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You’re Invited to the Annual Dancing with the Blind Competition!
Inspiring Audiences to Live With Courage, Clarity, and Conviction
Divas With Disabilities Project™ Is Seeking Volunteer Graphic Artists (posted 6/11/26)
A Creative Opportunity From Divas With Disabilities and Filmmaker B. Monét (posted 6/9/26)
DWD™ Is a Proud Recipient of Support From the S.H.A.U.N. Foundation for Girls (posted 4/3/26)
Our New Divas With Disabilities Community Is Here!
Casting Call: Co‑Star Role for Scarpetta
You’re Invited to the Annual Dancing with the Blind Competition!
Eyes Like Mine Inc. is excited to invite you, your family, friends, neighbors, supporters, and the entire community to our signature annual performing arts event—a joyful celebration of talent, inclusion, and community!
July 25, 4-8PM, at the CityPlex 12 Newark (360 Springfield Avenue)
Join us for an unforgettable, family-friendly experience featuring inspiring performances by individuals of all abilities. We’re also honored that the Mayor of Newark is inviting everyone to come out and celebrate this special event with us.
Tickets are just $30, and every ticket includes FREE popcorn and a soda!
Your ticket purchase helps Eyes Like Mine Inc. expand inclusive performing arts programming and create more opportunities for children, youth, and adults who are blind, visually impaired, or have disabilities to express themselves through the arts.
Can’t attend? You can still make a meaningful impact by purchasing a ticket to sponsor the admission of someone who is blind, visually impaired, or living with a disability. Your generosity helps ensure they can enjoy this incredible experience and supports our mission of creating a more inclusive community through the performing arts.
Purchase your tickets today:
http://bit.ly/dwtb2026
Thank you for supporting Eyes Like Mine Inc. We look forward to celebrating with you!
Inspiring Audiences to Live With Courage, Clarity, and Conviction
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Divas With Disabilities Project™ Is Seeking Volunteer Graphic Artists (posted 6/11/26)
DWD is expanding our creative team — and we’re looking for graphic artists who believe in authentic, human‑made storytelling. Let’s be clear: we have been relying on AI tools to help us create graphics, but we do not want to continue down that path.
AI has helped us stay organized, but it cannot replace the artistry, cultural nuance, and lived‑experience perspective that real designers bring.
That is exactly why we are seeking volunteer graphic artists — to move away from AI‑generated visuals and return to work that is fully human‑crafted and rooted in authenticity. Our brand is built on real women, real stories, and real images from our DWD™ media library. We want our graphics to reflect that truth.
What You’ll Help Us Create
Social media graphics using our existing DWD™ images
Clean, polished layouts for campaigns and announcements
Brand‑consistent visuals across Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, and our website Creative storytelling that uplifts disability visibility and representation
Why Your Art Matters
Your work will help amplify the voices of Black and Brown women with disabilities.
You’ll help us maintain a visual identity that is authentic, human, and rooted in real lived experience — not automation.
Commitment
Flexible, remote, project‑based
Approximately 4–8 hours per month
Collaborative work with our leadership team
Stipend (Optional)
This is primarily a volunteer role.
We can offer a small stipend of $100–$200 per month depending on workload and availability.
Ideal For
Emerging designers building a portfolio
Artists passionate about disability justice
Creatives who value authenticity over automation
Students or early‑career designers seeking meaningful experience
How to Express Interest
Email us at info@divaswithdisabilities.org with:
A link to your portfolio or sample work
A short note about why you’d like to support DWD™
We’d love to welcome you into our creative circle.
THANK YOU!
A Creative Opportunity From Divas With Disabilities and Filmmaker B. Monét (posted 6/9/26)
Divas With Disabilities is excited to share a creative opportunity from filmmaker B. Monét, director of the forthcoming Divas With Disabilities short documentary.
If you’re interested in:
✦ Performing poetry or music
✦ Walking in a runway presentation
✦ Sharing film or visual work
✦ Contributing creatively to the experience
Please send:
• Your name
• What you’d like to contribute
• Links or samples of your work
to bmonetcreations@gmail.com
S.H.A.U.N. Foundation for Girls Spotlights Its Grant to Divas With Disabilities™ in Its Latest Newsletter (posted 6/9/26)
We are honored that the S.H.A.U.N. Foundation for Girls has featured the Divas With Disabilities™ Project in its most recent newsletter. Their continued support affirms the importance of elevating, representing, and empowering Black and Brown women and girls with disabilities.
Visitors can view the full newsletter, including the feature on DWD™, by accessing it through the link below.
MAGNOLIA MONTHLY June Newsletter
DWD™ Is a Proud Recipient of Support From the S.H.A.U.N. Foundation for Girls (posted 4/3/26)
The Divas With Disabilities™ Project is honored to share that we have been awarded a grant from the S.H.A.U.N. Foundation for Girls — a powerful affirmation that the work we do to elevate, represent, and empower Black and Brown women and girls with disabilities matters.
This support strengthens our ability to expand our programs, amplify authentic disability representation, and continue building spaces where our voices, stories, and leadership are centered and celebrated.
We extend our deepest gratitude to the S.H.A.U.N. Foundation for Girls for believing in our mission and investing in a future where girls and young women with disabilities are seen, supported, and uplifted. Their partnership fuels our commitment to breaking barriers, shifting narratives, and ensuring that disability inclusion is not an afterthought — but a driving force for equity.
Thank you, S.H.A.U.N. Foundation for Girls, for standing with us. Together, we are creating a world where representation is real, powerful, and transformative.
Our New Divas With Disabilities Community Is Here!
Divas! We have something new and exciting to share with our community!
Over time, many of you have asked for a space where conversations could continue, resources could be easier to find, and connections could grow beyond social media. We’ve been listening.
We are officially introducing the Divas With Disabilities Community, our new dedicated online space created specifically for Black and Brown women and girls with disabilities and those who support this work.
This space allows us to:
• connect more intentionally
• share opportunities and resources
• host programs and discussions
• build relationships in a safer and more supportive environment
Facebook will still exist for announcements and updates, but the deeper conversations, resources, and engagement will now live inside our community.
There is no pressure to do everything at once. You can join, explore, and participate at your own pace.
Join us here:
https://divas-with-disabilities-community.mn.co/share/uy_xY3jmO_t-qsCG?utm_source=manual
Casting Call: Co‑Star Role for Scarpetta
Divas With Disabilities® is proud to share a new casting opportunity for disabled talent. Our partners at Arvold are seeking a woman in her 50s with a disability for a co‑star role in the upcoming series Scarpetta.
This is a meaningful chance to bring authentic disability representation to the screen—centered, visible, and valued.
Role Details
• Production: Scarpetta
• Casting Need: Woman in her 50s with a disability
• Location: Nashville, TN
• Shooting Window: March – July 2026
How to Submit
Scan the QR code in the graphic to review full details and submit your materials.
At DWD™, we remain committed to amplifying opportunities that honor the depth, talent, and lived experiences of disabled women. If this role aligns with you or someone in your network, we encourage you to share widely.
RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES: Click here to learn about new research regarding people with disabilities and how you can participate.
