Nancy Smith
Executive director of Activating Change focused on ending victimization and mass incarceration for people with disabilities and Deaf people, with a long history at the Vera Institute of Justice developing programs and tools to increase access to services.
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Mar 1, 2025 • 44min
Ep 223: Activating Change: Fighting Ableism and Building Accessible Nonprofits (with Nancy Smith)
Nancy Smith, executive director of Activating Change who has long worked to end victimization and mass incarceration of people with disabilities and Deaf people. She discusses how ableism shows up in nonprofits. She outlines accessibility audits, why Deaf communities need explicit naming and ASL access, the importance of compensating lived experts, and partnering across systems for inclusion.
