Draft:Mia Ives-Rublee

Mia Ives-Rublee
Photo of Mia Ives-Rublee, a Korean American woman with short black hair. She has on a black blazer and maroon shirt. Her arms are folded across her chest
Born
Mee Hye Hong

1984 (age 39–40)
Busan, South Korea
NationalityAmerican
EducationUniversity of Illinois (BA)[1]
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (MSW)[2]
Known forDisability rights advocacy

Mia Ives-Rublee (born 1984) is an American disability rights activist, policy analyst, social worker, and public speaker[3] who currently works as the Senior Director of the Disability Justice Initiative at the Center for American Progress.[4] She is best known for her work on the Women's March in 2016, co-founding the Women's March Disability Caucus and developing the accessibility plans for the original march in 2017.[5] She was nominated by President Joe Biden on December 20, 2021 to the President's Advisory Commission on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders.[6]

  1. ^ "Activism Through the Lens of Mia Ives-Rublee". OCCRL | College of Education.
  2. ^ "Disability Justice, Coalition Work and Environmental Futures: Featuring Mia Ives-Rublee". Disability Services. January 12, 2022.
  3. ^ "Mia Ives-Rublee". Collective Speakers.
  4. ^ "Mia Ives-Rublee". Center for American Progress.
  5. ^ "Women's March Organizer Reflects on 2017 and Next Steps". HuffPost. December 30, 2017.
  6. ^ House, The White (December 20, 2021). "President Biden Announces Intent to Appoint Commissioners to the President's Advisory Commission on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders". The White House.