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Eco-Ableism - with Elizabeth Wright and Syren Nagakyrie
Let’s save the planet, but not at the expense of people with disabilities.
Disability Rights Florida joins 161 organizations calling for the rescission of the Interim Final Rule “Temporary FMAP Increase During the Public Health Emergency for COVID-19”
Disability Rights Florida (DRF) joined 161 other organizations serving individuals with disabilities to ask the Centers for Medicaid and CHIP Services and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to rescind an Interim Final Rule that weakens the beneficiary protections in the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) maintenance of…
DRF Public Testimony for HB1221: Disability Abortions
Delivered by Olivia Babis, Senior Public Policy Analyst, Disability Rights Florida I have worked with many of you for three sessions now. To get to committee meetings and one-on-one meetings with you I have had to navigate around sidewalks destroyed by multi-year construction, over uneven and cracked sidewalks that cause…
Making My Own Decisions Is Important to Me
By Sofia Causa My name is Sofia Causa, and I am 21 years old and I am from Miami, Florida. I have a passion for music; I play violin and piano. I have been playing violin for 12 years and I was in an orchestra during middle, high school, and…
SDM4FL: Supported Decision-Making in 2021 - with Viviana Bonilla López, Michael Lincoln-McCreight, and Tyler Burns
Viviana Bonilla López, Michael Lincoln-McCreight, and Tyler Burns discuss Supported Decision-Making and the SDM4FL Coalition
DRF Focusing on Priority Disability Issues During 2021 Legislative Session
By Tony DePalma As the 2021 Regular Session of the Florida Legislature begins today, Florida lawmakers will gather for the first time since the full scope and magnitude of the COVID-19 public health crisis came into focus a year ago. Each year, Disability Rights Florida publishes its legislative priorities to…
Disability Media Representation - with Beth Haller and Jeff Preston
Beth Haller and Jeff Preston discuss how people with disabilities are represented in film, television, and online.
Highlighting Black Floridians with Disabilities
We are highlighting Black Floridians with disabilities during Black History Month. Our first two are Robert E. Streater III and Malcolm Harris-Gowdie . Robert E. Streater III , MA is a motivational speaker, US Army Veteran, advocate, runner, family coach, and ordained minister. He also happens to be a burn…
The Impact of Weight Stigma on Mental Health
by Shira Collings I am an eating disorder therapist in training with my own experiences of recovery from an eating disorder. The topic of eating disorders is very important to me both personally and professionally. I am thrilled to help raise awareness about this issue during National Eating Disorders Awareness…
Impact of Weight Stigma on Mental Health - with Shira Collings
Shira Collings talks about weight stigma, where it comes from, and how it can affect your mental health