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Keri Gray, A Black woman wearing a headwrap, eyeglasses and long sleeved blouse smilles with her left hand on her chin.
Posted on: December 9, 2022 December 8, 2022 Written by: Ashley Inkumsah Comments: 0
Ashley Inkumsah:Hello everyone, and welcome or welcome back to What’s Up WID, the World Institute on Disability Podcast, where we discuss what’s up in the global disability community. If you’re new here, I’m your host, Ashley Inkumsah. And on today’s…
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The Adjustable Table: International Disability Justice, Featuring headshot photos from left to right: Mia Mingus, Marcie Roth, Susan Sygall and Angeline Akai Lodi.
Posted on: December 1, 2022 November 30, 2022 Written by: Ashley Inkumsah Comments: 0
The Adjustable Table, Episode Four: International Disability Justice. Sponsored by Wells Fargo. Ashley Inkumsah: Hello everyone and welcome to The Adjustable Table, a four-part video series created to raise awareness and conduct conversations around disability rights and disability justice. My…
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Headshot photos of Sheri Fink and Marcie Roth
Posted on: November 30, 2022 November 29, 2022 Written by: Ashley Inkumsah Comments: 0
Marcie Roth:Hi everyone. Thanks for joining this special edition episode of the What’s Up WID podcast. My name is Marcie Roth and I am WID’s executive director and CEO. I’m happy to serve as your host today as I chat…
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Headshots of Jen White-Johnson, Lydia X. Z. Brown, and Susan Mazrui
Posted on: November 21, 2022 November 18, 2022 Written by: moyawid Comments: 0
Voiceover: The Adjustable Table, episode three, Disability Rights and Disability Justice, sponsored by Wells Fargo. Ashley Inkumsah: Hello everyone and welcome back to the Adjustable Table. The Adjustable Table is a four part series created to raise awareness and conduct…
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Headshot photos of Imani Barbarin, Deb Dagit, Susan Mazrui and Carmen Daniels Jones
Posted on: November 10, 2022 November 10, 2022 Written by: Ashley Inkumsah Comments: 0
: 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.…
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Pauline Castres, a white woman with short brown hair smiles for headshot photo.
Posted on: September 16, 2022 September 16, 2022 Written by: Ashley Inkumsah Comments: 0
Ashley Inkumsah:Welcome or welcome back to What’s Up WID, the World Institute on Disability Podcast, where we discuss what’s up in the global disability community. If you’re new here, I’m your host Ashley Inkumsah, and I am super pleased to…
Continue reading “What’s Up WID: Climate Justice for People with Disabilities Transcripts”…
Chloe Hayden smiles with her eyes closed while wearing a flower crown and sparkly dress and long sleeved shirt underneath her dress
Posted on: August 19, 2022 August 19, 2022 Written by: Ashley Inkumsah Comments: 0
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 global disability community. And if this is your first time here, I’m your host, Ashley Inkumsah, and…
Continue reading “What’s Up WID: Chloé Hayden Transcripts”…
Eli Clare, a white man with eyeglasses and a knit sweater on smiles.
Posted on: July 29, 2022 July 29, 2022 Written by: Ashley Inkumsah Comments: 0
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 global disability community. If you’re new here, I’m your host, Ashley Inkumsah. I’m excited to share…
Continue reading “What’s Up WID: Eli Clare Transcripts”…
Amy-Francis Smith smiles while wearing eyeglasses and a suit.
Posted on: July 9, 2022 July 9, 2022 Written by: Ashley Inkumsah Comments: 0
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. On today’s episode,…
Continue reading “What’s Up WID: Housing Accessibility Transcripts”…
Sheryl Ellis, a white woman wearing a blazer and blouse smiles.
Posted on: June 24, 2022 June 24, 2022 Written by: Ashley Inkumsah Comments: 0
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…
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