29: Disability and Intersectionality
Description
Sandy Ho, a White House Champion of Change in 2015, returns to discuss her work supporting the inclusion of people from intersecting backgrounds in disability research and advocacy. She shares a brief history of the connection between intersectionality and the disability justice framework and why an intersectional approach is key to combating ableism. Sandy is the co-founder of the Disability and Intersectionality Summit, and she discusses this initiative's aim to uplift disabled people of color who experience compounded marginalization.
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Episode transcripts can be found at http://disabilityhealth.jhu.edu/included/
Important Links
https://www.disabilityintersectionalitysummit.com/
https://heller.brandeis.edu/community-living-policy/
https://www.sinsinvalid.org/disability-justice-primer
United States
