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Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.26,0:00:02.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hi, I am Lateef McLeod,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:02.94,0:00:07.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I am a PhD candidate at the\Nanthropology and social change program
Dialogue: 0,0:00:07.98,0:00:11.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at California Institute\Nfor Integral Studies,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:11.27,0:00:14.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and also the Vice President\Nof the LEAD committee
Dialogue: 0,0:00:14.08,0:00:19.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at the International Society for\NAugmentative and Alternative Communication.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:19.68,0:00:22.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I am also a published poet\Nwith two books out,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:22.90,0:00:24.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"A Declaration of a Body of Love"
Dialogue: 0,0:00:24.96,0:00:29.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and "Whispers of Krip Love\NShouts of Krip Revolution."
Dialogue: 0,0:00:29.46,0:00:34.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I am also writing on a novel\Nentitled "The Third Eye Is Crying."
Dialogue: 0,0:00:36.38,0:00:40.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The first memory I have\Nof disability discrimination or ableism
Dialogue: 0,0:00:40.68,0:00:43.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is when I was at Marine World as a child,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:43.33,0:00:46.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I wanted to play\Non this big play structure jungle
Dialogue: 0,0:00:46.51,0:00:49.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that they had,\Nbut I could not climb the rope slides
Dialogue: 0,0:00:49.61,0:00:52.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to enter the play structure.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:52.27,0:00:56.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is my first vivid memory that I\Ncouldn't do things that other kids did,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:56.96,0:01:00.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I had a feeling of being left out.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:00.22,0:01:03.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This feeling of being left out\Nhas followed me throughout my life
Dialogue: 0,0:01:03.74,0:01:06.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as I observe that our society and culture
Dialogue: 0,0:01:06.56,0:01:09.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is more accessible for temporary\Nable-bodied people
Dialogue: 0,0:01:09.98,0:01:12.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and not disabled people.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:17.56,0:01:21.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The ADA has been a big\Ndifference in my life.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:21.30,0:01:25.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Without its passing, I wouldn't be able\Nto obtain my educational degrees
Dialogue: 0,0:01:25.87,0:01:29.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like my Bachelor's in English\Nfrom UC Berkeley
Dialogue: 0,0:01:29.27,0:01:34.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and my Master's of Fine Arts\Nin Creative Writing at Mills College.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:34.66,0:01:38.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I also would not be able\Nto currently pursue my doctorate
Dialogue: 0,0:01:38.12,0:01:43.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in anthropology at California Institute\Nfor Integral Studies.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:43.27,0:01:47.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Also, most importantly,\Nthe ADA is instrumental in getting
Dialogue: 0,0:01:47.60,0:01:52.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,us disabled people the accessibility\Nto go into stores, restaurants,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:52.76,0:01:58.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and other business establishments\Nto fully engage in society.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:12.91,0:02:18.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think our society needs to have enough\Nequity with disabled people's lives.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:18.77,0:02:21.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We need equal access to housing,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:21.15,0:02:23.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,equal access to healthcare,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:23.39,0:02:26.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and equal access to education.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:26.56,0:02:30.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's these we need free and available\Nto anyone who needs them,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:30.57,0:02:35.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,especially disabled people,\NI think it will go a long way
Dialogue: 0,0:02:35.02,0:02:41.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to improving the equity in society,\Nespecially around disabled people.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:48.52,0:02:53.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think we all can join or support\Ndisabled-led disability rights
Dialogue: 0,0:02:53.35,0:02:55.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and disability justice organizations
Dialogue: 0,0:02:55.76,0:03:00.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that are doing the work on improving\Nthe lives of disabled people.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:00.48,0:03:04.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I would focus on people of color-led\Ndisabled organizations
Dialogue: 0,0:03:04.26,0:03:08.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that focus on servicing people of color\Ndisabled communities.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:12.49,0:03:36.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We still and need to for the organize
Dialogue: 0,0:03:40.98,0:04:11.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and for a better society\Nfor disabled people,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:16.51,0:04:30.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because we are not there yet.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:30.24,0:04:34.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That we still need to organize\Nand advocate for a better society
Dialogue: 0,0:04:34.12,0:04:38.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for disabled people,\Nbecause we are not there yet.