Amanda Listens’

A space to share my thoughts, concerns, dreams, and aspirations for advocacy and social change.

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Is it worth it? Activism and Advocacy

Activism and advocacy is hard. You likely enter the work with the energy and passion to make change you care about, only to be faced with difficulties and turmoil on whether it is worth it to continue on. Come explore why the question will keep popping up and how to evaluate your decision for yourself.

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The Most Crucial Step to Embrace Your Disability Identity

Gaining a disability is life-changing, especially if you gain it later in life. Getting a diagnosis for a disability that has always been there is freeing. But losing something that you can vividly remember experiencing is difficult to let go. Learn what Amanda sees is the key step to embracing the disability identity from her journey.

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Time to Start Designing With Access in Mind: Designing from the Start

Can everyone access any event? program? As society puts emphasis on accessibility requests, the incentive to design events with access in mind is not always high on everyone’s list. If inclusion is important to you, learn why it is time to start designing from the start to allow full participation for everyone.

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