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Disability Victory @disabilityvictory.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Join us for our first training of 2026 to learn the basics of making your campaign accessible and disability inclusive. Head to this link to learn more and register: www.disabilityvictory.org/events/2326-...

A purple and blue graphic reads Tuesday, February 3 | 2:00 ET: Introduction to Accessible & Disability-Inclusive Campaigns & Organizations. Neal Carter, Co-Founder, President, & Director Disability Victory. Sarah Blahovec, Co-Founder and Former President & Co-Director Disability Victory. ASL Interpretation | CART captions. Register: Disabilityvictory.org/events. Includes an image of Neal and Sarah presenting at a conference. Both are wearing masks.

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Disability Victory @disabilityvictory.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

We're welcoming new (and familiar) leadership in 2026! Read the full announcement: www.disabilityvictory.org/news/disabil... Please consider supporting our work! www.disabilityvictory.org/donate

A purple image with a light blue border reads "welcoming leadership (familiar and new) in 2026! Neal Carter: President and Director, Disability Victory | Founder and Principal, NuView Consulting.

Jess Moore Matthews: Board Member, Disability Victory | Founder and Chief Good Troublemaker, Backbone Digital Leaders

"While Disability Victory has been preparing for this transition internally, we paused external programming through the end of 2025 so that we could start on a firm foundation in 2026.

Our organization’s leaders are currently planning programming for the first quarter of 2026, dedicated to empowering disabled progressives to lead as candidates, campaign staff, and organizers.

Please consider supporting our work! A link to Disability Victory's donation page followed by a QR code"

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Disability Victory @disabilityvictory.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

Disability Victory is in solidarity with @autisticadvocacy.org, disability rights groups, and our autistic community members in condemning the Trump administration's inaccurate information about autism, acetaminophen, and vaccines, and the continued eugenicist calls by this admin to "end" autism.

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Disability Victory @disabilityvictory.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

September 8-12 is #DisabilityVotingRightsWeek, a nonpartisan movement started by @aapd.com. Remember: every election matters, including the many local races taking place in 2025. Check whether there are elections in your area this year at vote411.org and make a plan to vote!

A Black person, a white person, and three Asian people pose together smiling at the camera. They are all wearing REV UP t-shirts. Above them is the title “Every Election Your Vote Matters.” Below their photo is a text box that reads: Local politics shape our lives: state officials decide how Medicaid and Medicare work; city councils and city officials make decisions around transportation, housing, parks, policing and more; School boards decide program funding and education policies.” A banner at the bottom reads: Disability Voting Rights Week, aapd.com/disability-voting-rights-week.

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Disability Victory @disabilityvictory.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

Can you run for office if you receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or Social Security Disability (SSDI or DIB) benefits? Here's what you need to consider: www.disabilityvictory.org/resources/so...

Resource: Social Security and Running for Office: What You Need to Know. By Disability Victory

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Disability Victory @disabilityvictory.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

NEW DATE: Join us for our Introduction to Lobbying training with Rebecca Lamorte on Thursday, July 10 at 2:00 Eastern. Information and registration: www.disabilityvictory.org/events/529-t...

Image description: Thursday, July 10, 2025, 2-3 PM Eastern. Introduction to Lobbying. Rebecca Lamorte, Disability Victory Board Member, Lobbyist, and 2021 Candidate for NYC Council. ASL Interpretation | CART Captions.

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Disability Victory @disabilityvictory.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

Join us on Monday, July 14th to learn about organizing for change at a local level with @thetattooedjew.com! Details and registration: www.disabilityvictory.org/events/71425...

Monday, July 14, 2025, 1:30 PM Eastern: All Politics are Local: Organizing for Change at the Local Level
Dom Kelly, Co-Founder, President, and CEO of New Disabled South, Disability Victory Board Member
ASL Interpretation | CART Captions
Register
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Disability Victory @disabilityvictory.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

POSTPONED: Today's Introduction to Lobbying Training We have unfortunately had to postpone today's Introduction to Lobbying Training last minute. We're working with Rebecca to reschedule to a new date and time, so stay tuned! 1/2

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Disability Victory @disabilityvictory.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

Join Disability Victory Board Member Rebecca Lamorte this Thursday to learn all about how you can use lobbying to advance disability advocacy! ASL and CART captions provided. Register: www.disabilityvictory.org/events/529-t...

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Disability Victory @disabilityvictory.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

Join Disability Victory Board Member and lobbyist Rebecca Lamorte on May 29 to learn about how lobbying can influence the legislative process! CART captions and ASL interpretation provided. www.disabilityvictory.org/events/529-t... #CripTheVote #Disability

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Disability Victory @disabilityvictory.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

We know we've been a little quiet on our channels lately, so we're popping in to say: save the date for our upcoming training workshops! More information and registration pages coming soon. Stay tuned! #CripTheVote #Disability

Save the Date! Upcoming Trainings.
Introduction to Lobbying: Thursday, May 29 | 2:00 PM Eastern

Organizing for Change at the Local Level
Monday, July 14 | 1:30 PM Eastern

ASL Interpretation and CART Captioning Provided.

Features a photo from Disabled and Here of a Black man sitting at a computer, wearing a mask. He is stationed in front of bookcases.

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Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN) @autisticadvocacy.org · 17/04/2025

ASAN, Autistic Women & Nonbinary Network, the Autistic People of Color Fund, Autism Society of America, Autism Speaks, The Arc, and others stand united: Autistic people deserve respect, support, and science-based policy, not dangerous disinformation. autisticadvocacy.org/2025/04/lead...

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Leading Autism Organizations Release Joint Statement on Upholding Scientific Integrity and Supporting the Autism Community - Autistic Self Advocacy Network

April 17, 2025, Washington, D.C. – As national organizations dedicated to advancing the well-being of Autistic individuals, the Autistic Self Advocacy Network, Autism Society of America, Autism…

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Sarah Blahovec @sblahov.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

On April 15 at 11 ET/18h Palestine Time, hear from testimonies from Palestinians with disabilities and how we can take collective action to end the genocide. Register at bit.ly/DJPTA CORRECTION: Arabic-English translation, ASL and international sign, & CART in English provided.

ONLINE EVENT
DISABILITY JUSTICE FOR
PALESTINE: Taking action

APRIL15- 11h EST/18h Palestine
Palestinian refugees with disabilities will join from Gaza, the West Bank and other locations to tell us what is happening to their communities in occupied Palestine. Join us, listen to their testimonies, and help us spread their voice!

Organized by The Disability Justice for Palestine Coalition and The Palestinian Disability Coalition

With support from Women Enabled International.

Translation from Arabic to English, ASL & IS interpretation and CART transcription into English will be provided.

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Disability Victory @disabilityvictory.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

This week, the American Bar Association - Commission on Disability Rights highlighted our Co-Founder and Vice President @nealcarter.bsky.social in their Disability Activist Spotlight Series. Read: www.americanbar.org/groups/diver... #Disability #CripTheVote 1/2

A purple and light blue graphic reads: Disability Victory Co-Founder & Vice President Neal Carter for American Bar Association’s Disability Activist Spotlight Series: “We at Disability Victory believe that a disabled, progressive candidate's job is not to convince a voter that their disability will not prevent them from being an effective leader, but instead to convince a voter that they are the best option to represent them at any level of government.”

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Center for American Progress @americanprogress.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

The fight for the civil rights and bodily autonomy of the U.S. disability and LGBTQI+ communities are intertwined—and it's more important than ever for them to remain united as nondiscrimination protections are under attack.

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How the Disability and LGBTQI+ Communities Intersect

The fight for the civil rights and bodily autonomy of the U.S. disability and LGBTQI+ communities are intertwined—and it is more important than ever for them to remain united as nondiscrimination protections...

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Disability Victory @disabilityvictory.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

NEW: Today, Disability Victory is releasing the results of its 2025 Disabled Progressive Priorities Survey. Disabled progressives are ready to mobilize and fight for their communities in 2025--learn how at www.disabilityvictory.org/news/2025-survey #CripTheVote #Disability

New from Disability Victory: Findings from the 2025 Disabled Progressive Priorities Survey
www.disabilityvictory.org/news/2025-survey

Key Findings:
In 2025, disabled leaders have mixed feelings about getting involved in electoral politics

Of those who are open to the idea of electoral politics, the majority are interested in working on campaigns in 2025.

Of those interested in running for office, they are most interested in running for local or state office.

Disabled progressives who want to mobilize through electoral politics have questions about accessing accommodations on the campaign trail, and they’re concerned about ableism.

Key findings:
While electoral politics may not be the highest priority in 2025, disabled progressives are ready to mobilize through other forms of leadership, such as:
Policy and issue-based advocacy
Activism and direct action
Digital organizing
Mutual aid organizing

Disabled progressives know that every policy issue is a disability issue. Respondents’ priorities for 2025 are:
Affordable and accessible housing
Disability rights law
Health care access
Social Security and Medicaid
Reproductive justice

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Disability Victory @disabilityvictory.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

A new study out of Ireland has identified financial and accessibility barriers for disabled political candidates. These barriers reflect the barriers we see for disabled U.S. political candidates: www.tcd.ie/news_events/... #CripTheVote

Trinity College Dublin: Irish study identifies financial and canvassing barriers for disabled political candidates. Posted on 25 February 2025.

The first Irish study of disabled political candidates has identified financial costs and difficulty canvassing as among the many systemic barriers facing disabled candidates who wish to participate in political life in Ireland

Other systemic barriers identified by the research include inaccessibility of the built environment, information and communication, negative attitudes, fear of violence, insufficient financial resources, and lack of support.

Key findings on the next slide.

Key findings:

Systemic barriers were identified including barriers related to inaccessibility of the built environment, information and communication, negative attitudes, fear of violence, insufficient financial resources, and lack of support.
Canvassing was named as a major issue for many, including the ability to get to people’s front doors. Safety whilst out canvassing was also a concern. Being disabled results in additional costs when canvassing.
Access and funding were key and those interviewed believed it should be made available to all disabled candidates.
The catalyst for entering politics was not always related to disability or other intersecting identities, however, participants expressed a responsibility to represent others who shared their identities but were not as privileged.
Disclosure of a disability is a key consideration for disabled people, particularly those with invisible disability, when standing for election.
Representation or the lack of representation of particular communities in politics was of concern to those interviewed.

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Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN) @autisticadvocacy.org · 06/02/2025

Congress is rushing through cuts to Medicaid that will strip health insurance from millions – making our costs skyrocket. They need to hear from you to STOP THESE CUTS. 📞 Call your lawmaker now at 866-426-2631 and tell them reckless Medicaid cuts should be off the table.

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Disability Victory @disabilityvictory.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

REMINDER: Please fill out our 2025 Priorities Survey by next Friday, February 14! Your feedback will help us shape the future of Disability Victory's programming. tinyurl.com/DisVic2025

Take the Disability Victory 2025 Priorities Survey! tinyurl.com/DisVic2025. Background image shows a person wearing compression gloves typing on a computer.

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Disability Victory @disabilityvictory.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

NEW: Learn about more ways to protect our communities, including getting involved in disability organizing, unionizing your workplace, protecting our libraries, getting involved in mask blocs & clean air organizing, and knowing your rights as a protester: www.disabilityvictory.org/resources/fi...

New Resource: Fighting Back Under a 2nd Trump Administration, Part 2
Read: disabilityvictory.org/resources
Disability Victory

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Disability Victory @disabilityvictory.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

Today, President Trump claimed that DEI hiring initiatives and FAA workers with disabilities were to blame for yesterday's deadly plane crash at DCA. We condemn these racist and ableist opinions that were made to advance his political agenda. (1/3)

We need leadership that is committed to supporting grieving families and a thorough investigative process, not statements made to promote a bigoted agenda and scapegoat marginalized people.

Our thoughts are with the families and communities impacted by this terrible tragedy.

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Disability Victory @disabilityvictory.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

RFK Jr is a danger to health care for Americans with disabilities. His anti-vaccine and anti-science rhetoric, combined with his lies that Americans don't like the Affordable Care Act and Medicaid, put our lives at risk. The Senate must reject his nomination.

A picture of RFK Jr. speaking at a podium. The caption reads "no public health expertise. Decades of anti-science rhetoric. Tell the Senate: Reject RFK Jr. for HHS"

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Neal Carter @nealcarter.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

On this #mlkday, I ask that you please help my work and invest in @disabilityvictory.bsky.social as the only national #disability org focused on training disabled progressive candidates for office our work is essential and you investment would mean the world to me.

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Disability Victory @disabilityvictory.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

UPDATE: 10 DNC Party Officer candidates have signed our pledge to commit to improving accessibility and protecting disability rights. See the pledge and signatories here: www.disabilityvictory.org/news/dnc-dis...

Update: 10 DNC Party Officer Candidates Commit to Accessibility and Disability Rights: Disability Victory

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Julia Métraux @juliametraux.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

One in five families with a disabled family member has medical debt. Soon, such medical debt will not be able to impact their credit score, which can affect people's ability to rent and get a car loan. New from me at @motherjones.com www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

motherjones.com

Medical debt to be removed from all Americans' credit scores

"This will be life-changing for millions of families," Vice President Kamala Harris said.

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Disability Victory @disabilityvictory.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

At last night's DNC Chair candidate forum for the Disability Caucus, there was no ASL or CART captioning. The DNC continues to fall short in its commitments to accessibility & disability rights, and we demand change: www.disabilityvictory.org/news/dnc-dis... ##CripTheVote

Disability Victory Calls on DNC Leadership Candidates to Commit to Accessibility and Disability Rights

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Disability Victory @disabilityvictory.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

WANTED: Your Feedback! Calling all disabled progressives: how are you mobilizing in 2025? We want your thoughts on disability leadership and the policy issues that matter to you. Take our 2025 Priorities Survey at tinyurl.com/DisVic2025 #CripTheVote

"Take the Disability Victory 2025 Priorities
Survey! tinyurl.com/DisVic2025." The
background image is a blurred photograph
of someone typing on a laptop while
wearing compression gloves. Photo credit:
Disabled and Here.

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Disability Victory @disabilityvictory.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

NEW: Now that the 2024 election is over, what can we do to fight for progressive change and accessible, welcoming communities? This week, we're talking about how to get involved in electoral organizing at the local & state level: www.disabilityvictory.org/resources/fi...

Disability Victory: New Resource: Fighting Back under a 2nd Trump Administration: Part 1: Electoral Organizing
DisabilityVictory.org/resources

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Sarah Blahovec @sblahov.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

I appreciated the opportunity to talk with the amazing Justice Shorter about how disabled folks are feeling about our country and global disability solidarity, and why now more than ever, we need funders to support progressive infrastructure, from protecting libraries to mutual aid.

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Disability Victory @disabilityvictory.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Recently, our Co-Director @sblahov.bsky.social sat down with Disability & Philanthropy Forum's Disability Inclusion: Required podcast to talk about our mission, organizing under a 2nd Trump term, and global disability solidarity: disabilityphilanthropy.org/resource/dis...

A white and blue graphic advertising Disability Inclusion: Required, a podcast from the Disability & Philanthropy Forum hosted by Justice Shorter. Episode 18 features Sarah Blahovec, Co-Founder, Co-Director, and President of Disability Victory.

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Disability Victory @disabilityvictory.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

This #GivingTuesday, building a bench of disabled progressive leaders begins with you. Disability Victory is focused on supporting disabled leaders fighting for their local communities in 2025 and beyond. Will you join us? DisabilityVictory.org/donate

3 Reasons to Support Disability Victory this Giving Tuesday: Disabled people are underrepresented at every level of U.S. government. We are working to change that!
Disability Victory is the only campaign training program run by and created for disabled progressives. We prioritize accessibility in all that we do: - American Sign Language interpretation - CART captions - Screenreader-accessible materials DisabilityVictory.org/donate

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Disability Victory @disabilityvictory.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Along with other disabled organizers, we weighed in on the challenges ahead and the exhaustion that our community is feeling. We hope you're taking the time to rest and process. Disability Victory is here to support disabled leaders in the fight for our rights and community.

Forbes

"What Disabled People You Know May Be
Thinking After the Election" by Andrew Pulrang

"In many ways, we have been fighting from a position of defense as opposed to expanding our rights and building a society that supports us all, and that fight is physically and emotionally draining.

- Sarah Blahovec and Neal Carter
Co-Directors of Disability Victory

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Sarah Blahovec @sblahov.bsky.social · 12/11/2024

Disability Victory is now on Bluesky! Head over to @disabilityvictory.bsky.social and give us a follow. We're working to build the political power of disabled progressives through campaign training, educational resources, and leadership development.

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Disability Victory @disabilityvictory.bsky.social · 12/11/2024

Hello Bluesky! To those following us on other platforms, we're happy to see you. We're excited to meet some new faces as well. Join us as we work to build the political power of disabled progressives. Head over to disabilityvictory.org/resources to access our resource library!

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Resources — Disability Victory

Whether you're a disabled leader or a campaign training organization, learn more about leveling up your leadership and committing to accessibility and disability inclusion.

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