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<P>It's Disability Pride Month #ADA26NYC!To celebrate, we're bringing back #DiversabilityAMA -- a live 'ask me anything' event with Diversability NYC co-lead Jessica Murray, Stigma Fighters founder Sarah Fader (featured in The Washington Post), and Suffering the Silence co-founders Allie Cashel and Erica Lupinacci (featured in Refinery29)<SPAN>.</SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN>People of all abilities and from all communities are invited and welcome.</SPAN></P>
<P><STRONG>DATE & TIME:</STRONG>Wednesday, July 27 from 6:30-8:30pm EST</P>
<P><STRONG>LOCATION:</STRONG>Joynture, 48 Wall Street, NYC</P>
<P><STRONG>COST:</STRONG>goes to help cover food, drink, and other event costs. Extra $$ will go to speakers & future programming.</P>
<P><STRONG>ACCESSIBILITY:</STRONG>Venue is wheelchair accessible. For additional accommodationrequests, please contact us by <EM>Thursday, July 14</EM>.</P>
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<P><STRONG><SPAN STYLE="font-size: large;">This Month's Featured #DiversabilityAMA Speakers</SPAN></STRONG></P>
<P><SPAN STYLE="font-size: medium;"><STRONG>Jessica Murray</STRONG>, Ph.D. Student, Human Development, CUNY Graduate Center</SPAN></P>
<P><A HREF="http://twitter.com/jekaanne" TARGET="_blank" REL="nofollow"><SPAN>@jekaanne</SPAN></A></P>
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<P><SPAN>Jessica Murray is a former graphic designer who was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis in 2008. This influenced her eventual return to school and influenced her research interests which include mobility, transportation, disability studies, accessibility, and disability rights.</SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN STYLE="font-size: medium;"><STRONG>Allie Cashel</STRONG>, Co-Founder<SPAN STYLE="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; line-height: 20.8px;">of Suffering the Silence</SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P><A HREF="http://twitter.com/alliecashel" TARGET="_blank" REL="nofollow">@alliecashel</A> <A HREF="http://twitter.com/ststogether" TARGET="_blank" REL="nofollow">@ststogether</A></P>
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<P><SPAN>Allie Cashel is the author of Suffering the Silence: Chronic Lyme disease in an Age of Denial and is co-founder of the original Suffering the Silence web community. Since starting work with STS, Allie has been invited to speak at events around the country ranging from private fundraisers to congressional forums, from medical schools to book stores and support groups. She hosted and organized the 2015 Suffering the Silence Symposium in London, is the Chair of the Global Lyme Alliance Jr. Board, and has worked as a founding member of the social action startup Postcard.com, PBC, a certified B Corporation, for the past two years.</SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN STYLE="font-size: medium;"><STRONG>Erica Lupinacci</STRONG>, Co-Founder of Suffering the Silence</SPAN></P>
<P><A HREF="http://twitter.com/ericaloops" TARGET="_blank" REL="nofollow"><SPAN STYLE="font-size: small;">@ericaloops</SPAN></A></P>
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<P><SPAN STYLE="font-size: small;">Erica Lupinacci is an actor, producer, and the co-founder of Suffering the Silence, a community for people living with chronic illness and disability to share their stories and experiences. Erica was diagnosed with Lupus at 18 and is dedicated to raising awareness for people who have felt silenced or alone because of their differences.</SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN STYLE="font-size: medium;"><STRONG>Sarah Fader</STRONG>, Founder/CEO of Stigma Fighters</SPAN></P>
<P><A HREF="https://twitter.com/thesarahfader" TARGET="_blank" REL="nofollow"><SPAN STYLE="font-size: small;">@TheSarahFader</SPAN></A></P>
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<P>Sarah Fader is the CEO and Founder of Stigma Fighters, a non-profit organization that encourages individuals with mental illness to share their personal stories. She is an author and blogger, having been featured on The Washington Post, Psychology Today, The Huffington Post, HuffPost Live, and Good day New York.</P>
<P>Sarah is a native New Yorker who enjoys naps, talking to strangers, and caring for her two small humans and two average-sized cats. Like six million other Americans, Sarah lives with panic disorder. Through Stigma Fighters, Sarah hopes to change the world, one mental health stigma at a time.</P>
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<P><SPAN STYLE="line-height: 1.6em;">For questions or for more information, please contact:</SPAN></P>
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<LI>info at mydiversability.com</LI>
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<H2 STYLE="text-align: center;"><EM>Special thanks to our friends at Joynture for hosting us!</EM></H2>
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<P STYLE="text-align: center;">About<A HREF="http://joynture.com/" TARGET="_blank" REL="nofollow">Joynture</A>:Joynture is a membership community. Startups, entrepreneurs, small businesses and freelancers come to our coworking space to work, collaborate and grow!</P>
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