Episode 34: Lilian Aluri, American Association of People with Disabilities

15/03/2022 22 min

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In this episode of All in a Day’s Work, Miriam Miller speaks with Lilian Aluri, the REV UP Voting Campaign Coordinator at the American Association of People with Disabilities. Over the course of their conversation, they talk about getting into advocacy work, voting rights, and how her experience as an NYU VOTE 2020 Fellow impacted her career.
In her current role as the REV UP Voting Campaign Coordinator, Lilian supports the national REV UP network, facilitating trainings and webinars, convening the advisory committee, organizing national voting initiatives and collaborating with REV UP organizers to advance the power of the disability vote. As the older sister of a young man with Down syndrome and as someone with some mental health disabilities, Lilian values her role at AAPD as a chance to help create a more inclusive and just society in which all people with disabilities can thrive.
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