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 with activists and advocates across the globe. Now, I’m excited for you to join me…
What’s Up WID: Unconscious Bias Transcripts
Ashley Inkumsah:(silence) Hello, everyone. And welcome back to What’s Up WID, the World Institute on Disabilities podcast where we discuss what’s up in the disability community across the globe. If you’re new here, I’m your host, Ashley Inkumsah. Now, a…
What’s Up WID: Deaf Youth Disaster Experiences & Action
Special edition episode of our What’s Up WID Podcast, we are concluding our Deaf-Led Disaster Resilience series in collaboration with Gallaudet University with Deaf youth discussing the impacts of disasters in their countries and recommendations on how to address the…
What’s Up WID: Disability Justice in Kenya
Kenyan WID Fellow Angeline Akai-Lodi is discussing her experiences as a Blind woman living in Kenya and how she hopes to use the knowledge she has gained from working with WID to continue to advocate for people with disabilities. ListenAmerican…
What’s Up WID: Demystifying Disability
Emily Ladau, disability rights activist and author is discussing her new book “Demystifying Disability” and the importance of allyship for the disability community. ListenAmerican Sign LanguageTranscripts
What’s Up WID: Disability Justice & Intersectionality
Dustin Gibson, Access, Disability, and Language Justice Coordinator at PeoplesHub discusses the disability justice framework, the origins of ableism and its interconnectedness to other systems of oppression. ListenAmerican Sign Language VersionTranscripts
What’s Up WID: The Role of Artists in Disability Activism
Tom Olin, photographer and disability activist is discussing the role of artists in disability activism and the importance of community organizing. ListenAmerican Sign Language VersionTranscripts
What’s Up WID: Intersectionality Between Racism and Ableism
Nikki Brown Booker, Program Officer for the Disability Inclusion Fund at Borealis Philanthropy is discussing her experiences as a Black and Filipino woman with a disability and the intersectionality between racism and ableism. ListenAmerican Sign Language VersionTranscripts
What’s Up WID: How COVID-19 Transformed the Lives of People with Disabilities
Damian Gregory, founder of the South Florida-based organization Nothing About Us Without Us is discussing how the COVID-19 pandemic transformed the lives of people with disabilities and how we can take what we’ve learned from the pandemic to create a…
What’s Up WID: Disability Representation in the Media
Disability activist and founder of the nonprofit Mexican Women With Disabilities Maryangel García-Ramos discusses the lack of disability representation in the media. ListenAmerican Sign Language VersionTranscripts