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Disability Lead

Disability Lead

Disability Lead is a network of people with disabilities who use our power to create an equitable and inclusive society.

We accomplish this by Uplifting Disability Power, Influencing and Activating Change, and Making Our Vision Real.

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Uplifting Disability Power

Through events and exclusive opportunities, we demonstrate the power of people with disabilities.

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Influencing & Activating Change

We research and communicate the impact of leaders with disabilities; we influence disability inclusion; and we convene peers, partners and communities to reveal solutions that create equity and inclusion.

HELP US ADVANCE OUR LEADERS
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Making Our Vision Real

We develop leaders and connect them to opportunities.

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OF POSITIVE DISRUPTORS

We are positive disruptors who lead with our disability identity. We believe our experiences, ideas, and leadership as people with disabilities are powerful and vital to achieving justice.

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Past guests have included prominent disability rights activists such as Judy Heumann, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley, and Alice Wong.

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IMPACT

300+
Disability Lead Members
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Featured Story

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Disability Lead CEO Emily Blum is on the stage, standing at a podium at the 92NY UpTide Accelerator pitch competition.
Member Story

How the UpTide Accelerator Shaped My Leadership and Disability Lead’s Future

Disability Lead CEO Emily Blum was selected as one of only five leaders nationwide for the inaugural UpTide nonprofit accelerator cohort, highlighting both her leadership and the organization’s growing impact on disability inclusion and community-building.

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Emily Blum
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February 3, 2026