Building Movements – Convening Grantees around the World
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development includes persons with disabilities and has opened doors for their participation and recognition ...
Making a Difference – Achievements in 2015
Ambrose’s destiny changed via a chance meeting with members from the Ugandan National Association of the Deaf (UNAD) who were holding an o...
One in Every Fifth Sister - At the Door
Between the words – what is the message? As disability scholar and activist, Martina Shabram wrote in a recent article about how Zika reve...
Let's Not Just Open the Door, Let's Open the Dialogue
Our upcoming AWID International Forum in Brazil, where the Zika outbreak has had a major impact, is one opportunity to have that dialogue. W...
May 3: A Reflection on the Anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
As donors, we love to claim that our grantmaking catalyzes collaboration and builds capacity. Yet, rare is the time when we can point to a s...
Three young deaf women killed in Haiti for speaking Sign Language
They were hard working women who had gone to Port-au-Prince to purchase supplies for their food business. Monique and Vanessa were members o...
Deciding for all or all deciding? Exploring Participatory Grantmaking
By Katy Love, Senior Program Officer at WikiMedia Foundation for Alliance Magazine ‘Innovation and iteration’ was the key theme of the ...
Raising the Voice of People with Disabilities in Disasters
Floods in Myanmar, cyclones in the Pacific, landslides in East Africa — each of these has a profound impact on people with disabilitie...
Crossing the Street
September 30, 2015 By Kerry Thompson for the Usher Snydrome Coalition Blog Kerry was born and raised in southern Louisiana where she was di...