Physician and disability activist Satendra Singh, Director-Professor of Physiology at the University College of Medical Sciences and GTB Hospital in Delhi, India, was born in Rewari, a small town in ...
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — The Columbus School for Girls held its annual Unicorn Celebration on Friday, with this year’s panel of inspiring local women focusing on advocacy for people with disabilities.
Sharing stories is a critical way to advocate for important issues and influence change. When it comes to advocating for disability rights and shaping disability policy, storytelling is a powerful ...
The Disability Advocacy and Affinity Group (DAAG) has a mission to destigmatize the experience of living with or being the caretaker of someone with a disability. We cherish the unique perspectives ...
Disability advocacy isn’t just about accessibility — it’s about dignity, autonomy and the fundamental right to live fully. As the first person of color to chair the board of the Center for Independent ...
She Writes Woman (SWW), a Nigerian non-profit organisation, has reaffirmed its commitment to promoting the inclusion of persons with disabilities, particularly those with psychosocial and mental ...
What do you think of when you think of disability? Someone in a wheelchair? Someone who is blind and has a cane? Whatever they look like, their impairment means life can be harder for them. The fact ...
(Ryan Sun, Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved) We can’t let July come to a close without acknowledging Disability Pride Month, a time ...
Some thoughts about language–and the words we use–prompted by a conversation with Joy Weeber, Raleigh’s hard-charging disability rights advocate. Hard-charging. Now there’s a term. By that, I’m trying ...