Before we dive into today’s culture-check, we want to celebrate that over 50 of you stayed through our recent crisis briefings and 2.1% of this community moved into direct action for our Lobby Day. You are proving that our ‘Home’ is a powerful front line.
The Impact: Today’s conversation with Amelia Hall, MSW, CPACC provides the cultural resilience that fuels that very action.
The Map: To see the full picture of the community we are defending together, read:
The History: The History of Disability Rights and Immunization Access
The Reality: Believed Without an Audition
Today, we move from last week’s briefings to a conversation about our community’s lived resilience. I am honored to introduce Amelia Hall, MSW, CPACC, who shares their perspective on disability inclusion and accessibility and how it shapes our collective independence.
Amelia’s Bio
Amelia Hall is the author behind The Disability Dialogue on Substack. She is a disabled mom, physical accessibility specialist, and writer sharing honest stories about cerebral palsy, accessibility, mental health, motherhood, and identity. Her mission is to educate others on disability inclusion and accessibility to make the world inclusive for all. She is currently writing a memoir-in-essays about living with CP. Most recently, she has launched a Substack chat for paid subscribers to educate others about disabilities and how to be a better ally for the disability community.
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