By Hannah Soyer I remember, once, during a 7th-grade class trip to Washington D.C., I tried to get an accessible taxi from the museum back to my hotel. I was tired and needed to get out of my wheelchair. When…
UN Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Official Side Event: Shifting the Charity Paradigm – Global Disability-Led Organizations Accelerating Humanitarian Action and Emergency Resources Directly to Local Disability Led Organizations
The Global Alliance for Disaster Resource Acceleration held a UN Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Official Side Event: Shifting the Charity Paradigm – Global Disability-Led Organizations Accelerating Humanitarian Action and Emergency…
What’s Up WID: Accessible Workplace Accommodations
ADA and HR Facilitator and author Sheryl Ellis is discussing the importance of accessible workplace accommodations and why employers must lead the way in accessibility. ListenAmerican Sign LanguageTranscriptsPurchase Sheryl Ellis’ Book
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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. I’m your host, Ashley Inkumsah. On today’s episode, Sheryl Ellis is…
12 Disabled LGBTQIA+ Activists & Advocates Who You Need to Know
By Charlotte Stasio There is a great deal of intersectionality between being LGBTQIA+ and disabled, with experiences like hiding an important part of your identity for your safety, discrimination, and social isolation often shared across these identities. In addition, cultural,…
What’s Up WID: LGBTQIA and Disability Intersectionality
Shona Louise, a disabled LGBTQIA+ content creator and accessibility consultant discusses the intersectionality of being LGBTQIA+ and disabled. ListenAmerican Sign LanguageTranscripts
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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. If you’re new here, I’m your host, Ashley Inkumsah. Now pride…
Airline Accessibility for Passengers with Disabilities
By Sarah Kim People with disabilities often experience difficulties getting appropriate accessibility accommodations on airplanes and airports with wheelchairs and other assistive technologies often geting lost or damaged. As pandemic-related travel protections are being lifted coupled with the fact that…
Ukraine Response Update May 26, 2022
GADRA has been supporting Fight For Right to respond to the critical needs of Ukrainians with disabilities for 90 days. They have received requests from 3400 people who have reached out in need. And has been able to provide assistance…
Why Digital Accessibility Should Matter to You
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…