Resources
Are you a disabled leader looking for advice on how to enter the political arena? A campaign training organization committed to becoming more accessible and inclusive? You’ve come to the right place. Check back as we add resources to answer your questions and level up your leadership.
Self-Care on the Campaign Trail: Disabled Leaders Share Their Wisdom
How do candidates and campaign staff prioritize taking care of themselves on the campaign trail? We reached out to disabled elected officials and campaign staffers for their experience and advice.
Canvassing with a Disability: Disabled Political Leaders Share their Best Practices
In celebration of National Run for Office Day 2024, we’ve set out to learn from disabled former candidates, elected officials, and campaign staff how they’ve made canvassing accessible to them.
Fill out the Disability Victory Academy Cohort Interest Survey
Are you a disabled progressive interested in running for office or working on a campaign? We want to hear from you!
All Politics is Local: Why You Should Run for Local Office
Out of the over 500,000 elected officials in this country, over 493,000 of them are local elected officials. Your role in local government can influence policy that can better your community.
Social Security and Running for Office, Part 2: Legislative and Regulatory Changes
Disabled people on Social Security and Medicaid may have to choose between continuing to receive benefits and running for office. What can be done so that more disabled people can serve in elected office? Read on to learn what legislation has been proposed to fix this issue, and what else can be done to level the playing field when it comes to running for and serving in elected leadership.
Social Security and Running for Office: What You Need to Know
Can you run for office if you receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or Social Security Disability (SSDI or DIB) benefits? This is a question that I got frequently during my time on staff at the National Council on Independent Living (NCIL). It’s an important question for disabled people. While not all disabled people receive Social Security, as of the end of 2020, about 12 million people ages 18 to 64 received social security disability benefits.
Make Access A Practice Tip 4: List accessibility information on your website, emails, landing pages, and social media
By providing accessibility information on your websites, event landing pages, emails, and social media, you will give disabled people important information about the accessibility of your program and what accommodations will be provided.
Make Access A Practice Tip #3: Provide a Way to Request Accommodations
Welcome back to #MakeAccessAPractice! Today, we will be discussing program accommodations: what they are, why they’re important, and how to ensure that your program attendees can request them.
Make Access A Practice Tip #2: Caption Your Videos
In this week’s #MakeAccessAPractice, we’ll talk all about the importance of adding accurate captions to your videos and how you can add them on any platform.
Make Access A Practice: Tips to Make Your Campaign Training Recruitment Accessible
Are you one of the many campaign training programs that are equipping future campaign staff, candidates, and organizers with the skills they need to succeed in the political arena? Over the next few weeks, we are going to highlight some of our top tips for making your campaign training recruitment process more accessible.