Human Rights + Disability Justice
Pronouns.org
Resources on personal pronouns, including what they are and why they matter. They have guides to help individuals, educators, and workplaces use people's pronouns correctly and respectfully.
National Council On Independent Living
The organization is committed to empowering individuals with disabilities, supporting independent living centers, and advocating for systemic change to remove barriers to full participation in society.
Rooted In Rights
A disability-led storytelling organization centered on amplifying the voices of individuals living with disabilities within institutions and communities using digital media to impact mainstream narratives.
Disability Rights California Organization
DRC is a nonprofit agency. We are the largest disability rights group in the nation. Through legal advocacy, education, and community outreach, DRC works to protect and advance the rights of people with disabilities across California and beyond.
Sins Invalid
Sins Invalid is a disability justice-based movement building and performance project that celebrates disabled people, centering and led by disabled Black, Indigenous, and people of the global majority, and queer, trans, and nonbinary disabled people.
Disability Cultural Center
A hybrid space that to celebrate disability culture, community, and pride. They offer educational, artistic, and social networking opportunities for people with disabilities, and serves as a hub for resources and social justice advocacy.
¡PODER!
PODER empowers San Francisco's immigrant communities through education, engagement, and advocacy, striving to protect and advance immigrant rights. They also help provide immigration services for low-income SF residents.
SF.gov : Know Your Rights
This page provides essential information for residents on how to handle encounters with immigration authorities, whether in public or at home. It informs you of your rights under the law and what not to say to an agent.
Ableism by Colleen Goff
This article by Colleen Goff educates about system and internalized ableism and how it negatively impacts folks with disability. Colleen breaks down how ableism shows up in everyday life from language to media.
Crip Camp Documentary
A summer camp inspires teens with disabilities in their journey to activism and adulthood.We follow campers from Camp Jened in the 1970s as their experiences ignite a lifelong fight for disability rights, shaping the movement.
Rainbow Guidebook:
"Our Lives, Our Choices, Our Rights!" is a guidebook aimed at supporters, such as family members and service providers, to help them understand and support LGBTQ+ individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
The Arc’s Policy & Advocacy
The Arc's Policy and Advocacy section highlights their dedication to advancing the civil rights and inclusion of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities through policy initiatives, grassroots activism, and legal advocacy.
"I Didn't See You There" Curriculum
Curriculum is written by Bianca Laureano to compliment "I Didn't See You There" film. The discussion guide invites educators and advocates to explore themes of disability visibility, public space, and bodily autonomy.
Reporting and Supporting
From theValor US and The Arc of California offers trauma-informed strategies to assist sexual assault survivors with developmental disabilities with Mandated Reporting. It provides practical guidance on how to approach reporting with sensitivity, and clarity.
Autistic Women and Nonbinary Network
Support, and resources for Autistic women, girls, transfeminine and transmasculine nonbinary people, trans people of all genders, Two Spirit people, and all people of marginalized genders or of no gender.
Learn, Play, Thrive: Continuing Education
Resources, trainings, & podcast series that promotes the use of strengths-based, ethical, neurodiversity-affirming practices educators and their Autistic clients.Whether you're new to these frameworks or deepening your practice, these tools meet you where you are.
California SCDD: Storytellers
"Storytellers" blog provides a platform for people with developmental disabilities to share their personal stories of advocacy, community involvement, and daily life experiences. Available in text and audio format.
California DDS: Know Your Rights
What do I do if I encounter a federal agent? The DDS website provides printed guides that inform you about your rights, how to be prepared, and what you can do when encountering an officer. Available in multiple languages for download.