Disability Pride Month: Marti’s Story
This Disability Pride Month, Quality Trust is proud to celebrate the voices and lived experiences of self-advocates who are breaking […]
Read MoreCommunity Spotlight: DJ Showout on Music, Self-Advocacy, and Black Music Month
As Quality Trust celebrates Black Music Month, we sat down with community member and self-advocate DJ Joshua “Showout” Blassingame, a […]
Read MoreJimi Lethbridge and the Long Arc of Reform
For more than two decades, Jimi Lethbridge stood at the center of one of Washington, DC’s most difficult and transformative […]
Read MoreLessons From a Life in Advocacy
I have reached the end of my nearly forty-year career. Retiring makes one reflect, and memory is a strange thing. […]
Read More“Nothing Is Going to Stop Me”: Victor Robinson on Survival, Recovery, and Advocacy Ten Years After the Metro Accident
Ten years after surviving a Metro accident that changed his life, Victor Robinson speaks about the moment not just as […]
Read MoreBuilding Safer Support Systems: The Work of #ProjectPeerToo
By: Temisha Simpkins When someone experiences sexual violence, knowing where to turn — and feeling safe enough to ask for […]
Read MoreInclusive Workplace Safety Starts with Listening
A Conversation with Disability Policy Advocate Robin Shaffert Creating inclusive workplaces requires more than policies—it demands intention, empathy, and a […]
Read MoreFatherhood, Advocacy, and the Fight for Inclusion: A Father’s Day Q&A with Ron Hampton
Retired Air Force Veteran. Former Police Officer. President of the DC Autism Society. Proud Father. This Father’s Day, we had […]
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