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The winner of April’s Awesome Foundation Disability Chapter (#AwesomeDisability) grant is carrie sarah kaufman (ck) with Disabled Parts
Visit https://www.awesomefoundation.org/en/projects/219306-disabled-parts to learn more about the project!
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What our grantee is saying: "We are so excited to be able to use this money to pay more disabled writers and artists to contribute their experiences of sex and sexuality to the archive on disabled parts. it will be great to be able to use some of these funds to improve the accessibility of the website as well. thank you to the awesome foundation for uplifting the expansive beauty that is disabled sexuality!"
What our trustees are saying: "Sex and disability is still taboo, and I am really excited about the ways this project not only upends that falsehood, but also empowers actual people with disabilities to explore their own sexuality by having the opportunity to read others’ experiences and financial support to try toys. I was happy to see the money going to pay for disabled creators, and to expand access further with audio recordings of the text articles."
A few reminders & updates:
Submit your application between May 1 - 15 to be considered for May’s grant. If you apply outside of this window, you will not be considered. If you have previously applied and were not selected, we would encourage you to re-apply. Apply for a grant at http://disability.awesomefoundation.org
Note that we do not accept requests to fund an individual's medical needs, rent, utilities, home repairs, car trouble, appliances, etc. Submissions MUST be submitted in English (use Google Translate if needed).
Thank you Marisa for her time as a trustee! If you identify as a person with a disability and can commit to contributing $100/month for at least 3 months, join us as a trustee! Help us spread the word on Twitter!
If you'd like to support our mission, make a tax-deductible donation on Stripe.
One additional awesome (but unrelated) note from our Dean: Nominations for the 4th annual D-30 Disability Impact List (Diversability’s list honoring disabled leaders globally) close on Monday, May 15, 2023. Anyone can nominate a disabled leader and you can nominate multiple disabled people! Self-nominations are not accepted. Learn more at http://mydiversability.com/d30
Thanks for being awesome! Follow us on Twitter & Medium!
- Trustees of the Awesome Foundation Disability Chapter (Tiffany, Walei, Liz, Alexandra, Adam, Ingrid, Rynn, Kathryn, Marissa, Marisa, Kathy and Nico)
The Awesome Foundation Disability Chapter is an entirely volunteer-run and 100% disability led economic justice initiative launched in 2017 by Alice Wong and Tiffany Yu.
Our impact to date: $74,500 to 75 projects in 10 countries (U.S., India, Canada, the Netherlands, England, Philippines, Tanzania, Ecuador, Peru, and Uganda).