Labels by Reverend Nicholas Love I am NICHOLAS. I am TRANS. I was born female. Wrapped in a pink blanket at birth, I lived 30 years with the labels attached to that blanket. Female, woman, daughter, wife, mother I now…
GADRA Activates to Support Disability-Led Organization in Cameroon
GADRA activated its Emergency Operations Center in response to the February 22, 2024 fire at Bamenda Main Market in the North West region of Cameroon. By supporting the Community Creative Center a disability-led organization in the impacted region, GADRA is…
Meet The Disability-Led Organizations Responding To The Needs of People with Disabilities in Türkiye and Syria
Disability-Led Organizations Continue Responding to People with Disabilities in Türkiye and Syria Since the 7.8 magnitude earthquake devastated parts of Türkiye and Syria, residents have experienced 22,000 additional earthquakes and aftershocks. In the midst of this overwhelming and ongoing crisis,…
Global Accessibility Day 2023
Quotes from leaders in disability about why accessibility matters
Webinar Recording Available: GADRA Activates to Türkiye and Syria
Video recording from GADRA’s webinar, GADRA Activates to Türkiye and Syria. Recorded on Thursday, March 9, 2023. This recording has been edited to reduce technical errors and make the recording easier to understand, as well as to add open captions.…
Türkiye and Syria 3/17/2023 Update
Through the rapid response Emergency Operations Center, GADRA has connected with multiple disability-led organizations (DLOs) in Türkiye and Syria and is currently actively supporting four DLOs who are working tirelessly to assist people with disabilities impacted by the earthquakes. GADRA…
Celebrating Ed Roberts Day With A Special Message From WID Co-Founder, Judy Heumann
My name is Judy Heumann, and I’m a proud co-founder of the World Institute on Disability (WID). It’s hard to believe that WID is 40 years old. As I think about WID’s future, I harken back to the early days…
In Loving Memory of Hale Zukas
WID joins disabled people and our allies around the globe in mourning the loss of Hale Zukas, an incredibly impactful disability rights advocate and former staff member at the World Institute on Disability for over 30 years. Hale was a…
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…
What’s Up WID: Climate Justice for People with Disabilities Transcripts
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…