I am incredibly honored to have Billion Strong, an identity and empowerment organization designed to bring millions of voices of persons with disabilities together. I met Debra Ruh, Founder and Executive Chair of Billion Strong and CEO of Ruh Global IMPACT in the last year. She is a light in so many people’s lives, is incredibly bright, smart, and cares intensely about giving voice to people with disabilities around the world.
Debra invited me to be Secretary of the Board for Billion Strong and it is my distinct honor to serve this incredible global organization advancing disability initiatives.
There is a BIG difference between Equality and Equity, and while they are really important for those of us with disabilities because one size does not fit all in many aspects of our lives, it’s also important to appreciate the progress we’ve made in first world countries on this front. It’s imperative we continue to push for systemic change, but while we do so we need to stop and think critically about the unbelievable sacrifices the generations before us put forward in order to allow many of us to have the freedom to continue to fight for change!
ENJOY!
https://www.billion-strong.org/2022/01/31/a-personal-story-of-equality-equity-and-chinese-shootings/