Disability Inclusion: Required – Episode 24 – Cultivating Disability Solidarity in Philanthropy: A New Path Forward
Learn how philanthropy can share the burden of this moment with disability movement leaders.
Disability Inclusion: Required – Episode 23 – Creative Philanthropy: Celebrating the Power of Disabled Artistic Brilliance with Jen White-Johnson and Michael Greer
Learn how the “artistry of philanthropy” can be channeled to bolster initiatives led by people with disabilities.
Disability Inclusion: Required – Episode 22 – Amplifying Autistic Perspectives and Protecting Community Well-Being with Eric Garcia
Learn how centering autistic perspectives can work to resist rising discrimination and uphold the rights and dignity of all autistic people.
Disability Inclusion: Required – Episode 21 – During Unprecedented Times: Mobilizing to Protect Disability Rights and Health Equity with Jalyn Radziminski and Henry Claypool
Learn how philanthropy can support disability organizers in pushing back against harmful health policy changes.
Disability Inclusion: Required – Episode 20 – Dreaming Freedom, Finding Joy: Funding the Transgender Justice Movement with Aldita Amaru Gallardo and Rainier Miles
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.
Disability Inclusion: Required – Episode 19 – Funding the Flowers: Philanthropy’s Support of Our Disabled Elders with Aurora Levins Morales
Justice Shorter and Aurora Levins Morales discuss how philanthropy can cherish, uplift, and fund the wisdom of disabled elders.
Disability Inclusion: Required – Episode 18 – On Disability And Democracy: A Conversation with Sarah Blahovec
Justice Shorter and Sarah Blahovec dive into the landscape of disability-led political advocacy and solidarity through local, national, and global lenses.
Disability Inclusion: Required – Episode 17 – On Work, and Cross-Movement Organizing
Nikki Brown-Booker, Yolanda Vargas, and host Justice Shorter explore what it means to work while disabled and cultivate inclusive and equitable workplaces.
Disability Inclusion: Required – Episode 16 – The Role of Impact Litigation in the Fight for Disability Rights
Rebecca Williford, Esq., President & CEO of Disability Rights Advocates, shines a spotlight on the work of her organization, a national nonprofit disability rights legal center that fights systemic discrimination against people with disabilities through impact litigation.
Disability Inclusion: Required – Episode 15 – Uplifting the LGBTQIA+ Disabled Experience
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
Disability Inclusion: Required – Episode 14 – Connections Between Mental Health and Disability
Mental health activist Dior Vargas discusses the role philanthropy can play in supporting mental health, wellness, and self-care.
Disability Inclusion: Required – Episode 13 – The Impact of Funding Disabled Media Makers
Inevitable Foundation co-founders Richie Siegel and Marisa Torelli-Pedevska discuss the importance of supporting authentic disability representation in the media.
Disability Inclusion: Required – Episode 12 – How Can Philanthropy Help Dismantle Healthcare Inequities?
A conversation with Dr. Bonnie Swenor, Endowed Professor of Disability Health and Justice at The Johns Hopkins School of Nursing and Director of the Johns Hopkins Disability Health Research Center, about the many healthcare inequities that the disability community experiences due to ableism and inaccessibility
Disability Inclusion: Required – Episode 11 – Reflections on Ableism, Anti-Blackness, and Honoring Black Disabled Ancestors
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.
Disability Inclusion: Required – Episode 10 – The Impact of Funding Direct Action and Organizing
A conversation about funding direct action and organizing with Julie Farrar, a longtime disabled organizer and activist, along with Jen Matheson, who leads the Advancing Disability Justice program at Northwest Health Foundation.
Disability Inclusion: Required – Episode 9 – Get to Know the Disability & Philanthropy Forum Team
A fun, insightful conversation with the team members of the Disability & Philanthropy Forum.
Disability Inclusion: Required – Episode 8 – The Disability Inclusion Pledge
A conversation with Kristy Trautmann, Executive Director of FISA Foundation, about the Disability Inclusion Pledge.
Disability Inclusion: Required – Episode 7 – Shifting Toward a Disability-Inclusive Workplace Culture
A conversation with Luticha André Doucette, owner of Catalyst Consulting, about fostering inclusive, accessible, equitable workplaces.
Disability Inclusion: Required – Episode 6 – Disability-Inclusive Civic Engagement
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.
Disability Inclusion: Required – Episode 5 – Incorporating Disability Into Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Work
A conversation on incorporating disability into diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) work with Catarina Rivera, a dynamic disability public speaker and DEI consultant.
Disability Inclusion: Required – Episode 4 – Disability Identity and Pride
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.
Disability Inclusion: Required – Episode 3 – All About Accessibility
A conversation with Taryn Mackenzie Williams, Assistant Secretary of Labor for Disability Employment Policy, on accessibility--what it means, how to implement it, and why it makes the world a just, equitable place.
Disability Inclusion: Required – Episode 2 – Disability 101
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.
Disability Inclusion: Required – Episode 1 – Foundation Giving for Disability
A conversation with Sandy Ho and Dr. Richard Besser on why it's essential that philanthropy applies a disability lens across all of their operations and grantmaking.