Black and white photo of two advocates walking side by side, one with a long cane and one speaking into a megaphone. Off to the side is a crowd of advocates carrying signs that say things like "Hawaii" "American Samoa" and "Ableism is Trash".

Grassroots Project: Engage. Connect. Advocate.

Grassroots Project Logo: Graphic features green grass blades on yellow ground. Icons of people are used as spacers between the words: Engage

Funded by: HSRI

The Grassroots Project’s National Advocacy and Action Coalition comprises of national disability organizations representing ACL-funded disability programs.

Together we will position the next generation of cross-disability, cross-generational and culturally diverse grassroots advocates as leaders and catalysts of systems change that hold states and / or providers accountable and responsive to input. The project will support state and local advocacy and action coalitions in leveraging the ACL disability networks in each state and territory to advance quality community living. 

  • Project Lead: Jessica Podesva, Director of Advocacy and Public Policy (Jessica@ncil.org); Bethany Baldwin, Program Director (Bethany@ncil.org)