Speakers
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Ali StrokerFirst actress who uses a wheelchair to win a Tony award.Ali Stroker received the 2019 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for her role as ‘Ado Annie’…
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Imani BarbarinDisability Activist, Founder of CrutchesAndSpice.comImani Barbarin is a disability rights and inclusion activist and speaker who uses her voice and social media platforms to…
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Lauren RidloffFirst deaf superhero, Marvel’s “The Eternals”Lauren Ridloff stars as Marvel’s first deaf superhero opposite Angelina Jolie, Kumail Nanjani and Salma Hayek in the upcoming Eternals.…
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Mia Ives-RubleeMia Ives-Rublee is a disabled transracial adoptee who has dedicated her life’s work to civil rights activism.Mia Ives-Rublee is a disabled transracial adoptee who has dedicated her life’s work to civil rights activism. She began her…
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Nitika ChopraLearning How to Thrive with Chronic IllnessWhile Nitika’s career started over 10 years ago as the founder of a popular online magazine, the host of her…
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Santina MuhaDisabled Actress and ComedianSantina Muha is a speaker, writer, actor, storyteller, host, and avid Marshall’s shopper. She grew up in New Jersey, where…
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Meet Mia Ives-Rublee: An Endorphin Junkie Who Made The Women’s March AccessibleToday Ives-Rublee fights to make spaces more accessible for people with disabilities. She founded and coordinated the Women’s March Disability Caucus and works with a range of organizations as an…
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MIA IVES-RUBLEEMia is a disabled Korean-American transracial adoptee who refuses to be limited by the boundaries other people set for her. A self-described endorphin junkie, she is an athlete who has…
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Activist Mia Ives-Rublee On Being A Leader In The Movement For Disability RightsWhile many groups and organizations immediately came on board to be part of the march, one activist in particular decided to lead the way on making sure the disabled community…
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Women’s March Organizer Reflects on 2017 and Next StepsBefore the 2016 presidential election, Mia Ives-Rublee, a 33-year-old disabled, Asian-American adoptee, was already a veteran in combating structural discrimination for disadvantaged communities. When the election results shocked the political…
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Eternals Star Lauren Ridloff Shares Thoughts on Becoming Marvel’s First Deaf SuperheroEternals Star Lauren Ridloff Shares Thoughts on Becoming Marvel's First Deaf Superhero
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This new holiday movie starring Ali Stroker would have changed everything for my teenage selfAs a pop culture writer and lover of all things TV, I love cozying up on the weekends and watching holiday rom-coms -- but for me, there was always one…
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