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...
Women and Girls with Disabilities Face Unique Risks in Nepal
May 19, 2015 As I continue to receive updates from our partners on the ground about the heartbreaking aftermath of two devastating earthquak...
Being Counted
“It’s a sad truth that in many developing countries people with disabilities simply don’t count. No data is collected on their disabil...