People with disabilities face challenges everyday in a world that mostly caters to able-bodied folks. For people of color those challenges are multiplied. We hear from three advocates - Crystal Brockington, Janice Jackson and Keyonna Mayo, from the IMAGE Center for People with Disabilities, about their life experiences and what they do to teach empathy and understanding. 



Links: IMAGE Center, Expectations Matter, TransCen, IMAGE Center bike build, IMAGE Center What I Wish For customized devices, Women Embracing Abilities Now, Maryland Statewide Independent Living Council.

People with disabilities face challenges everyday in a world that mostly caters to able-bodied folks. For people of color those challenges are multiplied. We hear from three advocates - Crystal Brockington, Janice Jackson and Keyonna Mayo, from the IMAGE Center for People with Disabilities, about their life experiences and what they do to teach empathy and understanding. 
 
Links: <a href="https://imagemd.org/">IMAGE Center</a>, <a href="https://www.personcenteredplanningmd.com/">Expectations Matter</a>, <a href="https://www.transcen.org/">TransCen</a>, IMAGE Center <a href="https://imagemd.org/services/medical-engineering/bike-clinic/">bike build</a>, IMAGE Center <a href="https://imagemd.org/services/what-i-wish-for-my-child/">What I Wish For customized devices</a>, <a href="http://www.wean1.org/">Women Embracing Abilities Now</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/MarylandSILC">Maryland Statewide Independent Living Council</a>.

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Combating racist and ableist attitudes: Education is a cure

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