by Adana Protonentis My experience with disability is constantly shifting. Like many people, I grew up with media depictions of disability that lacked nuance and taught me a whole host of stereotypes and assumptions. I assumed disability was static, easy to identify, and that figuring out accommodations would be straightforward. Real life is very  different. While I’ve been disabled for over 20 years, I didn’t receive an accurate diagnosis until six years ago. My disability i

by Adana Protonentis "It’s radical to imagine that the future is disabled. Not just tentatively allowed to exist, not just ok I guess there’s one white guy with a wheelchair, cool, diversity . But a deeply disabled future: a future where disabled, Deaf, Mad, neurodivergent body-minds are both accepted without question as part of a vast spectrum of human and animal ways of existing, but where our cultures, knowledge and communities shape the world. What would a future look lik

Dear Adana, Who knew that work could feel like an extension of "home?" The kind of "home" that I miss when I step away for awhile...the...

by Adana Protonentis And when great souls die, after a period peace blooms, slowly and always irregularly. Spaces fill with a kind of...

by Adana Protonentis What do we want? Liberation! How will we get it? Together! I’m parenting two middle schoolers. At 12 and 13, my kids...

by Adana Protonentis Download Resource Guide PDF When I see great pain in the world, I have to fight against feelings of helplessness....

Written by Jessica Lawmaster Edited by Adana Protonentis At Kindred, liberation is our north star. Over the past month of escalating...

Workplace Gift Do's and Don'ts By Jessica Lawmaster A couple of years ago, I took to Instagram and asked folks about the best and worst...

We are outraged that these resources are necessary. That, because of the thousands of mass shootings that have occurred in the US, the...

by Jessica Lawmaster Once I was old enough to drive and “had my own money,” I started selecting a child or family each year at Christmas...

by Jessica Lawmaster Let me start this off with this disclaimer: It is mid-November, and my family has already watched Home Alone and...

One of the most powerful and loving actions a leader can take is to step aside when we know we are not in the right place at the right time.

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A guide to planning your organization's return from COVID-19

Here is a gentle, transitional approach to easing back in as public health restrictions are lifted and COVID-19 cases consistently decline.

Check out our practical checklist for navigating your organization's transition back from COVID.

You will reemerge with intention–taking your learnings from this season to heart and working with your team to show back up.