Did you know that in 2022 USICD's members & board voted to include organizations & individual members from outside the USA? Join today! usicd.org/membership/

USICD President Candace Cable PLY she/her & Executive Director Isabelhodge are United Nations this week for #COSP2023 #CRPD USICD membership matters!! Learn more: usicd.org/membership

A great pt made from rep. from Commonwealth Disabled People's Forum - States that have ratified should provide funding for OPDs to attend #COSP. "We need to include more OPDs.. it's important that we come together -- rich, poor and middle-income countries." #COSP23 #CRPD

"The CRPD deinstitutionalization guidelines, as well as the work of the #CRPD committee, have made this very explicit that the existence of these laws & practices have to be done away with immediately." said Tina Minkowitz, intl human rights lawyer & activist #COSP23 United Nations

My friend Alice Wong 王美華, who you met on the #UnitedShades disability episode, had some awful health crises last year which led to significant expenses because America’s healthcare system is also awful. Alice is a firebrand, truthteller, & community leader. gofund.me/acc13f11

The disability, peace, and security agenda is beginning to receive the attention it deserves. Harvard Law School Project on Disability will hold an event today at 11:30 EDT to take stock of progress. U.S. Institute of Peace is honored to co-sponsor with U.S. Mission to the UN, @HRW, USICD International Disability Alliance (IDA) & others. Join us hpod.law.harvard.edu/events/event/s…

Join USICD today for a hybrid #COSP23 side'event on Afghan Women & Girls When: 15 June Time: 1:30pm ET Where: The Church Center UN Plaza 8th Floor Conference Rm. Click here to join: tinyurl.com/mry3b6pk

Thank you to everyone who attended the #DisabilityWrites picket! Community advocacy & power is at the core of disability history & it was remarkable to see it demonstrated yesterday. The more we are seen by industry the more impact & authenticity we will enjoy. See you next time!

Seguimos en la #Cosp16 de Nueva York, para aprender de experiencias internacionales replicables en Chile en el contexto de la #inclusión integral de las personas con #discapacidad. En esta ocasión Ma Ignacia Rodríguez, se reunió junto a Candace Cable, presidenta de USICD.

Hilton Honors Fr 2 yrs I've bookd a rm w/ a roll-in shower Falcon UN Plaza & didn't get it. It happened to other UN guests & World Bank Disability POC. Restaurant is not accessible. Making guests go thru kitchens isn't acceptable! #CRPD #COSP23 ADA National Network Candace Cable PLY she/her

Ableism inverts the simple fact that disability is a normal and ubiquitous feature of the human experience. For The Open Notebook, I dove deep into all the beauty and truth that journalists can bring to light by eradicating ableist language from our work. theopennotebook.com/2023/06/27/era…

Film Challenge judge, Mark Povinelli , is starring in the one-man show “The Return of Benjamin Lay” in London and it’s getting rave reviews! This show is a fascinating story based on the life of Benjamin Lay, a Little Person who is best known for his anti-slavery activism and

Easterseals Southern California, in collaboration with disability advocate Lawrence Carter-Long, provided accessibility consultation to the Tribeca Festival this year.

‘BARBIE’ has passed $1 billion.

‘I AM GROOT’ Season 2 releases on September 6 on Disney+

Grab your tissues and enjoy DWade's full Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Enshrinement speech. Worth every second.

My dear friend Craig Cichy is the Executive Director of the Social Impact Fund and they are the Hollywood Reporter's Philanthropic Organization of the YEAR! Congratulations! Please take the time to read about all the awardees. #HollywoodReporter hollywoodreporter.com/business/busin…

"We are not sick, we just have a disability!" @guntaanca on the need to move from medical to human rights approach to disability #EDPD2016

'If i can't go anywhere is not due to my #disability but due to lack of accessibility' European Disability Forum @guntaanca #WorkForum #CRPD #AccessibilityAct