<div dir="ltr"><div><font color="#14171a" face="Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14px;background-color:rgb(230,236,240)">Realized I put an extra letter in the Twitter link. Here's a corrected email. </span></font></div><div><div class="gmail-gE gmail-iv gmail-gt" style="padding:20px 0px 0px;font-size:12.8px"><br><table cellpadding="0" class="gmail-cf gmail-gJ" style="border-collapse:collapse;margin-top:0px;width:auto;font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:0.875rem;letter-spacing:0.2px;display:block"></table></div><div class="gmail-"><div id="gmail-:1wy" class="gmail-ii gmail-gt" style="font-size:12.8px;direction:ltr;margin:8px 0px 0px;padding:0px"><div id="gmail-:1wz" class="gmail-a3s gmail-aXjCH" style="overflow:hidden;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:small;line-height:1.5"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail-gE gmail-iv gmail-gt" style="padding:20px 0px 0px;font-size:12.8px"><table cellpadding="0" class="gmail-cf gmail-gJ" style="border-collapse:collapse;margin-top:0px;width:auto;font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:0.875rem;letter-spacing:0.2px;display:block"><tbody style="display:block"></tbody></table></div><div id="gmail-:1x0"><div class="gmail-qQVYZb"></div><div class="gmail-utdU2e"></div><div class="gmail-btm"></div></div><div class="gmail-"><div class="gmail-aHl" style=""></div><div id="gmail-:1wn" tabindex="-1"></div><div id="gmail-:1wy" class="gmail-ii gmail-gt" style="font-size:12.8px;direction:ltr;margin:8px 0px 0px;padding:0px"><div id="gmail-:1wz" class="gmail-a3s gmail-aXjCH" style="overflow:hidden;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:small;line-height:1.5"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>I was hoping to make it this weekend to the meeting to meet more of the Seattle NFB folks in person, but ended up being down in Olympia instead. There's a couple of opportunities I wanted to highlight where Rooted in Rights is looking to highlight the experiences and expertise of the blind community. </div><div><br></div><div><b>Snow Removal</b></div><div>First, in response to how Seattle has handled the recent snow storm, we are collecting stories from disabled people who weren't able to leave their homes or get to where they needed to go because the city didn't ensure sidewalks, curb ramps or bus stops were cleared in a timely matter. If you were impacted by this, and would like to share your story, please let me know. We are hoping to get the City to agree to develop a snow removal strategy that takes into account the needs of disabled Seattleites. </div><div><br></div><div><b>Audio Description/ #WhyDescribe Project</b></div><div>We are looking for blind and low vision folks to participate in a video where we talk about how we use social media and what people who produce videos for social media should do to make sure low vision and blind people can enjoy their video content. This is specifically a project about video for social media - so we're looking for people who are active on those platforms and want to talk about what works for them and what could be done better. This is part of our efforts to make alt text and audio description mainstream. Here's an example of a video we did on Alt Text: </div><div><span style="color:rgb(20,23,26);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;background-color:rgb(230,236,240)"><a href="https://twitter.com/rootedinrights/status/1073663651947692032">https://twitter.com/rootedinrights/status/1073663651947692032</a></span><br></div><div><font color="#14171a" face="Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><b><br></b></font></div><div><font color="#14171a" face="Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><b>Parenting Without Pity</b></font></div><div><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1rem;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif"><font color="#000000">How many of us raised in isolation from other disabled people wish we could have built connections with the disability community earlier in our lives? </font><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">What if we could change that for the next generation? </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">We believe disabled children are much more likely to develop the confidence and skills they need to advocate for themselves and feel pride in their disabled identity if their non-disabled parents can interact and learn from the disabled community. </span></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1rem;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(33,37,41)">We are currently collecting stories from disabled parents. These will form the basis of an online resource for parents of disabled children. We also plan to facilitate presentations featuring disabled parents to create ties between disabled and non-disabled parents to share resources, discuss identity and create a greater positive community of support and belonging for kids with disabilities.</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></span></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1rem;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif">If you are a disabled parent and would like to share your story, let me know. You can read more about the project and hear from other parents on our website, here: <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><a href="https://rootedinrights.org/parents" target="_blank">https://rootedinrights.org/parents</a>. </span></p></div><div><b>Payment</b></div><div>If you agree to share your story for one of our projects, we'll arrange a time to film you. That could either be in our office in the International District (right by the Sounder/Link stop), or we can come to you. We can pay $50 for your participation in one of the videos, and can also reimburse $20 for transportation. </div><div><br></div><div>Let me know if you have questions about any of these projects.</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks!</div><div>Anna</div><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail-m_5761020071050397215gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Anna Zivarts</b><br>Program Director, Rooted in Rights</font></div><div dir="ltr"><div>Pronouns: she/her</div><div><br></div><div><div>Disability Rights Washington</div><div>315 5th Ave S, Ste 850</div><div>Seattle, WA 98104</div><div>206.324.1521 (office)</div><div>718.710.1773 (cell)</div></div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://www.facebook.com/rootedinrights/" target="_blank">Facebook</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/rootedinrights/?hl=en" target="_blank">Instagram</a> | <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/RootedInRightsVideo/featured" target="_blank">YouTube</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/rootedinrights" target="_blank">Twitter</a> | <a href="http://www.rootedinrights.org/" target="_blank">Blog</a></div><div><br></div><div><div>Rooted in Rights tells authentic, accessible stories that create change. Disability Rights are Our Rights!</div><div><br></div><div>Rooted in Rights is a project of Disability Rights Washington (DRW). DRW is a private non-profit organization that protects the rights of people with disabilities statewide. Our mission is to advance the dignity, equality, and self-determination of people with disabilities. We work to pursue justice on matters related to human and legal rights.</div><div><br></div><div>The contents of this message and any attachment(s) may contain confidential or privileged information. Any disclosure, copying, distribution, or unauthorized use of the contents of this message is prohibited and doing so may destroy the confidential nature of the communication. If you have received this message by mistake, please do not review, disclose, copy, or distribute the email. Instead, please notify us immediately by replying to this message or phoning us.</div></div></div></div><div dir="ltr"><br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline"></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Feb 18, 2019 at 12:45 PM Anna Letitia Zivarts <<a href="mailto:annaz@rootedinrights.org">annaz@rootedinrights.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>I was hoping to make it this weekend to the meeting to meet more of the Seattle NFB folks in person, but ended up being down in Olympia instead. There's a couple of opportunities I wanted to highlight where Rooted in Rights is looking to highlight the experiences and expertise of the blind community. </div><div><br></div><div><b>Snow Removal</b></div><div>First, in response to how Seattle has handled the recent snow storm, we are collecting stories from disabled people who weren't able to leave their homes or get to where they needed to go because the city didn't ensure sidewalks, curb ramps or bus stops were cleared in a timely matter. If you were impacted by this, and would like to share your story, please let me know. We are hoping to get the City to agree to develop a snow removal strategy that takes into account the needs of disabled Seattleites. </div><div><br></div><div><b>Audio Description/ #WhyDescribe Project</b></div><div>We are looking for blind and low vision folks to participate in a video where we talk about how we use social media and what people who produce videos for social media should do to make sure low vision and blind people can enjoy their video content. This is specifically a project about video for social media - so we're looking for people who are active on those platforms and want to talk about what works for them and what could be done better. This is part of our efforts to make alt text and audio description mainstream. Here's an example of a video we did on Alt Text: </div><div><span style="color:rgb(20,23,26);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><a href="https://twitter.com/rootedinrights/status/1073663651947692032P" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/rootedinrights/status/1073663651947692032P</a></span></div><div><font color="#14171a" face="Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><b><br></b></font></div><div><font color="#14171a" face="Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><b>Parenting Without Pity</b></font></div><div><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1rem;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif"><font color="#000000">How many of us raised in isolation from other disabled people wish we could have built connections with the disability community earlier in our lives? </font><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">What if we could change that for the next generation? </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">We believe disabled children are much more likely to develop the confidence and skills they need to advocate for themselves and feel pride in their disabled identity if their non-disabled parents can interact and learn from the disabled community. </span></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1rem;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(33,37,41)">We are currently collecting stories from disabled parents. These will form the basis of an online resource for parents of disabled children. We also plan to facilitate presentations featuring disabled parents to create ties between disabled and non-disabled parents to share resources, discuss identity and create a greater positive community of support and belonging for kids with disabilities.</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></span></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1rem;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif">If you are a disabled parent and would like to share your story, let me know. You can read more about the project and hear from other parents on our website, here: <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><a href="https://rootedinrights.org/parents" target="_blank">https://rootedinrights.org/parents</a>. </span></p></div><div><b>Payment</b></div><div>If you agree to share your story for one of our projects, we'll arrange a time to film you. That could either be in our office in the International District (right by the Sounder/Link stop), or we can come to you. We can pay $50 for your participation in one of the videos, and can also reimburse $20 for transportation. </div><div><br></div><div>Let me know if you have questions about any of these project. </div><div><br></div><div>Thanks!</div><div>Anna</div><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail-m_5761020071050397215gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Anna Zivarts</b><br>Program Director, Rooted in Rights</font></div><div dir="ltr"><div>Pronouns: she/her</div><div><br></div><div><div>Disability Rights Washington</div><div>315 5th Ave S, Ste 850</div><div>Seattle, WA 98104</div><div>206.324.1521 (office)</div><div>718.710.1773 (cell)</div></div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://www.facebook.com/rootedinrights/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">Facebook</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/rootedinrights/?hl=en" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">Instagram</a> | <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/RootedInRightsVideo/featured" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">YouTube</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/rootedinrights" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">Twitter</a> | <a href="http://www.rootedinrights.org/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">Blog</a></div><div><br></div><div><div>Rooted in Rights tells authentic, accessible stories that create change. Disability Rights are Our Rights!</div><div><br></div><div>Rooted in Rights is a project of Disability Rights Washington (DRW). DRW is a private non-profit organization that protects the rights of people with disabilities statewide. Our mission is to advance the dignity, equality, and self-determination of people with disabilities. We work to pursue justice on matters related to human and legal rights.</div><div><br></div><div>The contents of this message and any attachment(s) may contain confidential or privileged information. Any disclosure, copying, distribution, or unauthorized use of the contents of this message is prohibited and doing so may destroy the confidential nature of the communication. If you have received this message by mistake, please do not review, disclose, copy, or distribute the email. 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