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On September 9, 2014, a twitter conversation emerged using the hashtag #AbleistAbuseIs exploring the experiences of people with disabilities, discrimination, abuse and ableism. Hashtag created by the incomparable Heather Ure! … Continue Reading Hashtag Conversation #AbleistAbuseIs
On September 9, 2014, the U.S. Department of State and the Newseum presented “Citizen Activism: Building Coalitions for Civil Rights,” a discussion of how people and organizations came together to … Continue Reading Hashtag Conversation #StateOfRights
We want to encourage people with disabilities to tell their stories and that can involve stories with their home care provider or personal care attendants. Thank you to Hand in … Continue Reading Media Partner #48: Hand in Hand
I have one thing to say about Alice Wong’s gift to the US disability community known as the Disability Visibility Project: “Just do it!” My friend and sometimes travel companion … Continue Reading Guest Blog Post: “Just do it!” by Scott Rains
I want to thank Cheryl Gorham of LEAP (Linking Employment, Abilities and Potential) for reaching out to me. I received an email from her telling me about a set of … Continue Reading Disability History: Disability Rights Movement in Cleveland, OH
Scott Rains and Denise DeShetler recorded their story at StoryCorps San Francisco on August 9, 2014. Below are a few excerpts from their conversation. Thank you for sharing your story, … Continue Reading Disability Visibility Project: Scott Rains & Denise DeShetler
This is a great quote from Anita Cameron: “Civil rights are not given. You must fight to get them, then, fight to keep them.” Anita Cameron is an activist and … Continue Reading People We Love: Anita Cameron
Disability history happens all over the world. We are delighted to have Victor Pineda and World Enabled as our latest media partners. From World Enabled’s website: World ENABLED promotes the … Continue Reading Media Partner #47: Victor Pineda and World Enabled
The following piece was originally posted on Disability Network Lakeshore’s blog on July 29, 2014. Life with a Service Dog Kaitlyn Weimer “Oh my God, your dog is just the … Continue Reading Guest blog post: Life with a Service Dog by Kaitlyn Weimer
Sins Invalid is a performance project that incubates and celebrates artists with disabilities, centralizing artists of color and queer and gender-variant artists as communities who have been historically marginalized. On … Continue Reading Sins Invalid Statement on Police Violence
The Rotary Club of Berkeley held their 2014 Rotary Peace Grove Awards Ceremony to honor Ed Roberts and Judith Heumann, leaders of the civil rights movement for the disabled, on … Continue Reading Disability History: Berkeley Rotary Honors Judy Heumann and Ed Roberts
Many thanks to the support of the ILRCSF—one of our posters is up in their brand new office. The ILRCSF is truly a hub for the San Francisco disability community. … Continue Reading Media Partner #46: Independent Living Resource Center of San Francisco
Another great blog post by one of our media partners Meriah Nichols, creator of A Little Moxie. In this recent post published on August 2, 2014, Meriah shares her thoughts about … Continue Reading Guest blog post: ‘Connections, Comforts & Judy Heumann’ by Meriah Nichols
We are thrilled to have the Coalition of Texans with Disabilities (CTD) as one of our media partners! CTD will be helping us with outreach to Texans as StoryCorps’ Mobile … Continue Reading Media Partner #45: Coalition of Texans with Disabilities
As part of the 2014 San Francisco Fringe Festival, performer/writer Dominika Bednarska will be performing her one woman show: My Body Love Story on September 6, 7, 13 and 19. … Continue Reading Dominika Bednarska: My Body Love Story
Because this is more than a moment, this is a movement. Because we’re all invested in our communities and justice for everyone. Loved this recent tweet and photo of a … Continue Reading Disability Solidarity: Ferguson, MO 2014