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Disability activism is empowering.

For some disabled people who get involved, it opens up avenues for friendship and "chosen family" among other disabled people that they may have missed all of their lives. In some circles at least, disability activists are admired. Activism can be a strong source of pride. Disability activism is also useful. It makes real positive change.

But not everyone can become a full-time activist, or even a part-time advocate for more than an occasional personal need. There can be many reasons for this:

Effective activism takes time and effort to learn, and calls for personal sacrifice of time, energy, and resources that many disabled people and their allies just don't have.

Some disability activism activities are still -- unfortunately and shamefully -- inaccessible to some disabled people.

Some people have personalities that are well suited to activism, while others don't. Some people enjoy activism and are naturally good at it. Many are not.

Modern social justice activism, including disability activism, often seems intimidating, even scary. People are worried they don't know enough, or are afraid of being publicly humiliated for "mistakes" they might make and people they might offend.

But none of these are enough reason to shun disability activism entirely, if its goals are your goals. There are ways to help that don't require full-on commitment or a wholesale change in your life and personality.
1. Share disability articles and action alerts on your social media platforms
This is especially helpful if you have "friends" and "followers" from other professions and communities, who don't spend much time with disability issues. Your credibility with them may prompt at least a few of them to read and think about disability issue for the first time, or from a new perspective.

Examples:

Share an article to your Facebook page explaining why the Biden Administration included home care in its infrastructure plan.

Tweet about why current voting rights debates matter to you as a disabled person.

Post a creative and compelling disability rights meme to Instagram.

2. Amplify the voices and work of disabled activists
Social media in particular has built-in ways for you to boost what other people are saying and doing. Boosting other people's work and ideas is a valid and valuable way to contribute to disability issue discussions, especially if you don't yet feel comfortable explaining things in your own words.

It's also a way to "pass the mic" to others who struggle to be heard, but have something valuable to say. Non-disabled allies and disability activists especially should make it a priority to share the words and work of activists who have disabilities themselves.

Examples:

If you aren't sure how to express your own views on especially contentious issues -- like disability and racism, conflicting interpretations of autism, or different takes on the "right" terms to use for disability -- you can share or retweet things other people have said that you like or think are interesting.

When you feel passionately as a non-disabled parent about bullying of disabled kids in schools, or funding for disability support services, try sharing and endorsing what disabled people themselves are saying and doing, before giving your own take.

Social media isn't the only place to do this. You can also center disabled activists' work in conversations, presentations, and your own writing. Just remember to cite them properly. Social media essentially does for you. So offline, you must be careful not to imply that someone else's words and ideas are your own.

3. Tell your own disability story
This is often the best way to start having your own say. Begin by explaining exactly how a disability issue affects you as a disabled person, or as an ally to a disabled person.

If you are a non-disabled ally though, like a parent or spouse, make sure not to confuse your story with your disabled loved one's own story. They may be related, but they aren't the same. You can only really tell your story from your point of view.

Also, don't stop with your story. If your goal is some kind of concrete change, don't just tell your story to make people feel bad for you, or to center your own struggle only. Whenever possible, draw clear connections between your personal situation and a broader disability issue, how it affects other disabled people, and actions your audience can take to address the issue.

Examples:

Describe in detail how home care works for you, or how your life would improve with home care, and ask people to support home care funding.

Explain your concern as a parent of a disabled child about problems in your child's schooling, and ask people to support better funding of support services, or enforcement of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.

Again, don't speak for a disabled child, spouse, or other family member, even if they don't have readily available means to speak for themselves. Tell your story, and how it includes them. Advocate with them, not for them. That may seem like a small distinction, but in the long run it means a lot.

4. Connect advocacy for yourself or a loved one with a disability, and activism for the broader disability community
It can be useful to think of this by calling the persuasion work you do to solve your own disability-related needs and conflicts "advocacy," and work with others on broader disability policies and practices "activism."

Both advocacy and activism are important and have their place. But their goals, methods, and tactics are often quite different. And carefully-chosen activism has enormous potential to expand the scope and positive impact of effective advocacy,, beyond yourself or your family alone.

Examples:

As you advocate for accessibility at a restaurant you would like to dine at but can't, pay attention to local enforcement of all accessibility codes, and what's happening nationally on enforcement and defense of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

After going through a few of your own advocacy battles with an employer, you may find yourself well equipped for some activism on employment discrimination laws and disability accommodation practices in workplaces.

If you have found some measure of success in a number of difficult areas of living with disabilities, look for ways to support other disabled people, and improve the conditions they will have to face in the future.

5. Remember disability issues when you vote
Disabled people have been voting in greater numbers in recent years. But disabled people on average still register and vote at lower rates than non-disabled people. And it is still hard to pin down whether there is a coherent "disability vote," with identifiable, predictable points of view. That's partly because it's not clear how much disabled people factor in their disability experiences when they do vote.

You don't have to make disability your top political priority to make a difference with your baloot. You don't have to set aside all of your deepest opinions. You don't have to put your disability in charge of your vote.

But it makes sense to at least find out where candidates stand on disability issues that will affect your life or the lives of disabled people you care about. That means insisting that candidates take the time to develop meaningful positions on disability issues.

Examples:

Whether online, in-person, or both, take every opportunity to ask candidates who will be on your ballot about disability issues you care about most.

Ask about national issues like Social Security and disability rights laws, state issues like home care funding, and local issues like street, sidewalk, and public building accessibility.

Give candidate's stands on disability issues equal standing in your thinking to more mainstream issues like national defense, civil liberties, and domestic spending. Realize that issues important to you as a disabled voter may be important to all voters, whether they realize it or not.

These tips are meant to be simple, though not necessarily easy. At least some of them are accessible to just about anyone, regardless of experience or expert knowledge.

One of the keys to getting started is resolving not to center yourself from the outset. Be willing to share the stage and be a voice in a chorus. It truly can be as important and rewarding in disability activism to work behind the scenes as it is to be a lead actor or soloist.

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5 Simple Ways To Support Disability Activism

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One of the keys to getting started is resolving not to center yourself from the outset. Be willing to share the stage and be a voice in a chorus. It truly can be as important and rewarding in disability activism to work behind the scenes as it is to be a lead actor or soloist.

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The protected classes are not just about skin color.

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We are experts in the world-of-work. We have over 10+ years working with individuals with work injuries and individuals who are totally disabled and receiving disability benefits to return to work. All team members are certified by the Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification (CRCC) and/or Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) to assist you in securing employment and maximizing your benefits.

Owner: Mr. Brian L. Harmon, MA, EDPNA, CRC, LPC

Sr. Rehabilitation Case Technician: Ms. Nicole Rhum, BS, CPWIC

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We are experts in the world-of-work. We have over 10+ years working with individuals with work injuries and individuals who are totally disabled and receiving disability benefits to return to work. All team members are certified by the Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification (CRCC) and/or Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) to assist you in securing employment and maximizing your benefits.

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Juneteenth Black Professional Real Estate Mixer

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Eventbrite - Building Blocks Together presents Juneteenth Black Professional Real Estate Mixer - Tuesday, June 22, 2021 at The Ground Up Cafe & Lounge, Albany, NY. Find event and ticket information.

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Customizable brochures to share with clients and public from NAR

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Customize the Guides

Associations and REALTORS® may add their logo (using Adobe Acrobat) to the cover of the guides for a customized look.

Please ensure that your logo is placed only in the designated white space. Your logo should be flush left (along the left margin) and not close to the NAR logo. To add the logo:

1. Click and save the selected brochure as a .pdf

2. Open the document with Adobe Acrobat

3. Right-click on the white space to the left of the NAR logo; select "Add Image"

4. Select the image file and click "Open"

5. Use the mouse to position the image in the white space; left-click to paste the image

6. To reposition, left click and hold down the mouse on the image and move as needed

7. To resize, hover the mouse over a corner of the image until you see a double arrow, then left click and hold; drag the mouse to the left to make the image smaller or to the right to make larger

8. Save the changes

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maybe a challenge to members to complete course? Very similar to c2EX

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Fairhaven is a town every REALTOR® should visit. Online, that is.

In November 2020, NAR launched Fairhaven, a new fair housing simulation training for REALTORS® that uses the power of storytelling to help members identify, prevent, and address discriminatory practices in real estate. Inspired by real stories, this innovative online experience has agents work against the clock to sell homes in the fictional town of Fairhaven, while confronting discrimination in the homebuying process. Learners will also walk in the shoes of a homebuyer facing discrimination. The training provides customized feedback that learners can apply to daily business interactions.

This innovative training platform is available to all 1.4 million NAR members at no additional cost. Be an advocate for fair housing and the future of our industry. Commit to combating discrimination in real estate.

Get started by visiting fairhaven.realtor to explore the fictional town of Fairhaven and assess how well you are adhering to fair housing principles.

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Support Disability Act, Fair HOusing Act & many more with communication to your leaders

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Window to the Law: Creating a Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Policy

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Implementing a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) program not only makes good business sense, it can also further compliance with existing laws and promote a culture that welcomes everyone. This video provides tips and ideas to craft a DEI policy that reflects your organization's commitment to these ideals.

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Take the pledge NAR has charged all REALTOR members with to serve ALL clients and the public with the same respect and dignity.

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Download and print the REALTOR® Fair Housing Declaration (PDF: 33 KB)

I agree to:

Provide equal professional service without regard to the race, color, religion, gender (sex), disability (handicap), familial status, national origin, sexual orientation or gender identity of any prospective client, customer, or of the residents of any community.

Keep informed about fair housing law and practices, improving my clients' and customers' opportunities and my business.

Develop advertising that indicates that everyone is welcome and no one is excluded;, expanding my client's and customer's opportunities to see, buy, or lease property.

Inform my clients and customers about their rights and responsibilities under the fair housing laws by providing brochures and other information.

Document my efforts to provide professional service, which will assist me in becoming a more responsive and successful REALTOR®.

Refuse to tolerate non-compliance.

Learn about those who are different from me, and celebrate those differences.

Take a positive approach to fair housing practices and aspire to follow the spirit as well as the letter of the law.

Develop and implement fair housing practices for my firm to carry out the spirit of this declaration.

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Download and print the REALTOR® Fair Housing Declaration (PDF: 33 KB) Provide equal professional service without regard to the race, color, religion, gender (sex), disability (handicap), familial status, national origin, sexual orientation or gender identity of any prospective client, customer, or of the residents of any community.

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Stop the trickle down

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Accountability, Culture Change & Training

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The leadership of the National Association of REALTORS® met in Washington today where they unanimously passed a Fair Housing Action Plan which will distinguish NAR as a national industry leader on fair housing.

NAR re-organized last summer to create a new Fair Housing Policy Committee so NAR could more effectively advocate on national fair housing policy. NAR hired Bryan Greene as its Director of Fair Housing Policy. Bryan Greene served at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for 29 years, where he was the top career official overseeing enforcement of the federal Fair Housing Act.

The recent New York Newsday investigation underscored the need for NAR to further ramp up and reinvigorate its fair housing commitment.

NAR's new Fair Housing Action Plan, abbreviated 'ACT,' emphasizes (A)ccountability, (C)ulture Change, and (T)raining in order to ensure America's 1.4 million REALTORS® are doing everything possible to protect housing rights in America. Among other things, the plan specifically commits NAR to:

Work closely with State Association Executives to ensure that state licensing laws include effective fair-housing training requirements and hold real estate agents accountable to their fair housing obligations;

Launch a Public-Service Announcement Campaign that reaffirm NAR's commitment to fair housing, and how consumers can report problems;

Integrate fair housing into all REALTOR® conferences and engagements (to include a fair housing theme throughout the May Midyear Meeting;

Explore the creation of a voluntary self-testing program, in partnership with a fair housing organization, as a resource for brokers and others who want confidential reports on agent practices so they can address problems;

Create more robust fair housing education, including unconscious-bias training, and education on how the actions of REALTORS® shape communities.

Conduct a national study to determine what factors motivate discrimination in sales market

Profile leaders who exemplify the best fair housing practices and workplace diversity

Develop materials to help REALTORS® provide consumers with information on schools that avoids fair housing pitfalls.

Immediately following the passage of the new Fair Housing Action Plan at the leadership meeting today, the Leadership Team met with HUD Secretary Ben Carson, whom they briefed on the plan, and who agreed to join NAR in a joint public service campaign to advance our shared fair housing goals.

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NAR's Fair Housing Action Plan (ACT Initiative)

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The leadership of the National Association of REALTORS® met in Washington today where they unanimously passed a Fair Housing Action Plan which will distinguish NAR as a national industry leader on fair housing. NAR re-organized last summer to create a new Fair Housing Policy Committee so NAR could more effectively advocate on national fair housing policy.

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Implicit Bias test

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Preliminary Information

On the next page you'll be asked to select an Implicit Association Test (IAT) from a list of possible topics . We will also ask you (optionally) to report your attitudes or beliefs about these topics and provide some information about yourself.

We ask these questions because the IAT can be more valuable if you also describe your own self-understanding of the attitude or stereotype that the IAT measures. We would also like to compare differences between people and groups.

On the IAT, you may find it easier to pair certain attributes with one group of people compared to another. Your IAT results may depart from your personal beliefs.

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Fairhaven Simulator training

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Fairhaven is a town every REALTOR® should visit. Online, that is.

In November 2020, NAR launched Fairhaven, a new fair housing simulation training for REALTORS® that uses the power of storytelling to help members identify, prevent, and address discriminatory practices in real estate. Inspired by real stories, this innovative online experience has agents work against the clock to sell homes in the fictional town of Fairhaven, while confronting discrimination in the homebuying process. Learners will also walk in the shoes of a homebuyer facing discrimination. The training provides customized feedback that learners can apply to daily business interactions.

This innovative training platform is available to all 1.4 million NAR members at no additional cost. Be an advocate for fair housing and the future of our industry. Commit to combating discrimination in real estate.

Get started by visiting fairhaven.realtor to explore the fictional town of Fairhaven and assess how well you are adhering to fair housing principles.

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Fair Housing mishaps

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Keeping homeowners informed on issues that impact homeownership at the local, state and national level.

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Equal Opportunity

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Building the Beloved Community - A Renewed Call to Action