Conchita Hernandez, A light brown Latina woman with brown hair and a green sweater smiles.

What’s Up WID: Latinx Disability Community & Access to Education Transcripts

Ashley Inkumsah:Hello everyone and welcome back to What’s Up with the World Institute on Disability’s biweekly podcast, where we discuss what’s up in the disability community across the globe. I’m Ashley Inkumsah and I’m so happy to be taking over…

What’s Up WID: Whole Community Disaster Preparedness & Response Transcripts

Nicholas Love:Hello everyone, and welcome back to What’s Up WID, the World Institute on Disability biweekly podcast where we discuss what’s up in the disability community across the globe. My name is Nicholas Love, I’m honored to be a director…

What’s Up WID: Institutionalization of People with Disabilities Transcripts

Nicholas Love (Host):Hello, everyone, and welcome to the debut episode of What’s Up WID, the World Institute on Disability’s biweekly podcast, where we’ll be discussing what’s up in the disability community across the globe. My name is Nicholas Love and…
Conchita Hernandez, A light brown Latina woman with brown hair and a green sweater smiles.

What’s Up WID: Latinx Disability Community & Access to Education

Blind and Low Vision Specialist and founder of Mentoring Engaging and Teaching All Students (METAS) Conchita Hernandez, discusses her experiences as a disabled Latina woman and why Blind and Low Vision students of color deserve access to a quality education.…
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Why Businesses Should Include People with Disabilities in Marketing & Advertising Campaigns

By Kate Anderson Over a billion people across the globe live with a disability yet more often than not, people with disabilities are seldom featured in marketing and advertising campaigns.  While Hollywood and media programming have struggled to address a…

Transcript for Deaf Leadership in International Disaster Policy event

>>: Deaf Leadership in International Disaster Policy, a virtual panel hosted by the Global Alliance for Disaster Resource Acceleration (GADRA) and Gallaudet University. Recorded October 29, 2021. >> AUDREY COOPER: Excellent. Hello, everyone, and welcome. I am Dr. Audrey Cooper.…