Questions and Answers
What does it mean for WDDA to be a nonprofit?
As a nonprofit, we're able to receive tax-deductible grants, donations, and sponsorships to fund our day-to-day operations, offer scholarships and internships to students, and to pay staff members fair wages. While we are a new organization with a currently limited budget, we strive to challenge the norms and barriers of paywalls, high prices, and unpaid labor for disabled communities.
Who is WDDA really for?
WDDA is an organization to celebrate and empower all minds and bodies that have been historically and systemically marginalized. Whether you identify as disabled, chronically ill or pained, neurodivergent, or something else, you are wholeheartedly welcomed to join the WDDA community.
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Disability allies–those who might identify as able-bodied, nondisabled, and neurotypical/neuronormative– are also welcome to support our advocacy efforts through interndisciplinary community service.
Who can be involved in WDDA?
Everyone is invited! We're always seeking volunteers to support grant applications, social media, access checks, and other day-to-day tasks. As a community-driven organization, we thrive on the support of community members.
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If you are seeking an involvement that is more specialized and/or with extra benefits, you're welcome to check out our Disability Advocacy Internship Program and research labs (more information coming soon!)
Does WDDA have an in-person location?
Our operations currently are fully virtual and fully remote to increase the accessibility of our resources for community members, support the accommodations of our team, and prioritize our budget for funded opportunities.
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For the aforementioned reasons, we do not intend to pursue an in-person location. While we might occasionally have in-person events for a partnered/sponsored event, we'll do our best to make those activities virtually accessible.
Does WDDA use AI technology?
At this time, our operations will only use AI technology if it increases a person's access to events, activities, or operations. Official diagnoses aren't necessary, though the utilization of AI will be on a case-by-case basis.
We do not intend to permit any form of AI-generated content or artwork in our operations or projects, as we prioritize human-created productions in the pursuit of disability culture.
Why is WDDA so transparent with its operations?
We believe in community, collaboration, and communication as our core values of manifesting equitable success. Withholding necessary information from our community is harmful, counter-productive, and potentially deceitful. Moreover, many of our projects ask disabled community members to share their vulnerability. It is only fair that we at WDDA commit to being vulnerable, truthful, and genuine with our systemically marginalized communities.