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Lucy Sirianni, a white woman with wavy dark hair holding a mobility cane. various accessibility icons.

By Lucy Sirianni On July 3, 2019, the world’s billion+ Facebook and Instagram users experienced collective dismay. Upon logging into their preferred social media platforms, they were not greeted with the typical slew of photos, memes, and GIFs, but instead…

Miguel Quinones, a Black man with a bald head and navy blue suit and pink button down shirt smiles

In honor of Global Accessibility Awareness Day, Google User Experience Research Manager and WID Board Member Miguel Quiñones is sharing why digital accessibility benefits people with disabilities and why it should be prioritized. ListenAmerican Sign LanguageTranscripts

Ashley Inkumsah: Hello everyone. And welcome to a very special episode of, “What’s Up WID,” the World Institute on Disability podcast, where we discuss what’s up in the disability community across the globe. If you’re new here, I’m your host,…

Neema Namadamu, a Black woman wearing a beige patterned traditional Congolese headwrap and dress

Congolese disability activist and founder of Hero Women Rising, also known as Maman Shujaa, Neema Namadumu, is discussing how disabled women’s rights are violated in the Congo and why we need to advocate for them. ListenAmerican Sign LanguageTranscripts

Ashley Inkumsah: What’s Up WID premiered a special edition episode of our podcast available exclusively on our YouTube channel, where Deaf students from Gallaudet University discuss their experiences with disasters in their home countries of Japan and Nigeria. Check out…

Job Opportunity: Digital Accessibility Specialist About WID The World Institute on Disability (WID) is dedicated to designing, building, and supporting community solutions by removing barriers to include people with disabilities. Our mission is to continuously advance the rights and opportunities…

For over 60 days GADRA has been engaged in support of Fight For Right to address the critical needs of Ukrainians with disabilities. Fight For Right has been contacted by over 2800 people in need. The needs that are being…

Tanya Herasymova. Beside text is an image of Tanya Herasymova, a white woman with red hair looking to her left while wearing a yellow and orange flower crown and gray turtleneck.

Ashley Inkumsah: Hello everyone and welcome back to What’s Up WID, the World Institute on Disability, podcast where we discuss what’s up in the disability community across the globe. Now one of top current events that has been at the…

Tanya Herasymova, project manager for Fight For Right, a Ukrainian disability rights organization, is discussing how the ongoing war is impacting Ukrainians with disabilities and how you can provide support. ListenTranscriptsAmerican Sign Language (Photo by Stine Heilmann)

A group of hands with varying skin complexions surround a global depiction of the Earth.

By Dikko Yusuf The theme of this year’s Earth Day is “Invest in Our Planet.” It comes at a time when many facilities and processes, especially in work and education, are being reviewed in light of the pandemic. This gives…

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