In 2012, Vilissa Thompson received her masters degree in social work. As she was job searching, she started to blog about social work and disability. A year later she turned that blog into her own ...
An award-winning music artist and advocate for the disability community performed her songs and discussed disability culture at a Feb. 6 event. Lachi showcased her songs “Far,” “Dis Education” and ...
That’s the lesson Judy Heumann hopes students take away from her recent book “Being Heumann: An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist.” Heumann spoke with over 150 students, parents, ...
On this episode of In The Know: The Truth Is, Chella Man (@chellaman) and Aaron Rose Philip (@aaron___philip) are joined by award-winning poet and disability activist, Kay Ulanday Barrett ...
When Keah Brown shared a photo of herself on Twitter last week with the hashtag #DisabledAndCute, she just wanted to “commemorate and celebrate” herself. She’d been feeling attractive, and a selfie ...
ALBANY – Disability advocate, filmmaker, and cinematographer, Cameron S. Mitchell just put out yet another short film. This time, his project Kryptonite focuses on the intersectionality between two ...
“Disabled people live at the intersection of all systems of oppression and social justice issues. There isn’t one issue or one intersection where you will not find disabled individuals advocating for ...
Two years on from that report, PWDA hosted a national online forum 'Two Years On From the Disability Royal Commission' to take stock. While initially scheduled for September 2025, the event was ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Chella Man and Aaron Rose Philip sit down with award-winning poet and disability activist, Kay Ulanday Barrett, to discuss ...