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The LEAD program provides communities of color with increased access to disability education and resources to account for the significance of institutionalized oppression and white supremacy on their outcomes.
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Namira Islam Anani moderates a discussion with Hala Alazzawi and Aziza Nassar about Disability Identity. This content was made possible by a grant from the Michigan Developmental Disabilities Council.
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Being Black and Disabled: Mental Illness
Being Black and Disabled is a five-part live discussion moderated by LEAD Black Initiatives Coordinator Tameka Citchen-Spruce. This video focuses on Mental Illness and features the perspective of Dr. Zakiya Mabery. The discussion was initially…
Being Black and Disabled: Chronic Illness – Sickle Cell Anemia
Being Black and Disabled is a five-part live discussion moderated by LEAD Black Initiatives Coordinator Tameka Citchen-Spruce. This video focuses on Chronic Illness (specifically Sickle Cell Anemia) and features the perspective of Hubert Alexander. The…
Examining Race, Health and Disability during COVID-19 and Beyond
This is a candid discussion on the impact of COVID-19 on communities of color within the disability community. This was moderated by Tameka Citchen-Spruce and featured the perspectives of Dr. Angel Miles, Raquel Banks and…
Disability Identity
Namira Islam Anani moderates a discussion with Hala Alazzawi and Aziza Nassar about Disability Identity. This content was made possible by a grant from the Michigan Developmental Disabilities Council.


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