by Grady Chambers | Feb 14, 2024 | Black History Month, General, News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2024
Our participants work hard to prepare for their jobs, including training on updated safety protocols. You may recognize Regina, who we’ve spotlighted several times before for her excellent work as an employee at Philly Schools. Regina has been working in the School...
by Grady Chambers | Feb 13, 2024 | Black History Month, General, News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2024
Let’s give a big round of applause to Richard, a CIS participant celebrating his one-year anniversary at work 👏! 👏. Richard works at Temple University, where he was hired by Aramark to work in one of the campus dining halls, and he’s been rocking the house ever since....
by Grady Chambers | Feb 8, 2024 | Black History Month, General, News
A core part of our work is understanding—and responding to—the intersecting challenges faced by a person with disabilities when that individual also embodies another marginalized identity. Nowhere is that reality more illuminated than in Sami Schalk’s 2022 book, Black...
by Grady Chambers | Feb 6, 2024 | Black History Month, General, News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2024
Give it up for Nic, who recently received some nice recognition for the great he’s doing in his position at Lowe’s. Nic has been working there since 2021. In three years, Nic has learned and excelled at the ins and outs of his daily job responsibilities, and...
by Grady Chambers | Feb 1, 2024 | Black History Month, General, News
Happy February, everyone! Today marks the start of Black History Month. All month long we’ll be sharing a range of resources and stories touching on Black history and disability rights, from spotlighting Black trailblazers in the disability community to sharing...
by Grady Chambers | Feb 22, 2023 | Black History Month, News
For this week’s post on Black Trailblazers in the disability rights community, we’re spotlighting Lois Curtis, lead plaintiff in the Olmstead v. L.C. case (1999) that established the right of people with disabilities to live where they...
by Grady Chambers | Feb 15, 2023 | Black History Month, News
For our third Trailblazer Spotlight, we’re featuring Leroy F. Moore Jr., a community activist, writer, and poet whose work has expanded platforms for artists with disabilities. Moore has cerebral palsy, and his intersecting...
by Grady Chambers | Feb 8, 2023 | Black History Month, News
It’s Black History Month, and we’re celebrating Black trailblazers in the disability rights community. Bessie Blount Griffin (1914-2009) was an innovator and disability advocate; she was primarily credited for making the first form of assistive technology for soldiers...
by Grady Chambers | Feb 1, 2023 | Black History Month, News
February is Black History Month, and as we spend it remembering the history, struggles, and achievements of African Americans in the United States, we also want to amplify the work of Black trailblazers—past and present—in the disability rights community. ...
by Grady Chambers | Feb 23, 2022 | Black History Month, News
Our latest installment on Black Trailblazers in the disability rights community features Thomas Reid and his Reid My Mind podcast on NPR, which amplifies stories around disability. Reid was already an adult when he lost his vision as a result of cancer. A New York...
by Grady Chambers | Feb 15, 2022 | Black History Month, News
The third installment of our Black Trailblazers series puts a spotlight on Lachi, a Pop / EDM singer who is blind as a result of Colobama. Along with singer and violinist Gaelynn Lea, Lachi created the advocacy group Recording Artists and Music Professionals with...
by Grady Chambers | Feb 8, 2022 | Black History Month, News
We love activists with a local connection, so we are particularly proud to spotlight Dr. Angel Love Miles in our celebration of Black trailblazers in the disability rights community. Dr. Miles was born and raised in Philadelphia’s Germantown neighborhood. As a Black...
