Disability Stories for Disabled People

We use accessible digital media to shift mainstream narratives on disability issues.

We produce accessible media that centers people with disabilities.

We create resources on accessible digital media best practices.

We offer workshops to train people to be agents of change.

We create media that advances the dignity, equality, and self determination of people with disabilities.

As a team of disabled creators, we produce media for and by the disability community.

We use our federal access authority to amplify stories from people with disabilities in facilities such as nursing homes, prisons, and jails.

Ask to Vax!

Activism and Advocacy, Disability History and Culture, Emergency Preparedness, Family, Health, Media, Storytellers

Ask to Vax! COVID-19 Vaccines for Youth with Disabilities #AskToVax DREDF, YO! Disabled & Proud, and Rooted in Rights have joined together to help disabled California Youth learn more about COVID-19 vaccines for children aged five and up. Children and youth with underlying health conditions may be more at risk for developing severe illness if they…

Vote for Access: Episode 5 – Voter Suppression

Accessibility/Access Needs, Disability Vote

Vote for Access: Episode 5 – Voter Suppression This is the final episode of Vote for Access, but it’s probably the most important. Voter suppression affects people with disabilities a little differently than other groups. You can be a part of another group that already faces forms of voter suppression. But voter suppression for people…

Considerations for the Disabled Job Seeker

Accessibility/Access Needs, Employment

Searching for a job is pretty much always a bad time, but there’s no denying it’s even harder when you have a disability. Many jobs ask if you need accommodations to apply. It’s supposed to be a benefit and make the process more fair, but I wonder if it’s not also, sometimes, a screening device.…