Inclusive Democracy Advocate

• Handle intake for information and resource referral, including reading and responding to emails, phone calls, and Zoom meetings.
• Meet with community partners, present information to groups, and facilitate discussions and community events.
• Assist in designing and drafting toolkits, grant applications, event planning, and outreach to community groups.

This role helps disability communities gain skills to promote inclusive democracy and counter anti-democracy movements, ensuring that democracy remains accessible and representative for all.

• Experience working with people with disabilities doing advocacy work.
• Knowledge of disability community politics and familiarity with issues threatening inclusive democracy.
• Experience challenging ableism in non-disability spaces and racism in disability spaces.
• Fluent in English; basic understanding of Zoom and Google Suite; ability to travel within the US.

$40,000/year ($38.46 per hour) for 20 hours per week. Benefits include $500/month stipend, 40 hours paid time off, 40 hours sick time, five floating holidays, and closure on major holidays. Fully remote with travel required 2-5 times per year.

Disability Communities Defending Democracy (DCDD) works to defend and grow inclusive democracy by helping disability communities gain skills to promote inclusive democracy and counter anti-democracy movements through education, information, resource referral, and community partnerships.