Reminder: we are hosting virtual office hours tomorrow, August 19, for interested Institute applicants. Stop by with any questions or concerns about applying to be a 2022 Fellow!
To attend tomorrow's office hours, you must register by TODAY.
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A few days ago, we announced that we were changing our name from ADA 25 Advancing Leadership to Disability Lead. Here's our first #DisabilityLead blog post!
"… rest assured, we are still the same people and program you have come to trust and love."
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3 of 15 theatre workers @AmericanTheatre magazine thinks you should know are also @ADA25AdvLeaders Members! Join us in congratulating Richard Costes, Tekki Lomnicki , and Carrie Sandahl for this recognition of their hard work! #DisabilityPowerInfluence
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At ADA 25 Advancing Leadership, we condemn anti-Asian violence in all its forms and are saddened and appalled at the increasing and escalating attacks targeting Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders across the United States and in our Chicagoland community.
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@notthreefifths CART captioners deserve serious respect for their skills and hard work. Ditto interpreters. I’m deaf and I know many of them personally. Trust me, no one gets into these fields for $$$.
Blame the system, not the service providers who have to piece gigs together to make a living.
Honoring the values of #MartinLutherKingDay, Executive Director @eblum1 outlines our commitment to racial healing.
"At times, it feels like Sisyphus and his immense boulder that falls to the ground every time it nears the top of the mountain…"
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@Sblahov Many things mentioned in this thread ARE ableist—we just feel like we have to deal. (eff that.)
Sense phrases like “I heard that...” or “Keep an eye out for...” feel like they teeter on that “not ableist but feels ableist” line for me!
In session 2 of our #DisabilityJusticeForum, organizers from the disability justice & racial equity movements will discuss successes & losses, & how a cross-justice framework liberates all of us. If you'd like to join us (and we hope you do!), register at https://t.co/7WoYeeLe6g
For those of who you missed "From Access to Liberation" (session one of our 4-part forum series) featuring Derrick Dawson and Jared Sprowls of @ChicagoRoar, enjoy this video and recap.
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Only one week left to apply for our (now online) 2021 Leadership Institute! If you live in Illinois and have a disability—visible, invisible, or acquired—don't miss this opportunity to thrust your leadership power to new heights! #DisabilityPowerInfluence
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