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Chicago, IL (March 5, 2025) - The Disability & Philanthropy Forum announced that John Palfrey, President of the John D....
Sandy Ho shares a view of her first 6 months as Executive Director of the Forum, and gives a glimpse into what's in store for 2025.
Ryan Easterly shares how disability justice has influenced his journey as a Black disabled leader in philanthropy.
Learn how philanthropy can aid in preventing the overrepresentation of people with mental health conditions in the criminal legal system.
Learn more about the the Advancing Participation in Philanthropy Tool (APPT), a self-assessment tool to help philanthropy shift power in support of participatory grantmaking.
Emily Harris reflects on her time as the executive director of the Forum and shares stories of the change that is starting to take hold in the philanthropic sector.
Emily Harris reflects on philanthropy's ableist past and urges the sector to move forward in a way that truly embraces disability inclusion.
Author Sarah Katz addresses concrete steps that philanthropy can take to improve access to reproductive healthcare for women and birthing people.
Dessa Cosma, the Executive Director of Detroit Disability Power, reflects on her experiences with housing inaccessibility and urges policymakers and funders to take action toward a more equitable housing sector.
Philanthropy cannot continue to ignore disability rights and justice or relegate disabled people to the sidelines.
Learn more about Sarah Napoli, the Forum's Learning Services Director, in this blog post about her experiences coming into her disability identity.
Author Alaina Lavoie explores the ableism of disabled people being valued or devalued based on their ability to work.
Learn more about Emily Harris, the Forum's Executive Director, in this blog post about her journey to identifying as disabled and working to dismantle ableism.
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.
by Megan E. Doherty Although disability is a natural part of the human experience, our cultures and institutions—including philanthropy—have long...
by Lane Harwell, Program Officer, Creativity and Free Expression, Ford Foundation The Ford Foundation's Creativity and Free Expression (CFE) program...
Learn how to create a psychologically safe workplace for people both with and without disabilities.
by Robin Wilson-Beattie Having spent almost 17 years as a parent who has chronic, physical, and mental health disabilities, I’ve...
by Kathy Martinez Recently, I was pleased to participate in a Disability and Philanthropy Forum webinar focused on demographic tracking...
by Chai Feldblum People with disabilities are disproportionately unemployed and underemployed in this country. The unemployment rate in 2020 for...
by Yomi S. Wrong October marks National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM), a time to highlight the immeasurable value people...
by Dr. Joseph Stramondo Sir Francis Galton coined the term “eugenics” in 1883 to refer to the belief that the...
by D'Arcee NealApril 2021 When I went for a job interview in the summer of 2015 for a high-powered federal...
This blog post was written collectively by the Ford Foundation's Disability Employee Resource Group. While few Ford staff members have...
by Nikki Brown-Booker, August 2020 I am a Filipino/Black woman with a disability who works in philanthropy. When I enter...
Open Society Foundations (OSF), a member of the Presidents' Council on Disability Inclusion in Philanthropy and a signatory of the...
By Sarah Napoli, Project Officer, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Open Society Foundations, July 2020 When the pandemic hit the globe...
Disability rights are universal civil rights and human rights, but these rights are not yet fully realized by society. Though...
This introductory resource explains how disability is defined and the "models of disability," or frameworks, that are used to understand...
Learn about the history and intent of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), its impact on the disability community, and...
In this resource, you'll learn about the origin and definition of disability justice as a movement and framework. Disability Justice...
This introductory resource provides a working definition of ableism along with information to help reflect on ableist practices. Ableism is...
