Disability

Filmmaker whose work has been recognized and nominated for several awards, including an Emmy nomination for The Revolutionary Optimists and a win for the Sundance Hilton Sustainability Award. Co-directed Sentenced Home, a documentary nominated for an Emmy, focused on the experiences of Cambodian-American men facing deportation. Created Map Your World, an open-source data/mapping/storytelling platform.

Born with spina bifida, a birth defect in the spinal cord, James LeBrecht is a disability rights activist and filmmaker. He found empowerment and community at Camp Jened, a summer camp for teens with disabilities, and later became a member of Disabled in Action. He played a key role in forming the Disabled Student Union at the University of California, San Diego.

Data lover, storyteller, and pro question asker. Data Viz Engineer @USAFacts. She/her. Opinions are my own. Prev: @puddingviz on 🦣 amber@vis.social

♿️💻🎶🎨 Disabled cyborg using automative forms of expression working with alternative bodies - @sfpc 2019 - he/him

Renowned American disability rights activist, known as the "Mother of the Disability Rights Movement." Leading advocate for civil rights for people with disabilities, making significant contributions to human rights legislation and policies. Pioneered the mainstreaming of disability rights in international development efforts.

Born in the suburbs of Indianapolis, Indiana to immigrant parents from Hong Kong. Diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy, a neuromuscular disorder, and stopped walking at a young age.

Showrunner for the limited original series Pick of the Litter, based on her feature with the same name.

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Head of Policy (Families, Welfare and Work) + generalist adviser @citizensadvice. All views my own.

journalist, Sharon Begley-STAT science reporting fellow @statnews + @KSJatMIT. she/her/ella.

Ever since I was a kid exploring my community's old Carnegie library, I had loved biography! Now I'm professor of history and women’s studies at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. Studying history means I get to read biography and consider it work. My most recent book is Beyond the Miracle Worker: The Remarkable Life of Anne Sullivan Macy and Her Extraordinary Friendship with Helen Keller (Beacon Press, 2009).