Focus and Impact Disability Discussion 2/12 by Fiona Kanagasingam

Ways to support (From Avenel)

2024-02-12 16:13:46 UTC

Bring other funders into the fold for thinking about disability and funding of more disability inclusion and focused organizations

Include

2024-02-12 16:21:29 UTC

REL- Encourage researchers to design studies that are inclusive and accessible. This could mean working with organizations that can help shape and define specific research questions in the CFP that are inclusive to people with disabilities.

Accountability

tcostigan2 — 2024-02-12 16:21:33 UTC

Routinely bring this analysis/consideration into conversations - program development/renewal and strategy development/updates.

Transparency: (from HCF) (This is meant to be in the accountability section...sorry).

2024-02-12 16:21:48 UTC

Starting from knowing where we are at (we can certainly facilitate this discussion AND my understanding was that there was an informal RWJFassessment related to our accountability to the disability community. Can we get the picture of this, including anything that was more specific to portfolio/departments? We have the general sense that we're early on in the continuum and meh, but not a mirror.

Democratize the Imagination of the Future (REL)

lorigadkari — 2024-02-12 16:22:05 UTC

The Future is Disabled I have had this 350 page book, by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha on my desk for three months. ill read it NEXT.

Ways to support

2024-02-12 16:22:24 UTC

When reviewing concepts, ask where disability fits in.

Ways to SUpport

2024-02-12 16:22:28 UTC

Creating a standard with goals associated with how we apply Disability inclusion. How much of wour wok r do we want to be DJ or DI. WHat is the trajectory?

REL: Ensure communications products are accessible to people with disabilities

2024-02-12 16:22:37 UTC

Support/champion (HC)

2024-02-12 16:22:50 UTC

HC- consider the DJ/DI enabling conditions within our equitable community development focus (ex. transportation, anti-displacement, equitable implementation of laws & policies)

Prioritize

2024-02-12 16:23:06 UTC

REL: Help staff understand that this work is a priority -- and help them identify strategies for balancing this priority with our others.

Accountability

2024-02-12 16:23:08 UTC

Have portfolio-specific goals related to disability inclusion/justice

Ways to support (HCF)

2024-02-12 16:23:22 UTC

Elevating our disability inclusive and specific work through public communications.

Integrate DJ into frames on families and children (HCF)

2024-02-12 16:23:39 UTC

Children are not often active participants in decision making across systems, disabled or not. What does nothing about us without us look like for children? For disabled parents in our care and tax systems? How is it at odds with current concepts of families and parent/child roles? In order to have a DJ lens, there needs to be a reckoning about ableism in family systems.

Way to Support/Hold ourselves accountable

2024-02-12 16:25:04 UTC

Currently Cofounding a reporter with the Commonwealth Foundation (solely focused on covering Disability Issues) Remembering that our voice is also a programmatic tool Using our Vendor mix to identify Comms Vendors that are led/support PWDs.

Ways to support (continue, HCF)

2024-02-12 16:25:20 UTC

Continue to bring forward both public and private mechanisms to support accessibility and participation.

REL - DI in learning sessions

2024-02-12 16:26:11 UTC

REL - review best practices and apply DI when designing learning sessions

2024-02-12 16:26:33 UTC

include analysis of how having a disability compounds and amplifies marginality and health inequality. in our research programs

Ways to support (in programming, HCF)

2024-02-12 16:26:58 UTC

Like we do for broader equity issues and structural racism, ask questions about disability inclusion of each applicant, prospective partner.

Annual Audit

2024-02-12 16:27:04 UTC

What I am struggling with is that it is easier to have clear goals for disability-specific grantmaking (focusing on grantmaking for a moment), but harder to have set goals for disability-inclusion, which is why I am thinking about audits. Audit might be the wrong word, but I am trying to think of a set process.

Ways to Support

2024-02-12 16:27:12 UTC

Thinking about the use of tools, technology and resources. Applying these same inclusion to grantee portals, processes for applications in all aspects of engaging with application process. How does this affect the way disabled communities and orgs work with.

TALK about it (REL)

lorigadkari — 2024-02-12 16:27:34 UTC

schedule regular department wide discussions during REL meetings about how these goals are playing out in our teams/unit. What is challenging and what is working and what are new ideas?

Ways to help

2024-02-12 16:28:48 UTC

Work in NJ - WE have a role in building the infrastructure for non-profits and influencing the conversation for how to approach Disability Justice & Inclusion. WE could contribute to a broader infrastructure in NJ and other states - Maternal Health, Public health, etc.

Ways to Hold ourselves accountable

2024-02-12 16:29:47 UTC

Opportunity to measure disability specific work in a different way to disability inclusion. Annual audit on disability inclusion work and where we are. Not just relying on things that are easy

HCF (Parita)

2024-02-12 16:30:11 UTC

What is the starting point and expectation for strategic portfolios to apply DJ and DI goals? How does this look different for each portfolio?