The It’s Our Story archives burst with insights from members of national disability organizations, federal agencies, and nationally recognized academic institutions, as well as with regional perspectives from state governors’ councils on disability, mayors’ offices on disability, and local affiliates of national organizations. These voices are supplemented by information from a vast array of local grass-root organizations, as well as from laypeople with first-hand disability experience.

Over 300 questions, generated by members of the disability community, were asked of It’s Our Story interview subjects in an effort to explore categories such as:

• Family and Friends
• Medical and Social Attitudes
• Employment and Investment
• Education and Engagement
• Advocacy and Political Strategies
• Transitions and Aging
• Cultural Perspectives and the Arts
• Access and Transportation
• Relationships and Intimacy
• Disability Characteristics

A Focus on the Future

The next generation of leaders stands to accelerate the progress made by earlier champions of the disability movement. In partnership with A World Enabled—a non-profit dedicated to educating, informing and inspiring youth—the It’s Our Story project looks to embolden and enable leadership and shape the future of disability life.

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