In this collection of videos, you’ll learn about disability rights and justice from dynamic activists and leaders from the disability movement. These videos were created with the highest attention to accessibility in mind, including weaving captions and audio descriptions directly into the production. We encourage you to screen these videos internally for your trustees and staff and to share them with grantees.
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Disability History, Culture, and Community
Disability Inclusion & Philanthropy: An Introduction
Throughout your disability inclusion learning journey, it’s vital to listen to the wisdom and insights of the disability community. This…
View VideoDisability Inclusion & Philanthropy: What Funders Need to Know
This extended video combines our Introduction and Message to Funders videos for streamlined viewing purposes. It features the perspectives of…
View VideoA Call to Action for Disability Inclusion
Disability rights activists and advocates come together in this video to affirm disability as a positive part of peoples’ lives…
View VideoThe Beauty of the Disability Community
In this video, Rebecca Cokley, Disability Rights Program Officer at the Ford Foundation, articulates her desire to see more portrayals…
View VideoReflecting on the Power of Disability Identity, Community, and Culture
Keri Gray is the founder and CEO of the Keri Gray Group. In this video, she elaborates on the ways…
View VideoWhy Disability is an Asset
Sara Minkara is a Lebanese-American Muslim woman who lost her sight at age seven. She founded Empowerment Through Integration, a…
View VideoReflecting on Intersecting Identities
Keri Gray is the founder and CEO of the Keri Gray Group. In this video, she addresses the intersections between…
View VideoOn the Rights of People with Intellectual Disabilities
Jenipher ‘Jane’ Akinyi is an advocate for people with intellectual disabilities from Kenya. She is a member of Inclusion Africa…
View VideoAttitudes Toward Disability
Ryan Easterly is the executive director of the WITH Foundation and has significant experience as a grant maker, strategist, and…
View VideoOn the Passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act
Lawrence Carter-Long is the director of Communications at Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund (DREDF). In this video, he shines…
View VideoDisability History: An Introduction
Go on a journey with disability rights activist Lawrence Carter-Long as your guide in this video overview of the rich history…
View VideoD’Arcee Neal Addresses Intersections Between Ableism and Anti-Black Racism
In this excerpt from the Disability & Philanthropy Forum’s webinar on racial equity and disability, D’Arcee Neal speaks to the…
View VideoConchita Hernández Legorreta Addresses How Ableism and Racism Affects Disabled Immigrants
In this excerpt from the Disability & Philanthropy Forum’s webinar on racial equity and disability, Conchita Hernández Legorreta speaks to…
View VideoTaryn Williams Addresses the Need to Work Toward Economic Justice with a Disability-Explicit Lens
In this excerpt from the Disability & Philanthropy Forum’s webinar on racial equity and disability, Taryn Williams discusses the critical…
View VideoA Conversation about Disability and Language with Julie Petty
Emily Ladau, Digital Content & Community Manager for the Disability & Philanthropy Forum, interviews Julie Petty, Project Trainer, Initiatives on…
View VideoAndrés Gallegos Addresses Ableism in the Medical Field
In this excerpt from the Disability & Philanthropy Forum’s webinar on health equity and disability, Andrés Gallegos speaks to the…
View VideoRobin Wilson-Beattie Addresses Ableism and Racism in Reproductive Healthcare
In this excerpt from the Disability & Philanthropy Forum’s webinar on gender, sexuality, and disability, Robin Wilson-Beattie addresses how ableism…
View VideoLeslie Templeton Addresses the Connections Between Disability and Experiences of Sexual Violence
In this excerpt from the Disability & Philanthropy Forum’s webinar on gender, sexuality, and disability, Leslie Templeton addresses the connections…
View VideoVictoria Rodriguez-Roldán Addresses the Connections Between LGBTQIA+ and Disability Identities
In this excerpt from the Disability & Philanthropy Forum’s webinar on gender, sexuality, and disability, Victoria Rodriguez-Roldán calls upon the…
View VideoLydia X. Z. Brown Addresses the Ableism of Algorithmic Technologies
Lydia X. Z. Brown addresses the ableism of algorithmic systems and the impact this has on the disability community–especially multi-marginalized…
View VideoDr. Subini Annamma Addresses the Connection Between Mass Incarceration and Eugenics
Dr. Subini Annamma shares the ways in which mass incarceration is connected to eugenics. She addresses both the disproportionate incarceration…
View VideoDr. Joseph Stramondo Addresses the Relationship Between Technology and Disability
Dr. Joseph Stramondo urges a reconsideration of how technology is used in relation to disability, focusing on technology as a…
View VideoAccessible Operations
Why Disability Inclusion in the Workplace Matters
Maddy Ruvolo is a graduate of UCLA’s Masters Program in Transportation Policy and Planning and an advocate for disability rights….
View VideoPhilanthropy Needs More Staff with Disabilities
Ryan Easterly is the executive director of the WITH Foundation and has significant experience as a grant maker, strategist, and…
View VideoReorienting Society to Include the Disability Community
Dessa Cosma is the executive director of Detroit Disability Power and a disability rights advocate. In this video, she amplifies…
View VideoInclusive Grantmaking
Disability Inclusion & Philanthropy: A Message to Funders
Listen up, funders! The time is now to ensure that disability is no longer relegated to a niche grantmaking area…
View VideoDisability Inclusion & Philanthropy: Living Your Values
How can funders live their values and work toward disability inclusion? This video offers practical insight from disability advocates on…
View VideoHow Funders Can Live Their Values
In this video, Rebecca Cokley, Disability Rights Program Officer at the Ford Foundation, gives advice to philanthropists, grant makers, and…
View VideoWhy Disability Must Be Part of Social Justice Work
Dessa Cosma is the executive director of Detroit Disability Power and a disability rights advocate. In this video, she outlines…
View VideoWhy Philanthropy Must Be Inclusive of Disability
Ryan Easterly is the executive director of the WITH Foundation and has significant experience as a grant maker, strategist, and…
View VideoA Call to Action for Disability-Inclusive Philanthropy
In this video, Rebecca Cokley, Disability Rights Program Officer at the Ford Foundation, shares a call to action for philanthropy,…
View VideoThe First Female Deaf African American Lawyer on Disability Inclusion in Philanthropy
In this video, Claudia Gordon, a lawyer and anti-discrimination advocate, highlights the role philanthropy can play in disability inclusion. Click…
View VideoDr. Poorna Kushalnagar Addresses the Need for Disabled Leadership in Research Funding Efforts
In this excerpt from the Disability & Philanthropy Forum’s webinar on health equity and disability, Dr. Poorna Kushalnagar speaks to…
View VideoLydia X. Z. Brown Calls On Philanthropy to Center Multi-Marginalized Disabled People
Lydia X. Z. Brown calls on philanthropy to center multi-marginalized disabled people within their work and equitably redistribute resources.
View ResourceDr. Subini Annamma Urges Philanthropy to Center BIPOC Disabled People
Dr. Subini Annamma urges philanthropy to stop centering whiteness and shift toward centering BIPOC disabled people.
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