Rebecca Cokley on Leading the First U.S. Disability Rights Portfolio at a Major U.S. Foundation

OFF-KILTER with Rebecca Vallas

With the Senate announcing they’re heading into recess without passing the Build Back Better Act, we figured why not get out of the news cycle for Off-Kilter’s last episode of the year and instead have a far more good-news conversation that Rebecca Vallas has been meaning to have for a while with her dear friend Rebecca Cokley about what she’s got underway at the Ford Foundation, in her history-making new role as the first program officer to head a U.S. disability rights portfolio at a major U.S. foundation.

For more:

• Learn more about Rebecca Cokley’s newly launched disability rights program at the Ford Foundation
• Here’s more on what the Rebeccas mean when they say “disability is a cause and consequence of poverty”
• Follow Rebecca Cokley on Twitter: @rebeccacokley