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The Adjustable Table: Healthcare Access Transcripts

: The Adjustable Table Episode 2: Healthcare Access. Sponsored by Wells Fargo. : Hello everyone and welcome back to the Adjustable Table, a four-part video series created to raise awareness and conduct conversations around disability rights and disability justice.…

The Adjustable Table

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…

Transcript: Adjustable Table, Episode 1 – Employment

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…

A group of people wearing Halloween costumes.

This Halloween, Remember That Disability Is Not A Costume

It’s never okay to dress up as someone with a disability for Halloween by Sarah Kim What do you plan on dressing up as for Halloween? Some of the most common costumes are typically, ghosts, zombies and witches because Halloween…

A group of people of various ethnicities, including a man who is sitting in a wheelchair gather in the workplace, looking at the camera while smiling.

How to Create an Inclusive Work Environment for People with Disabilities

By Charlotte Stasio Employment provides income and a sense of purpose for many people, including those who are disabled. The United Nations reports that in developing countries 80% to 90% of disabled people of working age are unemployed, whereas in…

October Updates from Fight For Right in Ukraine

Ukraine Evacuations Continue Fight For Right continues to evacuate people with disabilities from Ukraine. Support from GADRA and Nippon Foundation has allowed Fight For Right to purchase an accessible vehicle and enabled them to continue this invaluable work. Teplo Project:…

A Black man using a mobility cane and Black woman cross the street

Why Multiply Marginalized People with Disabilities Should be Prioritized Before, During and After Disasters and Emergencies

By Dikko Yusuf Multiply marginalized people with disabilities are those who, in addition to being disabled, also belong to another marginalized group. This includes those who belong to marginalized genders, races, ethnicities, sexualities and/or economic backgrounds. As we observe Preparedness…

Subminimum Wage: What It Is, Why It’s Unjust, and Why It Needs to End

By Kate Anderson Many are familiar with the push to increase the United States federal minimum wage above $7.25. However, most are unaware of an 84-year-old law that allows businesses to pay disabled workers just pennies for each hour of…

What’s Up WID: Climate Justice for People with Disabilities

Disabled climate activist Pauline Castres joins us to discuss the importance of climate policy, justice and activism for people with disabilities. ListenTranscriptsAmerican Sign Language