwards. We are…

Judy Heumann smiling while wearing a floral blouse

The World Institute on Disability is heartbroken that our co-founder, Judy Heumann, has died on March 4, 2023 at the age of 75. Judy was an incredible leader and activist fighting for the rights and opportunities of over a billion…

On the 1 year anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine Fight for Right continues to work directly with and for Ukrainians with disabilities, fielding over 200,000 requests for assistance, and providing emergency aid to over 10,600 people. Over the…

GADRA activated its Emergency Operations Center in response to the February 6 earthquake in Türkiye and Syria. By supporting Disabled Person’s Organizations in the impacted region, GADRA expedites disability resources that are not provided by other humanitarian aid supply chains.…

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Voiceover: The Adjustable Table, episode three, Disability Rights and Disability Justice, sponsored by Wells Fargo. Ashley Inkumsah: Hello everyone and welcome back to the Adjustable Table. The Adjustable Table is a four part series created to raise awareness and conduct…

WID is delighted to announce the launch of an innovative, online series called the “Adjustable Table”. WID’s Adjustable Table is a 4-part web series of videos featuring conversations with multiply-marginalized leaders within the disability community. Each episode will be released…

Hello, my name is Marcie Roth and I’m the Executive Director and CEO at the World Institute on Disability. Throughout this four-part series we will be having conversations with disability community leaders who are multiply marginalized and who bring insight into the…

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