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Juliet, a white woman with long brown hair, smiles for the camera

Angry Enough to Stay Politically Active

Juliet Salih, a schoolteacher with cerebral palsy, discusses her lifelong goal to teach children and to eliminate the barriers people with disabilities face.

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I Became A Poll Worker

Diana Mairose shares her experience in working as a poll worker and discusses why being involved is important to her.

Valerie, an African American woman, smiles for the camera while sitting in a coffee shop

We Can Make Something Better

Disability policy researcher and mental and chronic illness advocate Valerie Novack speaks to the ways in which local elections often determine who is in charge of how people with disabilities are treated by the criminal justice system.

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You Cannot Stop Me

Watch disability activist, blogger, and Director of Communications at Disability Rights Pennsylvania Imani Barbarin discuss police brutality, the importance of political candidates reaching out to the disability community, and the power of our vote.

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We Can’t Wait

Watch activist, former congressional campaign staffer, and current Disability Rights New York staff member Zach Borodkin discuss what drives him as a person with cerebral palsy to be politically active.