Disability
Welcome to the A2A Disability Advocacy Resource Center (ARC), an outreach project of the nonprofit Adversity 2 Advocacy Alliance, aiming to help individuals impacted by disability step into disability advocacy.
We hope you’ll be inspired by our A2A Advocates impacted by disability, and we invite you to listen to our A2A Spotlight features and A2A 1-on-1 interviews sharing powerful stories of how individuals impacted by disability are turning adversity into advocacy.
While you’re here, we hope you’ll join our Disability Messages of Hope campaign. Give hope. Get hope. All in 30 seconds. And if you’re interested in sharing YOUR story with the help of one of our professional journalists, let us know!
Oh, and please be sure to add your name to our Wall of Allies, so you can show your support for our advocates. If you’d like, we’ll also send you our free monthly e-newsletter.
A2A Spotlight Features
Spotlight – Disability Advocate Candis Welch Doesn’t Let Her Wheelchair Slow Her Down
KCBS Radio afternoon anchor and A2A founder spotlights Candis Welch, a disability advocate and blogger. A2A Spotlight · Disability Advocate Candis Welch Doesn’t Let Her Wheelchair Slow Her Down Candis was diagnosed with SMA, a rare neuromuscular genetic disorder when...
Spotlight – Rene Steelman
A2A Spotlight feature on Rene Steelman, as heard on KCBS and other CBS Radio News affiliates A2A Alliance founder Jeff Bell spotlights Rene Steelman and her efforts to help families with non-ambulatory children get wheelchair-accessible vans. Learn more...
Spotlight – Ryan Weimer
A2A Spotlight feature on Ryan Weimer, as heard on KCBS and other CBS Radio News affiliates A2A Spotlight · Ryan Weimer A2A Alliance founder Jeff Bell spotlights "Magic Wheelchair" founder Ryan Weimer and his work to create Halloween magic for children confined to...
A2A 1-on-1 Interviews
Constantina Mizis
A2A 1-on-1 host Liz Saint John talks one-on-one with Constantina Mizis about Alzheimer's awareness and the nonprofit she founded, Latino Alzheimer's & Memory Disorders Alliance.
A2A 1-on-1 host Liz Saint John talks one-on-one with Ian Jones, a writer, photographer and disabilities advocate, about his experiences living with spina bifida--including being bullied. Learn more about Ian's advocacy: Rolling With the Punches, a piece from Ian's...