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2020 MNC Conference – Lifeworks Presentation
December 10, 2020 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Thursday, December 10 | 2:00 PM
Lifeworks New Business Development team, Ashley Oolman and Alli Strong-Martin, will present at the 2020 MNC Conference on Thursday, December 10 at 2:00 PM.
About the presentation:
Interlocking Inequities: Ableism & White Supremacy
Presenters:
Ashley Oolman, Lifeworks Disability Inclusion Consultant
Alli Strong-Martin, Lifeworks New Business Development Assistant
This session explores how ableism and white supremacy interlock to perpetuate inequity and hinder inclusion. Though the most intersectional identity group, people with disabilities are often kept from full participation in communities and workplaces due to unaddressed bias and discrimination. For disabled people who carry additional marginalized identities, these gaps become even greater. Their lives and lived experiences must be centered in order to sustain a movement beyond just a moment.
In this session, we will uncover the ways in which white, non-disabled bodies and minds have hoarded power in organizations for decades, and how we can advocate for universal policies and practices that work to end the cycle of white supremacy and ableism at work. The co-presenters, who identify as a Black woman and a white woman, both bring lived experience of disability to the session, and both work for a Minnesota nonprofit serving people with disabilities.
Learn more about the conference: https://bit.ly/2J5wWY7