2021 - 2022

ABC Reporter Requests Comments on Fetterman debate                             Director, Jane Dunhamn provided a statement regarding ableism and its impact on public policy.
 

NBDC Participates in Education Opportunity Research                                 Director, Jane Dunhamn will collaborate with EDI in assisting disabled people, family members, and caregivers in teaching, research, and professorship positions, especially in disability-related fields, but not exclusive to disability-related fields.
 

Disabled in Action, Atlanta Presents

Director, Jane Dunhamn, Mother and Caregivers Award of the Decade.                                                                     
CJAM Radio, Windsor, Ontario, Canada                                                         Communication Director, Jackie Pilgrim provided an interview to Cameron Wells, Host of Handi-Link.
 

Coastal Georgia Jack and Jill                                                                         Director, Jane Dunhamn presented to mothers and teens on transition to adult life for the provisional group of the Coastal Georgia Jack and Jill Chapter. 
 

National Health Care Transition Resource Center                                         Director, Jane Dunhamn participates in discussions with NHCTRC about healthcare transition training and resources for young adults with ID/DD, ages 12-26, their families, and the professionals who serve them.
 

US Dept. of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) Office of Public Affairs   Director, Jane Dunhamn will participate in the upcoming convening of disability advocates hosted by HUD.
 

Black Feminist Disability Justice Lab                                                             Member, Tameka Citchen-Spruce represented NBDC in the first Black Feminist Disability Justice Lab.
 

NBDC at NDEAM DURHAM, NC                                                                       Director, Jane Dunhamn was Keynote Speaker at the Durham, NC, Mayor's Committee for Disabled Person's Employee Awards Ceremony.
 

NBDC Presented at the Association for the Study of African American Life and History

Director, Jane Dunhamn, presented at the national conference for The Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH). The session provided a discussion on the perspectives on issues including preparing children for a world that does not love them; intentionally building communities of support; shepherding children into adulthood and retaining or creating family traditions. Central to the discussion was the experiences of parents and advocates of disabled children.
 

NBDC interviewed by AARP                                                                           Director, Jane Dunhamn provided background information to AARP magazine for an article that seeks to tell the stories of aging parents of adult children with disabilities.

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Interview for Administration on Community Living                                       Communication Director, Jackie Pilgrim and Member, Safiyyah Mohammed participated in an interview with the National Alliance who received a 5-year award from the Administration on Community Living (ACL) to establish a National Health Care Transition Resource Center (NHCTRC) for youth and young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) with the goal to empower individuals and their caregivers to direct their own transition from pediatric to adult care. 

Bloomfield Civil Rights Commission                                                              Director, Jane Dunhamn presented to the Bloomfield, NJ Civil Rights Commission for March Disability Awareness Month.

The Atlantic Magazine: Being Black and Disabled                                          Director, Jane Dunhamn was interviewed for the feature article.