After many years of excluding the disability community, philanthropy is starting to make changes. The Ford Foundation’s awakening on disability inclusion offers a model for the rest of the sector.
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November 22, 2021
Stanford Social Innovation Review
“Disabled people live at the intersection of all systems of oppression and social justice issues. There isn’t one issue or one intersection where you will not find disabled individuals advocating for or experiencing the effects of those issues.” — Daphne Frias, youth activist, organizer, storyteller, and peacebuilder.
November 3, 2021
Join the DAC team! We're looking to hire a UC Berkeley student, eligible for Work-Study, to work part-time up to 19 hours a week at $25/hour. Students can access and apply for this position through the work-study portal and search for job number 4889145934.
October 29, 2021
An accessible house is for sale that would be wonderful for someone who uses a wheelchair! The house was previously occupied by a woman in a wheelchair, who had a husband who was an engineer. They have made the home very comfortable and accommodating. The house is located at 1782 Capistrano in Berkeley. Please share the post with anyone who might be interested.
October 28, 2021
HuffPost
This article discusses some basic steps you can take to help keep disabled neighbors and loved ones safe as the country opens back up, beyond getting your COVID-19 vaccination.
October 6, 2021
The Arc
Read about the 24-hour vigil in front of the Captiol to raise awareness of those struggling to access home and community based services.
December 3, 2020
GSI Teaching and Resource Center
More than a Remote Possibility: Rethinking Inclusion in the College Classroom
December 8th | 1-2:30pm
October 26, 2020
Crip Camp Film Screening
Film - Documentary | October 27 | 4-6:30 p.m. | https://berkeley.zoom.us/j/91601764654?pwd=eDhSdEJGUU1HQlY5UTk2VE5GTHVFUT09
Sponsor: Office of Disability Access & Compliance
May 14, 2020
College of Environmental Design
The College of Environmental Design is honored to announce that Raymond Lifchez, Professor Emeritus of Architecture and of City & Regional Planning, has donated $2.5 million to endow the Lifchez Professor of Practice in Universal Design and in support of continued fundraising efforts at CED.
May 5, 2020
Marsha Saxton
Katie Savin will speak on KPFA’s Upfront on the COVID Pandemic impact on people with disabilities LIVE Wed. 5/6 at 7:30am PST 94.1FM.
Katie Savin, MSW, is a PhD student in the School of Social Welfare at the University of California, Berkeley, and a lecturer in the social work department at California State University, East Bay, focused on disability justice.
Haas Business News article about Matthew Wangeman, Berkeley alumnus, disability advocate, and Northern Arizona University Disability Studies professor.
Susan Schweik
May 4-9, 2020
3-4pm Daily (East Coast Time)
Closed-Captioning and Audio Description provided for all performances
Netta Yerushalmy presents the livestream premiere of her epic work Paramodernities. The six-part encyclopedic series deconstructs historic dance works by Alvin Ailey, George Balanchine, Merce Cunningham, Bob Fosse, Martha Graham, and Vaslav Nijinsky.
Each performance is followed by a live discussion with special guests and an interactive chat with the audience.
March 20, 2020
Sunday March 22 1-3 on Zoom https://berkeley.zoom.us/j/3145166276
Presented by the Bay Area Disabled Dance Collective
February 20, 2020
Dear Valued Partner,
I wanted to share with you some exciting news of Rec Sport's brand new wheelchair basketball program. Please find some information below about our upcoming showcase (open to the public) as well as other opportunities to play and participate.
Describing Dances (& Dances That Describe Themselves): Audio Description & Dance Performance
Thursday, February 20, 4–5:30pm
44B Dwinelle Hall, UC Berkeley
Accessibility Services: Real-Time Captioning (RTC) will be provided for this discussion
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