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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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Anita CameronDisability Rights Icon, #NotDeadYetAnita Cameron is a disability justice activist who has been involved in social change activism and community organizing for 43…
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Ayanna Sanaa DavisPhenomenally AutisticAyanna Sanaa Davis is an internationally recognized autism advocate and visionary leader advancing equity, visibility, and empowerment for autistic people…
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Becky Jackson CurranDisability Inclusion Advisor; Lifetime advocate for global disability inclusion and equalityBecky Jackson Curran is a disability inclusion advocate, professional speaker, and media consultant. Born with achondroplasia, the most common form…
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Dom KellyCo-Founder, President & CEO of New Disabled SouthDom Kelly is the Co-Founder, President & CEO of New Disabled South, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, and New Disabled South…
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Dr. Ashley ShewRaising Awareness of TechnoableismDr. Shew is a multiply disabled person: tinnitus-buzzing, hard-of-hearing, chemobrained amputee (all due to treatment for bone cancer) with Crohn’s…
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Elora DoddAutistic Comedian, Influencer, and AdvocateElora Dodd entertains while she educates, as an Autistic comedian and advocate. She believes that comedy is not the opposite…
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Haley MossHaley Moss is a lawyer, neurodiversity expert, and the author of four books that guide neurodivergent individuals through professional and…
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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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Kaelynn PartlowNetflix’s “Love On the Spectrum”; Author of “Life On The Bridge”Kaelynn Partlow is an autistic therapist, public speaker, content creator, and author of Life on the Bridge. She shares autism…
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Kit WallisSchizoaffective Mental Health Advocate making the uncomfortable comfortable -
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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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Meryl EvansHighly regarded speaker on diversity, equity, and inclusionMeryl Evans, CPACC, is a TEDx and professional speaker, trainer, author, and accessibility consultant who was born profoundly deaf. She…
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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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Muniba MazariThe Iron Lady of PakistanMuniba Mazari also known as the “Iron Lady of Pakistan,” is a prominent artist, a global motivational speaker, humanitarian, disability…
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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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Paula CarozzoInclusive activist, disabled content creator, model and speakerInclusive activist, disabled content creator, model and speaker, Paula Carozzo has cultivated and created a space to redefine disability. At…
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Rebecca CokleyU.S. Disability Rights Program Officer for the Ford FoundationRebecca Cokley is the Program Officer for the Ford Foundation’s first-ever U.S. Disability Rights program, which is focused on strengthening…
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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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Sean GoldHost, Crippled By CultureSean Gold is a young, black, gay man with a disability, his desire is to enlighten, inform and support others…
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Steve WayActor (“Ramy”), Comedian, and Disability ActivistSteve Way is an actor, comedian, writer, and speaker. He was born with Muscular Dystrophy and is an advocate for…
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Tiffany YuSocial impact entrepreneur, podcaster, disability advocate, and 3x TEDx speaker.Tiffany Yu is the CEO & Founder of Diversability, a 3x TEDx speaker, and the author of The Anti-Ableist Manifesto:…
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Tobias ForrestDisabled Actor and AdvocateTobias Forrest is an actor, singer and speaker with a spinal injury who won the Christopher Reeve Acting Award for…
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A Disability-Rights Consultant and Social Worker Explains How to Check Your Ableism Every DayLicensed social worker and disability consultant Vilissa Thompson, LMSW, was born with osteogenesis imperfecta (OI), a rare group of disorders better known as brittle bone disease.
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A Beautifully “Wicked” Approach to DisabilityDespite being pitied for the color of their skin or wheelchair use, the film’s characters don’t let society define them—or their power.
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The Media, Disability, and MeWorking in media has always been an uphill battle for disabled writers, but an ever-shrinking industry gives “hard” a whole new meaning.
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By exceeding my life expectancy, I’ve become a model for other Black disabled womenGetting older is considered a privilege for disabled people, who must also navigate grief and loss more often than others
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Disability Pride Month spotlight: Vilissa ThompsonJoin Dr. Dee Dawkins-Haigler on WAOK for a compelling Disability Pride Month audio spotlight featuring Vilissa Thompson, a trailblazing Black disabled activist and founder of Ramp Your Voice!
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Politicians Don’t Understand DisabilityMany people, perhaps especially politicians, fundamentally don’t understand the disability community.
