Expert Conversations

#ExpertConversations: Sandy Ho

WITH Foundation is pleased to present Expert Conversations, an ongoing series that features conversations with experts in the fields of healthcare, disability, digital health, and philanthropy. 

Sandy Sandy Ho, Program Director of Borealis Philanthropy’s Disability Inclusion Fund. She is a short statured queer Asian American woman sitting in a [Read more…]

2023-06-14T16:01:13-07:00May 11, 2023|Blog, Expert Conversations|

#ExpertConversations: Judy Mark of Disability Voices United

Judy Mark is the parent of a 23-year old son with autism and the Co-Founder and President of Disability Voices United (DVU). Judy leads DVU’s advocacy and programmatic efforts. DVU is a grantee of WITH. Judy was instrumental in the passage of the Self-Determination Law and has been active in the implementation as a member of the DDS workgroup, Chair of Westside Regional Center’s local advisory committee, and a member of the Statewide Advisory Committee. [Read more...]

2021-12-10T11:04:25-08:00January 21, 2021|Blog, Expert Conversations|

#Expert Conversations: Nikki Brown-Booker

Nikki Brown-Booker is the Program Officer for the Disability Inclusion Fund, a $10M, 5-year fund that supports U.S. groups run by and for disabled people to lead transformational change. The fund is supported by the President’s Council on Disability Inclusion in Philanthropy, comprised of foundation presidents who are committed to disability inclusion as part of improving diversity, equity, and inclusion. [Read more...]

2021-12-10T11:05:25-08:00December 4, 2020|Blog, Expert Conversations|

#ExpertConversations: Ann Bui

Ann Bui is Program Director at the California Foundation for Independent Living Centers (CFILC) and is also an advocate for her brother Martin, who is autistic and experienced  a brain injury at birth, as well as other families in her situation. We asked her about ways to avoid Guardianship experiences like hers and her family, and about less-restrictive options such as Supported Decision Making and Self-Determination.  [Read more...]

2021-12-10T11:08:18-08:00January 28, 2020|Blog, Expert Conversations|
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