Did you know that it is legal to pay disabled people less than minimum wage? Did you know that people with disabilities are 3x more likely to be victims of violent or sexual assault? Did you know that when a disabled person reports a crime, someone is convicted only 9% of the time? Did you know that 79.9% of disabled people are unemployed? Did you know that, up until the 1970s, there were laws in some states that made it illegal for disabled people to even be seen in public?

Probably not, because we aren’t taught about disability rights or disability history in school. This lack of understanding of disability history leads to systemic ableism and ableist implicit bias and we’re changing that.

The Global Economic report on Disability says that disability touches 73% of people in some personal way - whether that is someone themselves having a disability, or someone in their family or friend group is disabled. Even if you aren’t directly affected by disability, disability is the only marginalized community that you can join at any time.

Additionally as we know, injustice anywhere is a threat to justice anywhere. Human rights are human rights and if they are not protected for all, they are not protected for any.

One thing I often say is that the fight for disability rights is a team sport - we need everyone to do their part if we want to win.

Additionally, I recognize that disability rights is not the only important issue in the world AND that someone’s role in this fight will vary greatly depending on their lifestyle.

So, I’ve created a generator to help you generate a plan for yourself to stay active and have the most impact in this fight. It takes your lifestyle into consideration: career, kids, level of influence in your workspace, depth of knowledge about disability all into consideration. Find it here!

When you first heard these facts I’m guessing two things happened:

You thought “no way, really?!” and you were about to google them.

You wanted to help in real + tangible ways.

I’ve created a system to help you learn about disability rights, equity, inclusion and how to be an ally in meaningful ways: the Nuance-letter. The Nuance-letter is a monthly resource that will be written, researched , themed, and filled with 4 strategic steps to help you be a better ally to disabled people.

Find out more about The Nuanceletter here.