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Learn how philanthropy can fund tangible impact in the transgender justice movement, and why it's so crucial to refuse to fall in line with rollbacks and attacks on trans disabled communities.
Learn how philanthropy can aid in preventing the overrepresentation of people with mental health conditions in the criminal legal system.
Learn why funding the leadership of disabled Indigenous people is vital for advancing justice for Indigenous communities, people with disabilities, and everyone who exists at the intersection.
Democracy is not just about having the ability to vote and make an informed choice, but it’s also knowing that everyone…deserves that opportunity and that right. Therefore it’s up to [all of us] to ensure that we bring everyone to the table and that everyone has a voice.
Learn how anti-Native racism and genocide disables Native communities.
Justice Shorter and Sarah Blahovec dive into the landscape of disability-led political advocacy and solidarity through local, national, and global lenses.
Learn how to build community in order to recruit diverse disabled candidates.
Gabriel Foster, Co-founder & Executive Director of the Trans Justice Funding Project, shines a spotlight on the importance of centering the leadership of trans people in funding decisions, particularly in relation to intersecting oppressions such as ableism
Learn about the key issues facing disabled LGBTQIA+ communities, and how philanthropic funding can support solutions.
Learn why the HIV/AIDS movement requires both LGBTQIA+ rights and disability justice lenses.
A Black disabled worker shares the devastating effect that labor discrimination has on Black disabled women.
Learn why de-siloing funding is crucial for achieving true housing justice.
A call for housing funders to center disabled perspectives.
Dive deeper into the intersectionality between race and disability.
Learn more about the current challenges and opportunities in the mental health landscape.
A conversation between Olivia Williams and Dr. Sami Schalk on the connections between ableism and anti-Blackness, shines a spotlight on historical and contemporary Black disabled activism, and uplifts why it's essential to fund the groundbreaking work of Black disabled folks.
A deconstruction of the racist and ableist ideologies that criminalize Black and Brown disabled children.
Three ways funders can support community reentry for formerly incarcerated disabled people.
Learn how over-policing can lead to violence against disabled communities - and what funders can do about it.
Learn why a commitment to intersectional disability inclusion funding requires dismantling traditional segmented grantmaking categories.
Learn why philanthropy cannot ignore funding rights and justice for disabled LGBTQIA+ communities.
A fun, insightful conversation with the team members of the Disability & Philanthropy Forum.
A conversation with Dom Kelly, Co-Founder, President & CEO of New Disabled South, and Jalyn Radziminski, Founder of Count US IN; Commissioner and Vice Chair for Indiana Disability Rights’ Protection and Advocacy Services, and Director of Engagement at the Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law, on why it's essential to incorporate disability into all civic and political engagement work.
A look at three examples of systemic ableism in the philanthropic sector – and how philanthropy can counteract it.
Three essential reminders for funding the work of disabled people of color.
An exploration of how systemic oppression and persistent anti-Asian violence marginalize disabled Asian Americans.
An example of how the “Strong Black Woman” stereotype particularly burdens disabled Black women.
A conversation on disability pride with Ryan Easterly, Executive Director of WITH Foundation, and Justice Shorter, a Disability Justice advocate and international advisor for disability inclusive humanitarian and disaster assistance.
Learn how the presence of openly disabled leadership mobilizes other disabled people to become leaders.
A conversation with Maria Town, President and CEO of the American Association of People with Disabilities, that shines a light on disability and offers insights for wherever you may be on your learning journey.
Supported by funding from the Disability Rights Fund and its sister fund, the Disability Rights Advocacy Fund, women in Indonesia fought to protect their reproductive rights.
Seed funding from Open Society Institute (OSI)-Baltimore supported policy change and organizing to address unjust arrests of unhoused people with disabilities.
We must dismantle the systemic racism and ableism that criminalizes disabled people.
A dialogue about the economic disparities that disabled people encounter when trying to find a place to call home.
Applying disability-explicit and race-explicit lenses to philanthropic work is critical to achieving equity and justice.
Insight on how and why website designers should recognize the connections between race and accessibility.
A reminder of why we must recognize how identities overlap when working on making technology truly accessible to all.
A reflection on economic inequities that disabled people disproportionately experience.
A spotlight on what actions can mitigate the poverty that disabled people experience.
A reflection on opportunities philanthropy has to direct funding toward systemic issues impacting the disability community.
Learn more about the disability community, frameworks to understand disability, and key disability terminology.
Learn more about Gail Fuller, the Forum's Program and Communications Director, in this blog post about her experiences as a Black woman with a non-apparent disability.
Sandy Ho reflects on the ADA as a first step for disability rights and looks ahead to the future.
A deeply honest spotlight on the multitude of ways ableism continues to show up across the philanthropic sector.
A call to use the mechanisms of philanthropy to address inequities, first by acknowledging its roots in ableism.
A conversation with Ingrid Tischer about what funders need to know about disability-inclusive grantmaking.
Emily Ladau and Sandy Ho share perspectives on disability rights and justice frameworks as ways for philanthropy to move equality and equity forward.
Insights on what funders must be aware of to truly advance justice through their grantmaking work.
This resource offer suggested starting points for forging meaningful connections and partnerships with the disability community.
The Disability Inclusion Pledge calls upon philanthropy to include education about disability in diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) training for...
Insights on incorporating a mental health focus within both internal operations and grantmaking practices.
Click here for a transcript of this webinar. In the United States, full and equal participation in society is a...
Learn how to create a psychologically safe workplace for people both with and without disabilities.
Dr. Subini Annamma urges philanthropy to stop centering whiteness and shift toward centering BIPOC disabled people. Click here for a...
Dr. Subini Annamma shares the ways in which mass incarceration is connected to eugenics. She addresses both the disproportionate incarceration...
Lydia X. Z. Brown calls on philanthropy to center multi-marginalized disabled people within their work and equitably redistribute resources. Click...
In this excerpt from the Disability & Philanthropy Forum's webinar on gender, sexuality, and disability, Victoria Rodriguez-Roldán calls upon the...
In this excerpt from the Disability & Philanthropy Forum's webinar on gender, sexuality, and disability, Robin Wilson-Beattie addresses how ableism...
Click here for a transcript of this webinar. “Nothing about us without us,” is a guiding principle of the disability...
Click here for a transcript of this webinar. Disability cuts across all identities, but the impacts of systemic disability discrimination...
by Robin Wilson-Beattie Having spent almost 17 years as a parent who has chronic, physical, and mental health disabilities, I’ve...
Many of the earliest philanthropists in the U.S. were significant ideological and financial supporters of the eugenics movement. According to...
One in five women ages 18 and older are disabled. The United Nations, through their work toward full gender equality,...
In this excerpt from the Disability & Philanthropy Forum’s webinar on health equity and disability, Dr. Poorna Kushalnagar speaks to...
by D'Arcee NealApril 2021 When I went for a job interview in the summer of 2015 for a high-powered federal...
In this excerpt from the Disability & Philanthropy Forum's webinar on racial equity and disability, Taryn Williams discusses the critical...
In this excerpt from the Disability & Philanthropy Forum's webinar on racial equity and disability, Conchita Hernández Legorreta speaks to...
In this excerpt from the Disability & Philanthropy Forum's webinar on racial equity and disability, D’Arcee Neal speaks to the...
This interview is a Q&A with Nora Phillips, Legal Director, Al Otro Lado. As the alarming impact of COVID-19 on...
This blog post was written collectively by the Ford Foundation's Disability Employee Resource Group. While few Ford staff members have...
As part of their "Conversations With..." speaker series, which explores high-profile topics with some of today’s most strategic thinkers in...
The National Network of Consultants to Grantmakers (NNCG) working paper is a starting place of learning for the Disability Inclusion...
Commissioned by the Ford Foundation's Civic Engagement & Government program, the Disability Inclusion Toolkit is written and designed by disability community leaders...
This interview is a Q&A with Cara Liebowitz, Former Development Coordinator at the National Council on Independent Living. As the...
This interview is a Q&A with Jen Bokoff, Director of Development at the Disability Rights Fund and the Disability Rights...
This interview is a Q&A with Dessa Cosma, Executive Director at Detroit Disability Power. As the alarming impact of COVID-19...
This interview is a Q&A with Bryan O’Malley, Executive Director at CDPAANYS. As the alarming impact of COVID-19 on people...
The Disability Inclusion Fund, housed at Borealis Philanthropy, hired Sandy Ho, a Research Associate at The Lurie Institute for Disability...
by Nikki Brown-Booker, August 2020 I am a Filipino/Black woman with a disability who works in philanthropy. When I enter...
By Sarah Napoli, Project Officer, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Open Society Foundations, July 2020 When the pandemic hit the globe...
In this webinar, hosted on July 14, 2020 by the Presidents' Council on Disability Inclusion in Philanthropy, Adela Ruiz from...
Go on a journey with disability rights activist Lawrence Carter-Long as your guide in this video overview of the rich history...
Meet Alice Sheppard, a dancer and choreographer who uses a wheelchair. In this video, she encourages us to rethink our...
Meet Claudia Gordon, the first Black Deaf female lawyer in the United States. In this video, she encourages a perspective...
This extended video combines our Introduction and Message to Funders videos for streamlined viewing purposes. It features the perspectives of...
Listen up, funders! The time is now to ensure that disability is no longer relegated to a niche grantmaking area...
Throughout your disability inclusion learning journey, it's vital to listen to the wisdom and insights of the disability community. This...
This introductory resource explains how disability is defined and the "models of disability," or frameworks, that are used to understand...
COVID-19 demonstrates that disability inclusion in philanthropy is more crucial than ever. In this webinar, hosted on April 22, 2020...
There are many steps to take to catalyze disability-inclusive grantmaking. This guide offer fives key strategies to start. 1. Ask...
This resource addresses the gaps in disability representation in mainstream media and addresses ways to fill these gaps. Road Map...
This resource offers insights and resources to better understand the strong connections between racism and ableism. For our work to...
In this resource, you'll learn about the origin and definition of disability justice as a movement and framework. Disability Justice...
This interview with Ryan Easterly, Executive Director of the WITH Foundation, is part of a series about disability-inclusive grantmaking. The...
This interview with Myroslava Tataryn, disability rights program officer for the International Human Rights Program at Wellspring Philanthropic Fund, is...
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, philanthropy must further the commitment to ensure the disability community is not left behind.
This interview with Northwest Health Foundation's Jen Matheson, Director of Programs, and Laura Nash, Communications Consultant, is part of a...
Written works on disability have shaped the Disability Rights Movement. These selections are helpful and insightful starting points.
