Connecting for Kids - Voices: Disability

This list identifies some of the many disabled adults who are engaged in activism and sharing stories of the disability community.

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For featured resources, see the Disability & Inclusion resource guide.

Keah Brown

Black American author, activist, creator of the #DisabledAndCute campaign

keahbrown.com

Lawrence Carter-Long

Director of Communications at Disability rights Education & Defense Fund (DREDF), creator of the #SayTheWord campaign

Rebecca Cokley

Director of the Disability Justice Initiative at the Center for American Progress (CAP)

Articles at CAP

Jules Edwards

Indigenous author and disability advocate who blogs at Autistic, Typing.

autistictyping.com

Tiffany Hammond

Black American author, parent and disability advocate who blogs at Fidgets and Fries

Haben Girma

Black American human rights lawyer, author, speaker

habengirma.com

Jennifer M

Multiply disabled, nonbinary advocate who blogs at Giraffe Party

Erica Mones

Writer, disability and mental health advocate

ericamones.wordpress.com

Meriah Nichols

Writer, DREDF Board of Directors

meriahnichols.com

Devon Price, PhD

Psychologist, author and blogger focused on autism

on Psychology Today

Andew Pulrang

Freelance writer, disability activist

Vilissa Thompson

Executive Director - Ramp Your Voice, Senior Fellow at CAP, Black American disability advocate

vilissathompson.com

Alice Wong

Founder and Director of Disability Visibility Project, Asian American disability advocate

disabilityvisibilityproject.com

Voices: Disability & Inclusion