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Dr. Walton Motivates the CG Workforce “I’m Perfect for the Job.”
CIVIL RIGHTS On Deck
Publish Date: Nov 2019
Publish Date: Nov 2019
In honor of National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM), Coast Guard Headquarters was pleased to host Dr. Donna Walton as its keynote speaker.
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Donna Walton Creates Nationwide Movement of Representation with Divas With Disabilities Project.
Samantha Stewart
Publish Date: Feb 27, 2019
Publish Date: Feb 27, 2019
Washington, D.C., Feb. 27 – “What’s a leg got to do with it?” This is the question Donna Walton poses to her audience in speeches regarding her experience as a woman with a disability.
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A Diva Far Beyond
Her Disability.
Author: Hamil R. Harris, Special to the AFROPublish Date: Aug 10, 2018
Donna Walton, the epitome of beauty, charm, and grace, is mobilizing generations who refuse to be defined by anatomy or physical realities.
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Advocates Push for More Opportunities for Disabled Americans.
Author: William J. Ford – Washington Informer Staff Writer
Publish Date: Aug 1, 2018
Publish Date: Aug 1, 2018
Donna Walton moderated a panel on intersectionality at a July 30 conference on Capitol Hill hosted by RespectAbilit
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Bringing Out The Star In Others.
Rick Bowers - inMotion Volume 12, Issue 4
Publish Date: July/August 2002
Publish Date: July/August 2002
Washington, D.C., Feb. 27 – “What’s a leg got to do with it?” This is the question Donna Walton poses to her audience in speeches regarding her experience as a woman with a disability.
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Disability History is Black History Too!
By Donna Walton, Ed.D.
Publish Date: Feb 22 2018
Publish Date: Feb 22 2018
I am not a celebrity. I am seen rarely on television; cast seldom in acting roles for film or theatre, or hardly-ever featured in the glossy pages of fashion magazines..
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A Diva with a Disability.
By Donna Walton, Ed.D.
Publish Date: Feb 28, 2018
Publish Date: Feb 28, 2018
Black people with disabilities— yesterday and today – have made significant contributions throughout American history, contributing to the growth and strength of our nation in countless recorded and unrecorded ways....
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A Diva Far Beyond Her Disability.
By Donna Walton, Ed.D.Publish Date: Feb 29, 2016
Today, many women of color are overlooked for Hollywood roles, magazine covers, advertising campaigns and fashion editorial shoots, and for women of color living with disabilities it is even worse....
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WHAT'S A LEG GOT
TO DO WITH IT?
By Donna Walton, Ed.D.
Publish Date: 1994
Publish Date: 1994
Over a decade ago, Eddie Glenn called attention to the disparate treatment of African American women with disabilities, suggesting that a triple jeopardy syndrome puts them at a further disadvantage....
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Loving Yourself Again
after Limb Loss.
By Donna Walton, Ed.D.
Publish Date: 2013
Publish Date: 2013
HANDICAPPED. CRIPPLED. FLAWED. DISABLED. These hated words kept going through my mind. I thought they were how others saw me...
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What’s A Leg Got To Do With It?: Black, Female and Disabled in America
by Donna R. Walton, Ed.D.
By Donna Walton, Ed.D.Publish Date: 2011
Over a decade ago, Eddie Glenn called attention to the disparate treatment of African American women with disabilities...
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Towards Reaching Normalcy:
Does it Really Matter?
By Donna Walton, Ed.D.
Publish Date: 2006
Publish Date: 2006
My journey towards trying to reach normalcy – which I used to define as “walking without a limp” – began 30 years ago when my left leg was amputated as a result of cancer. I was 18 years old, and I could never imagine leaving the house without my artificial leg....
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