Disability Inclusion: Required

There is no equity without disability. Featuring a compelling mix of personal stories and practical insights from the disability community and the philanthropic sector, each episode of the Disability Inclusion: Required podcast is a call to action for philanthropy to meaningfully work toward disability inclusion, rights, and justice.

Disability Inclusion: Required is a education podcast hosted by Disability & Philanthropy Forum, with 31 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Disability & Philanthropy Forum hosts Disability Inclusion: Required, a education show with 31 episodes published.

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  Disability Inclusion: Required - Episode 31 - The Cost of Anti-DEI Policies with Dr. Sami Schalk

  Jul 7, 202657 min

  This episode of “Disability Inclusion Required” examines how contemporary attacks on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) are reshaping funding, policy, and everyday life for Black and disabled communities, while also exploring pleasure as a political and survival practice. Our podcast theme music is by Andre Louis and Precious Perez . Thank you to Recording Artists And Music Professionals With Disabilities (RAMPD) for connecting these talented disabled musicians with the Disability & Philanthropy Forum.

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  Disability Inclusion: Required - Episode 30 - Parenting While Disabled

  May 26, 202652 min

  Did you miss us? This episode of “Disability Inclusion: Required” centers on the experiences of disabled parents, featuring blind foster/adoptive parent and employment services director Melissa Lomax and autistic scholar-activist and adoptive parent Dr. Morénike Giwa Onaiwu. Our podcast theme music is by Andre Louis and Precious Perez . Thank you to Recording Artists And Music Professionals With Disabilities (RAMPD) for connecting these talented disabled musicians with the Disability & Philanthropy Forum.

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  Disability Inclusion: Required - Episode 29 - Black Disabled Excellence

  Feb 28, 202625 min

  In honor of the 100-year commemoration of Negro History Week, now celebrated as Black History Month, Disability Inclusion: Required is passing the mic over to Black Disabled leaders. This episode features Marq Mitchell, Heather Watkins, Natasha Nelson, and Mel Brown. Each of them share a 5-minute story about the power of your work, or a 5-minute reflection on what it means to lead liberatory projects while Black and disabled. Our podcast theme music is by Andre Louis and Precious Perez . Thank you to Recording Artists And Music Professionals With Disabilities (RAMPD) for connecting these talented disabled musicians with the Disability & Philanthropy Forum.

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  Disability Inclusion: Required - Episode 28 - In Conversation with Lachi

  Jan 26, 202645 min

  This episode of Disability Inclusion: Required features Grammy-nominated artist and disability culture champion Lachi in conversation with host Justice Shorter. Lachi is an award-winning music executive, host of PBS series Renegades, Recording Academy national trustee, and producer of a Grammy-nominated album. Born legally blind, she created the UN-recognized organization RAMPD (Recording Artists and Music Professionals with Disabilities), a consultancy group that collaborates on disability-inclusive solutions with major companies like Netflix and Live Nation while providing opportunities to professionals with disabilities. Her cultural activism has garnered national recognition through appearances on major media platforms including NPR, the BBC, People Magazine, Time Magazine, Good Morning America, and the New York Times. Our podcast theme music is by Andre Louis and Precious Perez . Thank you to Recording Artists And Music Professionals With Disabilities (RAMPD) for connecting these talented disabled musicians with the Disability & Philanthropy Forum.

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  Disability Inclusion: Required - Episode 27 - Tis The Season To Celebrate

  Dec 27, 202534 min

  Sandy Ho, the Executive Director of the Disability and Philanthropy Forum, is interviewed about the disability community's collective victories in 2025 and her hopes for the future. Our podcast theme music is by Andre Louis and Precious Perez . Thank you to Recording Artists And Music Professionals With Disabilities (RAMPD) for connecting these talented disabled musicians with the Disability & Philanthropy Forum.

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