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40th Announcements
Announcements
- 40th Anniversary Presenting Sponsor: Wells Fargo
- Announcing The Global Heumann Fellowship
- Celebrate Ukrainian Independence Day with FFR + GADRA
- GADRA Activates to Support Disability-Led Organization in Cameroon
- GADRA Activates to Support Disability-Led Organizations in Türkiye and Syria
- Join Us at the 2024 M-Enabling Summit in Washington, D.C.!
- Meet The Disability-Led Organizations Responding To The Needs of People with Disabilities in Türkiye and Syria
- New Board Leadership
- November Update from Fight for Right in Ukraine
- October Updates from Fight For Right in Ukraine
- One Year Later: Ukraine Update
- Registration Now Open: WID’s 40th Anniversary Virtual Celebration
- The Adjustable Table
- The Create Fund
- The Global Heumann Fellowship Inaugural Cohort Applications are Now Open
- Türkiye and Syria 3/17/2023 Update
- Türkiye and Syria Update 2/15/2023
- Webinar Recording Available: GADRA Activates to Türkiye and Syria
- WID Mourns the Loss of Judy Heumann, WID Co-Founder and Disability Rights Icon
- WID Mourns the Loss of Lorrell Kilpatrick, WID Board Member and Disability Justice Activist
Calls to Action
COVID Blogs
- COVID Blog: Chinese Women with Disabilities in COVID-19
- COVID Blog: How Indian Disability Non-profits are Evolving to Face the Challenges of COVID-19
- COVID Blog: How the COVID-19 Pandemic has Exacerbated Pre-Existing Ableism & Difficulties in India
- COVID Blog: How the Indian Government and Judiciary Failed Disabled Migrant Workers
- COVID Blog: In Uganda, COVID-19 restrictions are limiting access to sunscreen, critical for the survival of people with albinism
- COVID Blog: Mental Health in the Time of Corona
- COVID Blog: My Disability-Led Workplace Handled COVID-19 Better Than My School and Hospitals By Listening to Young Disabled People
- COVID Blog: The Horrors of the Nursing Home-Industrial Complex in Canada
- COVID Blog: The Stutter Box – The Alchemy of Support Groups for Stutterers
- COVID Blog: This Precious Thing – Kindness, Rights, and New Zealand’s COVID Response
- COVID Blog: U.S. Disability Benefits Applicants in ‘Abyssful’ Purgatory
- COVID Blogs: Impact of Face Masks on Communication & Education Opportunities for Deaf People
- COVID Blogs: Intensifying Medical Hazards for Persons with Disabilities
- FREEkey is Developing Personal Assistance Services in Hungary Through the Pandemic
- Getting COVID-tested while Blind: Self-Advocacy (& A lot of phone calls)
- Is Your Local Government Including People with Disabilities in Developing and Implementing Reopening Plans?
Disasters
- Celebrate Ukrainian Independence Day with FFR + GADRA
- CNN Impact Your World
- GADRA Activates to Support Disability-Led Organization in Cameroon
- GADRA Activates to Support Disability-Led Organizations in Türkiye and Syria
- Meet The Disability-Led Organizations Responding To The Needs of People with Disabilities in Türkiye and Syria
- November Update from Fight for Right in Ukraine
- October Updates from Fight For Right in Ukraine
- One Year Later: Ukraine Update
- Recording from Leave No One Behind Webinar: Updates on GADRA’s Ukraine Response
- Taking Action on Ukraine
- Thanks to AT&T and Mobile Giving Foundation
- Transcript: GADRA Activates to Türkiye and Syria Webinar
- Transcript: No One Left Behind GADRA Webinar
- Türkiye and Syria 3/17/2023 Update
- Türkiye and Syria Update 2/15/2023
- Ukraine Response Update March 29, 2022
- Ukraine Response Update May 1, 2022
- Ukraine Response Update May 26, 2022
- Ukraine Team Is Activated
- Ukrainians with Disabilities Webinar and Transcript
- Virtual Event Announcement – Leave No One Behind: Updates on Supporting Ukrainians with Disabilities
- Webinar Recording Available: GADRA Activates to Türkiye and Syria
Events
- Deaf Leadership in International Disaster Policy, October 29, 2021
- Deaf Leadership in International Disaster Policy: October 29, 2021
- Disability-Led Organizations, Corporations & Foundations Launch Global Alliance for Disaster Resource Acceleration; July 9th at 12 noon ET/4pm UT
- GADRA Launch Event Transcript
- Join Us at the 2024 M-Enabling Summit in Washington, D.C.!
- Meet the Panelists: Experiences of Black Disabled People During & After Disasters: A Global Conversation
- Transcript for “20 Years of Disability Rights & Inclusion in Disaster Management: Global Rights and Collaboration”
- Transcript for Deaf Leadership in International Disaster Policy event
- Transcript: No One Left Behind GADRA Webinar
- 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
- Virtual Event Announcement – Leave No One Behind: Updates on Supporting Ukrainians with Disabilities
- What’s Up WID: Disability Representation in the Media Transcripts
GADRA
- Black Disabled Global Disaster Experiences: Action Strategies
- Black Disabled Global Disaster Experiences: Action Strategies
- Celebrate Ukrainian Independence Day with FFR + GADRA
- Deaf Leadership in International Disaster Policy: October 29, 2021
- Deaf-Led Disaster Action: September 24, 2021
- Disability-Led Organizations, Corporations & Foundations Launch Global Alliance for Disaster Resource Acceleration; July 9th at 12 noon ET/4pm UT
- GADRA + Gallaudet Present: Deaf-Led Disaster Resilience
- GADRA Activates to Support Disability-Led Organization in Cameroon
- GADRA Activates to Support Disability-Led Organizations in Türkiye and Syria
- GADRA Launch Event Transcript
- GADRA: Experiences of Black Disabled People During & After Disasters Transcript
- Global Disability and Disaster Town Hall Meetings
- Global Young Leaders with Disabilities Provide Recommendations on Disaster Inclusion Work in Call-to-Action
- Launch of the Global Alliance for Disaster Resource Acceleration
- Meet The Disability-Led Organizations Responding To The Needs of People with Disabilities in Türkiye and Syria
- Meet the Panelists: Experiences of Black Disabled People During & After Disasters: A Global Conversation
- November Update from Fight for Right in Ukraine
- October Updates from Fight For Right in Ukraine
- One Year Later: Ukraine Update
- Recording from Leave No One Behind Webinar: Updates on GADRA’s Ukraine Response
- Taking Action on Ukraine
- Transcript for “20 Years of Disability Rights & Inclusion in Disaster Management: Global Rights and Collaboration”
- Transcript for Deaf Leadership in International Disaster Policy event
- Transcript for Deaf-Led Disaster Action Event
- Transcript: GADRA Activates to Türkiye and Syria Webinar
- Transcript: No One Left Behind GADRA Webinar
- Türkiye and Syria 3/17/2023 Update
- Türkiye and Syria Update 2/15/2023
- Ukraine Response Update March 29, 2022
- Ukraine Response Update May 1, 2022
- Ukraine Response Update May 26, 2022
- Ukraine Team Is Activated
- Ukrainians with Disabilities Webinar and Transcript
- 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
- Virtual Event Announcement – Leave No One Behind: Updates on Supporting Ukrainians with Disabilities
- Webinar Recording Available: GADRA Activates to Türkiye and Syria
News
- 40th Anniversary Presenting Sponsor: Wells Fargo
- Alameda County Board of Supervisors Honors WID
- Announcing The Global Heumann Fellowship
- Celebrate Ukrainian Independence Day with FFR + GADRA
- Deaf Leadership in International Disaster Policy, October 29, 2021
- Disability Inclusion at CES while marking 100 years of the Consumer Electronics Association
- GADRA Activates to Support Disability-Led Organization in Cameroon
- GADRA Activates to Support Disability-Led Organizations in Türkiye and Syria
- Join Us at the 2024 M-Enabling Summit in Washington, D.C.!
- Meet The Disability-Led Organizations Responding To The Needs of People with Disabilities in Türkiye and Syria
- New Board Leadership
- November Update from Fight for Right in Ukraine
- October Updates from Fight For Right in Ukraine
- One Year Later: Ukraine Update
- Registration Now Open: WID’s 40th Anniversary Virtual Celebration
- The Adjustable Table
- The Global Heumann Fellowship Inaugural Cohort Applications are Now Open
- Türkiye and Syria 3/17/2023 Update
- Türkiye and Syria Update 2/15/2023
- Webinar Recording Available: GADRA Activates to Türkiye and Syria
- WID Mourns the Loss of Judy Heumann, WID Co-Founder and Disability Rights Icon
- WID Mourns the Loss of Lorrell Kilpatrick, WID Board Member and Disability Justice Activist
Podcast
- Deaf Youth Disaster Experiences & Action | What’s Up WID
- What’s Up WID: Climate Justice for People with Disabilities
- What’s Up WID: Disability Inclusion Transcripts
- What’s Up WID: Disability Justice Transcripts
- What’s Up WID: Disability Representation in the Media Transcripts
- What’s Up WID: How COVID-19 Transformed the Lives of People with Disabilities Transcripts
- What’s Up WID: Institutionalization of People with Disabilities
- What’s Up WID: Mental Health in the Disability Community
- What’s Up WID: The Role of Artists in Disability Activism
Transcripts
- Deaf Leadership in International Disaster Policy, October 29, 2021
- The Adjustable Table: Healthcare Access Transcripts
- The Adjustable Table: International Disability Justice Transcripts
- Transcript: About WID in 90 Seconds
- Transcript: Adjustable Table, Episode 3 – Disability Rights and Disability Justice
- Transcript: No One Left Behind GADRA Webinar
- Transcript: WID’s 40th Anniversary Virtual Celebration
- What’s Up WID: Accessible Workplace Accommodations Transcripts
- What’s Up WID: Angeline Akai Transcripts
- What’s Up WID: Black Disabled Womanhood Transcripts
- What’s Up WID: Bruce Curtis Transcripts
- What’s Up WID: Chloé Hayden Transcripts
- What’s Up WID: Climate Justice for People with Disabilities Transcripts
- What’s Up WID: Deaf Youth Disaster Experiences & Action Transcripts
- What’s Up WID: Demystifying Disability Transcripts
- What’s Up WID: Disabled Women’s Rights in the Congo Transcripts
- What’s Up WID: Eli Clare Transcripts
- What’s Up WID: Global Accessibility Awareness Day Transcript
- What’s Up WID: Global Disability Rights, Justice and Inclusion Transcripts
- What’s Up WID: Housing Accessibility Transcripts
- What’s Up WID: How COVID-19 Transformed the Lives of People with Disabilities Transcripts
- What’s Up WID: Intersectionality Between Racism and Ableism Transcripts
- What’s Up WID: LGBTQIA + Disability Intersectionality Transcripts
- What’s Up WID: Mental Health in the Disability Community Transcripts
- What’s Up WID: Rebecca Alexander Transcripts
- What’s Up WID: Supporting People with Disabilities in Ukraine Transcripts
- What’s Up WID: The Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina Transcripts
- What’s Up WID: The Intersections of Race, Disability and Policing Transcript
- What’s Up WID: The Role of Artists in Disability Activism Transcripts
- What’s Up WID: Unconscious Bias Transcripts
- What’s Up WID: Why Digital Accessibility Matters Transcripts
- What’s Up WID: Celebrating the ADA & Moving Forward Transcripts
- What’s Up WID: Disability Inclusion Transcripts
- What’s Up WID: Disability Representation in the Media Transcripts
- What’s Up WID: Institutionalization of People with Disabilities Transcripts
- What’s Up WID: Latinx Disability Community & Access to Education Transcripts
- What’s Up WID: Whole Community Disaster Preparedness & Response Transcripts
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- Non-Apparent Disabilities: When Your Disability is Not Visible
- Transgender Awareness Week – Labels by Reverend Nicholas Love
Türkiye and Syria
- GADRA Activates to Support Disability-Led Organizations in Türkiye and Syria
- Meet The Disability-Led Organizations Responding To The Needs of People with Disabilities in Türkiye and Syria
- Transcript: GADRA Activates to Türkiye and Syria Webinar
- Türkiye and Syria 3/17/2023 Update
- Türkiye and Syria Update 2/15/2023
- Webinar Recording Available: GADRA Activates to Türkiye and Syria
Ukraine
- Celebrate Ukrainian Independence Day with FFR + GADRA
- CNN Impact Your World
- November Update from Fight for Right in Ukraine
- October Updates from Fight For Right in Ukraine
- One Year Later: Ukraine Update
- Recording from Leave No One Behind Webinar: Updates on GADRA’s Ukraine Response
- Taking Action on Ukraine
- Thanks to AT&T and Mobile Giving Foundation
- Transcript: No One Left Behind GADRA Webinar
- Ukraine Response Update March 29, 2022
- Ukraine Response Update May 1, 2022
- Ukraine Response Update May 26, 2022
- Ukraine Team Is Activated
- Ukrainians with Disabilities Webinar and Transcript
- Virtual Event Announcement – Leave No One Behind: Updates on Supporting Ukrainians with Disabilities
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- Celebrating Ed Roberts Day With A Special Message From WID Co-Founder, Judy Heumann
- Deaf-Led Disaster Action: September 24, 2021
- GADRA Activates to Support Disability-Led Organization in Cameroon
- Global Accessibility Day 2023
- In Loving Memory of Hale Zukas
- Meet The Disability-Led Organizations Responding To The Needs of People with Disabilities in Türkiye and Syria
- Remembering Dr. Marsha Saxton
- Taking Action on Ukraine
- Transcript: Adjustable Table, Episode 1 – Employment
- Transgender Awareness Week – Labels by Reverend Nicholas Love
- Türkiye and Syria 3/17/2023 Update
- Webinar Recording Available: GADRA Activates to Türkiye and Syria
- What’s Up WID: Climate Justice for People with Disabilities Transcripts
- What’s Up WID: Disability Representation in the Media Transcripts
What’s Up WID Blog
- 12 Black Disabled Activists and Advocates You Need to be Following
- 12 Disabled LGBTQIA+ Activists & Advocates Who You Need to Know
- 16 Disabled Women and Femmes You Need to be Following
- A Guide to Social Media Accessibility
- A Guide to Video Game Accessibility
- Ableist Language & Phrases That You May Unknowingly Use
- Afghan Women with Disabilities Face Abuse and Discrimination
- Airline Accessibility for Passengers with Disabilities
- Beauty & Disability: The Entrenched History of Ableism in the Beauty Industry
- Dating With A Disability
- Disabled TikTok Creators You Need to Follow
- How Anti-Trans Legislation Hurts Disabled People
- How to Be a Good Ally to Disabled People
- How to Create an Inclusive Work Environment for People with Disabilities
- In Loving Memory of Hale Zukas
- Instagram & Body Dysmorphia: How Heavily Edited Photos Cause Mental Illness & Ableism
- Kat’s Top Five Innovations at CES 2023
- Making Your Events More Accessible
- Marriage Penalty Prevents Marriage Equity for People with Disabilities
- Moving From Disability Rights to Disability Justice
- Non-Apparent Disabilities: When Your Disability is Not Visible
- People With Mental Illnesses Are Not Inherently Dangerous
- States Utilize American Rescue Plan Act Funds to Increase Employment for People with Disabilities
- Subminimum Wage: What It Is, Why It’s Unjust, and Why It Needs to End
- The Americans with Disabilities Act, 32 Years Later
- The Effects of Long COVID
- The High Cost of Disability: The Inaccessibility of the Cost of Access
- The Importance of Authentic Media Representation of People with Disabilities
- This Halloween, Remember That Disability Is Not A Costume
- What Climate Justice and Sustainability Mean to Me on International Women’s Day
- Why Black Disabled History Matters
- Why Businesses Should Include People with Disabilities in Marketing & Advertising Campaigns
- Why Digital Accessibility Should Matter to You
- Why Global Vaccine Inequities Are Harming People with Disabilities
- Why Investing in Our Planet Will Help Save People with Disabilities
- Why Multiply Marginalized People with Disabilities Should be Prioritized Before, During and After Disasters and Emergencies
- Why People With Disabilities Don’t Want to Go “Back To Normal”
- Why the #FreeBritney Movement Intersects with the Disability Rights Movement
- Why Unrestricted Funds Are Important for Nonprofits
- WID Statement on 2022 U.S. Supreme Court Decisions
- WID’s Executive Director & CEO Reflects on WID’s Accomplishments in 2022
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- Winter Blues: Managing Mental Health During Winter & Holiday Season
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- What’s Up WID: Accessible Workplace Accommodations
- What’s Up WID: Autistic & ADHD Representation, Chloé Hayden
- What’s Up WID: Black Disabled Womanhood
- What’s Up WID: Celebrating Judy Heumann and Disability Rights Activism
- What’s Up WID: Climate Justice for People with Disabilities
- What’s Up WID: Deaf Youth Disaster Experiences & Action
- What’s Up WID: Disabled Women’s Rights in the Congo
- What’s Up WID: Global Accessibility Awareness Day
- What’s Up WID: Global Disability Rights, Justice and Inclusion
- What’s Up WID: Housing Accessibility
- What’s Up WID: Institutionalization of People with Disabilities
- What’s Up WID: Latinx Disability Community & Access to Education
- What’s Up WID: LGBTQIA and Disability Intersectionality
- What’s Up WID: Mental Health in the Disability Community
- What’s Up WID: Supporting Ukrainians with Disabilities
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- What’s Up WID: The Intersections of Race, Class, Gender, Sexuality, and Disability
- What’s Up WID: The Intersections of Race, Disability and Policing
- What’s Up WID: Whole Community Disaster Preparedness & Response
- What’s Up WID: Why Digital Accessibility Matters
- What’s Up WID: Celebrating the ADA & Moving Forward
- What’s Up WID: Demystifying Disability
- What’s Up WID: Disability Inclusion
- What’s Up WID: Disability Justice & Intersectionality
- What’s Up WID: Disability Justice in Kenya
- What’s Up WID: Disability Representation in the Media
- What’s Up WID: How COVID-19 Transformed the Lives of People with Disabilities
- What’s Up WID: Intersectionality Between Racism and Ableism
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