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
What’s Up WID: Celebrating the ADA & Moving Forward
Olivia Babis, the Senior Public Policy Analyst at Disability Rights Florida and Sarah Goldman, the Director of Administration and Youth Initiatives at the Florida Independent Living Council discuss why although major strides have been made, the fight for disability rights…
What’s Up WID: Unconscious Bias
Kamilah Martin-Proctor, former Vice-Chair on President Obama‘s National Council on Disability and Founder of the Martin Multiple Sclerosis Alliance Foundation (MMSAF) is discussing how unconscious bias affects people with disabilities and why people with disabilities fear going “back to normal.”…
What’s Up WID: Disability Inclusion
Global Disability Inclusion Strategist Debra Ruh is discussing why businesses, corporations and governments need to prioritize disability inclusion. ListenAmerican Sign Language VersionTranscripts