San Mateo, CA, September 23, 2021— The WITH Foundation is pleased to announce that Dr. Angel Love Miles has joined the WITH Foundation’s Board of Directors.
Headshot of Angel Miles, WITH Board Member, a Black female wearing a beige top.
Angel received her doctorate in Women’s Studies at the University of Maryland College Park. After completing her postdoctoral fellowship in the Department of Disability and Human Development and the Department of Occupational Therapy in the College of Applied Health Sciences at the University of Illinois at Chicago. In multiple capacities she continues to speak, teach, write, and advocate on issues pertaining to social justice, health and housing inequality especially as they impact women and people of color with disabilities. Her article entitled “Strong Black Women” African American Women with Disabilities, Intersecting Identities, and Inequality was published in the February 2019 Gender & Society special issue: Gender, Disability, and Intersectionality. In April 2020 her piece “Disability: What Have Black People Got to Do with It?” was published by The African American Intellectual History Society (AAIHS) blog Black Perspectives as part of the Blackness, Disability, & Gender Identity Series organized by Vilissa Thompson. In October 2020 she contributed to the Health Justice and Black Liberation feature for Black Agenda Report and recently served as a Disability Inclusion Fund advocate Grantmaking Committee member for Borealis Philanthropy.
Dr. Miles was recently featured in The Atlantic about her experience being black and disabled.
“We are thrilled that Dr. Miles has joined the Board,” said Board President Lynne O’Hara. “Our organization will benefit for years to come from her leadership and expertise.”
“Dr. Miles is a great addition to the Board,” said WITH Executive Director Ryan Easterly. “WITH is very appreciative of the leadership and expertise of our Board and of our Self-Advocate Advisory Committee.”
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WITH Foundation promotes comprehensive and accessible healthcare for adults with developmental disabilities in the United States.
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Press Contact: Laura Shumaker Director of Communications, WITH
communications@withfoundation.org