by Kyra Coates | Feb 3, 2025 | Advocacy, Blog
(Image: Staff and BOD members from CPWD gather together at the state capitol for Disability Rights Advocacy Day in 2024. ) Dear CPWD Community, With the new administration in place, now is the perfect time to remind our elected officials about the incredible...
by Jude Sky | Sep 9, 2024 | Blog, Uncategorized
(Image: Woman with SMA in electric wheelchair smiles and looks at camera in polling station. People vote in the background. ) Disability Voting Rights Week, happening this year from September 9 -13, 2024, is a vital initiative aimed at raising awareness about...
by Kyra Coates | Apr 2, 2024 | Blog
(Image description: Limb Loss and Limb Difference Awareness Month logo.) Every April, the Limb Loss and Limb Difference Awareness Month (LLALDAM) draws attention to the stories of individuals who have experienced limb loss or are living with limb differences,...
by Kyra Coates | May 25, 2023 | Blog
The State of Mental Health in a Post-Pandemic Society In 1949, Congress declared May to be Mental Health Awareness Month, primarily because of the great number of WWII Veterans suffering from mental health issues. Over time, mental health awareness has sought...
by Kyra Coates | May 4, 2023 | Blog
Intersectionality is a relatively new term, coined in 1989 by American civil rights advocate and leading scholar of critical race theory, Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw. Intersectionality is the recognition of how marginalized groups of social...
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