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Javed Abidi – director of the National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled People (NCPEDP) in India [1]; Abia Akram – disability rights activist from Pakistan; founder of the National Forum of Women with Disabilities in Pakistan; prominent figure in the disability rights movement in the country, as well as in Asia and the Pacific; named one of the BBC's 100 Women in 2021
In 2013, Girma joined Disability Rights Advocates (DRA) in Berkeley, California as a Skadden Fellow. She worked there from 2015 to 2016 as a staff attorney, working on behalf of people with disabilities. [4] [3] Girma says she became a lawyer in part to help increase access to books and other digital information for persons with disabilities. [12]
Judith Ellen "Judy" Heumann (/ ˈ h j uː m ə n /; [2] December 18, 1947 – March 4, 2023) was an American disability rights activist, known as the "Mother of the Disability Rights Movement". [3] She was recognized internationally as a leader in the disability community. Heumann was a lifelong civil rights advocate for people with ...
A disability advocate since the birth of his son 25 years ago, Fred’s now airing family secrets in a new book. ... as he uses his platform and famous (or infamous) name to advocate for disabled ...
Disability rights activists are activists in the disability rights movement. See also List of disability rights activists . Note that inclusion in this category does not necessarily mean that a person is themself disabled.
How a disability rights advocate found points of agreement between the U.S. and Cuba. Nora Gámez Torres. March 20, 2024 at 2:19 PM. U.S. State Department.
In 2016, Wong received the 2016 American Association of People with Disabilities Paul G. Hearne Leadership Award, an award for emerging leaders with disabilities who exemplify leadership, advocacy, and dedication to the broader cross-disability community. [9] Wong was selected as a Ford Foundation Disability Futures Fellow in 2020. [14]
Disability rights advocates said it's pleased with the governor’s decision, which would reduce the I/DD waitlist by about 5% and the PD waitlist by 10%, but called for even greater investments ...