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Anita Cameron has been a longtime activist with ADAPT, and is part of the brains behind Million Gimp March. She was at the Capitol Crawl…. and has been arrested numerous times protesting for our rights.
Leroy Moore is an amazing person… a writer, poet, activist and founder of the Krip Hop movement… The movement explores the realities of disability through hip-hop. He is also a published author, and is strongly advocating to educate the world about disabled activists of color.
Alice Wong is an activist out of San Francisco, who is the founder of the Disability Visibility Project and is one of the creators of the #CripTheVote movement, to get disability on the radar of politicians in the current election. Alice has served on the National Council on Disability under Pres. Barack Obama.
Lydia X. Z. Brown is an autistic writer, law student, activist, and speaker who is one of the leading voices in the call for prison reform, criminal justice reform and exploring how that intersects with race and disability. Their intersectional look at disability, gender, sexuality, race, and gender identity, has led the way for many other intersectional activists, including myself.
Maysoon Zayid is a Muslim American comedian, actress, and all around badass. One of my besties and wing crip, Maysoon has led the charge for inclusion of disabled people in all aspects of life, particularly in the media. Her comedy has introduced millions of people to the idea disability does not limit us.
Judith E. Wilson Burkes is a leader in the disability community who has been advocating for the inclusion of people with invisible disabilities. Judith is a foodie and disability awareness advocate fighting the good fight for all of us crips!
Victoria M. Rodríguez-Roldán is the director of the Trans/Gender Non Conforming Justice Project at National LGBTQ Task Force. Victoria is a trans and mental health activist fighting for inclusion, especially for those with psychiatric disabilities, as well as fighting against mental health stigma. Her work has explored the intersectionality of mental health, disability, and trans identity.
Day ‘Deena’ Al-Mohamed is a disabled filmmaker and activist living in Washington DC. She is working on multiple film projects, including a documentary about the invalid corps, a disabled regiment in the Civil War. Day is a disability and LGBT activist, who is fighting for greater inclusion of people with disabilities in front of and behind the screen. She is also extremely knowledgeable about geek culture, and she advocates for disability inclusion in all artistic mediums, including comic books.
Hamza Jaka is a law student, activist, and a purveyor of geek culture. He has been invited to the White House for his work in disability rights. Hamza advocates for the inclusion of disabled people and proper representation in the media, particularly the inclusion of crip culture in comic books.
Daniel Garcia is a Los Angeles-based advocate working towards inclusion for people with disabilities, with a focus for inclusion in the Latino community. He has advocated against discrimination in all public sectors, including greater access in transportation. He is also active with the Special Olympics. Daniel has done a lot of work in the area of rehabilitation services.