Barack Hussein Obama II (born August 4, 1961) is an American politician and attorney who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, Barack Obama was the first African-American president of the United States. He previously served as a U.S. senator from Illinois from 2005 to 2008 and an Illinois state senator from 1997 to 2004.
Stacey Milbern, Queer Disability Rights Activist, Remembered on Doodle
North Carolina in a military family.Milbern began advocating for disability rights at 16, according to Google. And in 2005, she coined disability justice with other activists.
The framework is “dedicated to ensuring the perspectives of traditionally marginalized groups within the disabled community weren’t left out of the fight for disability rights.”Milbern, who had muscular dystrophy, continued her activism into adulthood.
In 2014, she was asked to join the President’s Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities under President Barack Obama, serving as an advisor.
She also worked as the director of programs at the Center of Independent Living.“Stacey was a pioneer for disability justice and intersectionality.
