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Event Recap

Disability Power Series: Demystifying Disability with Emily Ladau and Kelly Dawson

A recap of the Disability Power Series: Demystifying Disability with Emily Ladau and Kelly Dawson.

Dion McNeal

Jun 16, 2022

Op Ed

Juneteenth Reflection

A reflection on Juneteenth and our work.

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Risa Jaz-Rifkind

Jun 16, 2022

Announcement

Field and MacArthur Foundations name Emily Blum a 2022 Leader for a New Chicago

A brief summary of Emily's recognition for the Field and MacArthur Foundations name Emily Blum a 2022 Leader for a New Chicago. An award that empowers disability work in Chicago.

Emily is smiling in a leafy outdoor setting. She is a white, disabled woman with brown wavy shoulder-length hair, and is wearing a pink and purple top with blue accents.

Emily Blum

Jun 7, 2022

A black and white photograph of Dion McNeal smiling with a gold chain with a tree emblem over a pink and blue graphic with a lower third graphic that says, "Communications and Engagement Coordinator." The graphic is titled "A Black enby person's mental health journey."

Op Ed

A Black enby person's mental health journey

A Black enby person sharing their struggles with mental health and although the world is against them. They continue to exist and take up space, through sharing habits and resources that have helped them.

Dion McNeal

May 31, 2022

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Op Ed

#DoneWithCOVID: An Ableist Push That Harms Our Community

With the #DonewithCOVID push to “open up” and “get back to business as usual,” Emily Blum can’t help but consider: At what cost does the push for productivity come, especially for people with disabilities? in her The Chicago Sun Times Op-Ed story.

Emily Blum

May 18, 2022

Photo of Risa Rifkind wearing a red blazer and holding a microphone. Within a colorful graphic that contain the title, "Disability Led Leadership. What Does Disability Led Leadership Really Mean?"

Op Ed

What Does Disability Led Leadership Really Mean?

The unchecked ableism in our society makes it so that some prosper and some people who sit at the intersections of identities, like Risa Rifkind, have a nearly impossible path toward any kind of power and prosperity. Why? Because the systems are built by the people who benefit from them. But it's time for that to end. Risa explores this through her experiences.

Risa Jaz-Rifkind

May 18, 2022

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Stories

Blog Posts

Disability Power Series: Demystifying Disability with Emily Ladau and Kelly Dawson

Juneteenth Reflection

Field and MacArthur Foundations name Emily Blum a 2022 Leader for a New Chicago

A Black enby person's mental health journey

#DoneWithCOVID: An Ableist Push That Harms Our Community

What Does Disability Led Leadership Really Mean?

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