Where:
Marran Theater
34 Mellen Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
Admission:
FREE
Categories:
Lectures & Conferences, University
Event website:
https://lesley.edu/events/sankofa-lecture-creating-access-as-social-justice
Sandy Ho is a disability community-organizer, activist, disability policy researcher, and Lesley alumna. She is the founder and co-organizer of the Disability & Intersectionality Summit. In 2015, she was recognized as a White House Champion of Change for her work in establishing a statewide mentoring program for transitional-age disabled women, and the Letters to Thrive project. Her areas of work include disability justice, racial justice, intersectionality, and disability studies. She is a disabled, queer, Asian-American woman who is currently a researcher associate at The Lurie Institute for Disability Policy. Her writing has been published by Bitch Media online.