Erika Watson and Kim Knacksted, Ph.D., Principal Consultant at Unlock Access, discuss the shared history of the Civil Rights Movement and the Disability Rights Movement and policy advances ensuring access to a free and appropriate education for students with disabilities. Dr. Knacksted has a long career as a Capital Hill and White House policy advisor focusing on disability and education. Based on her experiences as a fellow in the Senate during the first Trump administration, Kim offers valuable insight on how families can organize and stay on the offensive to ensure that we continue to make advances in civil rights for students with disabilities. Families have power, it’s up to us to decide how to leverage our collective power to bring about the world as it could be regardless of who is in the White House!

Intersection Collective is committed to amplifying, learning from, and valuing the lived experiences of children and families at the intersection of race and disability. We believe in the mantra, “Nothing about us without us!” We respect that the BIPOC disability community holds the ideas and solutions that will help close the education and opportunity gap that unjustly impact us. We will work alongside the BIPOC disability community and equity allies to achieve full acceptance, belonging, and access to educational opportunities as equal participants in society.
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Unlock Access, LLC is an accessibility and disability policy consulting firm led by Kimberly Knackstedt, Ph.D. Unlock Access is here to support you on your path to equitable access and inclusion for disabled employees, customers, and partners. Whether accessibility is new to you or you are ready to become a national leader, Unlock Access is here to support your journey and success.
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