Imani Barbarin is a disability rights and inclusion activist and speaker who uses her voice and social media platforms to create conversations engaging the disability community. Born with cerebral palsy, Imani often writes and uses her platform to speak from the perspective of a disabled black woman. In the last few years she has created over a dozen trending hashtags that allow disabled folk the opportunity to have their perspectives heard while forcing the world to take notice. #PatientsAreNotFaking, #ThingsDisabledPeopleKnow, #AbledsAreWeird and others each provide a window into disabled life while forming community. Imani is from the Philadelphia area and holds a Masters in Global Communications from the American University of Paris, her published works include those in Forbes, Rewire, Healthline, BitchMedia and more. She runs the blog CrutchesAndSpice.com and a podcast of the same name. She currently serves as the Communications Director for a nonprofit in Pennsylvania.

Additional Context on Racial Justice Expertise. Imani Barbarin is a disabled, Black queer woman who uses her platforms and communications degree to uplift the disability community and speak from the intersections of her identities. She regularly speaks for companies like Google, Zulily, Verizon and more about her experiences as a disabled Black woman and trains them in being more inclusive to both staff and consumers.

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• Disability
• Disability and Race
• Digital Activism
• Branding
• Communications
• Writing

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