New Disabled South Rising IncPub 78
Pub 78
Programs
Advocacy for Disabled Community
In 2023, New Disabled South Rising worked to find both policy and community solutions at the state and local level to lift disabled people out of poverty and give them more opportunities to live thriving, independent lives. * Advocated for investment in home and community based services, Medicaid expansion, and other services that deliver care for disabled people. * Fought to end subminimum wages and sheltered workshops, asset limits, and other restrictive measures that keep disabled people in poverty. * Organized mutual aid efforts in local communities throughout our states to help people have access to resources when they need it. * Invested in research that helps us find both policy and community solutions that will decriminalize disability in the South. * Worked with and supporting partners who are invested in abolishing systems that keep disabled people, particularly BIPOC, brutalized, incarcerated, institutionalized, and continuously harmed. * Organized with disabled youth in the South to put a stop to the criminalization of disability in schools and working toward tearing down the systems that incarcerate and institutionalize disabled young people. Fighting back against anti-voting efforts and championing solutions that tear down barriers that keep disabled voters out of the democratic process * Invested in research that will look for solutions that make voting more accessible and ensure that every disabled person in the South can cast a ballot. *Educated disabled voters on how they can vote freely and independently. * Worked with partners to help provide accessible rides to polls during elections.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$98.9KProgram 1 [2024]
Political Education & Leadership DevelopmentHosted the Disabled Voters Rising political education and training series, which included seven sessions across webinars, trainings, and panel discussions in partnership with the c3.Civic Engagement & Political ParticipationCreated state-by-state voting guides for 14 Southern states and a 2024 electoral calendar in collaboration with the c3, and produced candidate scorecards for key races including the North Carolina Governor, Georgia Senate District 40, Atlanta City Council Post 3, and Georgia Senate District 48.Policy & Electoral Information ToolsThe report Power of the Disability Vote Across Southern Swing States was developed to highlight the growing political influence of disabled voters in the South and to inform strategies for increasing their participation in future elections.Support for Disabled PolicymakersSupported disabled elected officials through the SPARC (Southern Policymakers Advancing Representative Community) fellowship program.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$231.2K
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