Back by popular demand, we’re joined by two national leaders in disability advocacy and prison education:🎙️ Ben Wright – Director of Disability Access in Prison Education at The Community, leading a multi-state initiative centered on training, trauma-informed practices, and systemic reform.🎙️ Dr. Jenifer Montag – Associate Director at The National Center for College Students with Disabilities (NCCSD), bringing decades of research and dedication to transforming outcomes for incarcerated learners with disabilities.Together, they dive into what it means to create truly inclusive educational pathways for justice-impacted students with disabilities.📬 Contact the Speakers:Ben Wright – [email protected]. Jenifer Montag – [email protected] the Agenda at https://drive.google.com/drive/folder...🔁 Rewatch this session and explore more content on our YouTube Channel: / @unlockhighered 📅 Join our next committee meeting!Happening the last Monday of every month at 1 PM EST👉 Sign up to attend: https://conta.cc/3DT9giN🙌 Want to get involved?Join one of our dynamic committees in Membership, Fundraising, Advocacy, Events, or Media & Messaging:👉 https://conta.cc/3mXx6VJ#UnlockHigherEducation #DisabilityJustice #PrisonEducation #EducationalEquity #SecondChances #FromPrisonCellsToPhD #InclusionInEducation #AccessibilityMatters #HigherEdForAll #JusticeReform #Reentry #TraumaInformed #DisabilityAccess

🎯 Education shouldn’t end at the prison gate.What happens behind the walls doesn’t stay there—it shapes futures. This is your front-row seat to the fight for equity in education and employment for justice-impacted communities.In this powerful session, leaders like Trip Finity Taylor and L. Elizabeth Shatswell break down how the State Education and Workforce Collaborative is building real pipelines from incarceration to career. From expanding access to college programs in prison to tackling systemic barriers on the outside—this isn’t just a meeting.It’s a movement.📌 Agenda: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1s-n6...📣 Apply for the RiseUp Conference (Sept 10–12, all-expenses-paid): https://www.riseupconference.org/copy...🎧 Listen to Judith Negron’s story on Breaking Chains:    • Resilience and Reinvention: Judith Negron ...  💡 Want to get involved?Join a committee: https://conta.cc/3mXx6VJ📬 Contact us: [email protected]📅 Next meeting: Last Monday of every month at 1 PM EST – Sign up: https://www.unlockhighered.org/🔁 Rewatch & explore more: / @unlockhighered#UnlockHigherEducation #PrisonEducation #JusticeReform #SecondChances #EducationalEquity #FromPrisonCellsToPhD #InclusionInEducation #DisabilityJustice #HigherEdForAll #TraumaInformed #Reentry #AccessibilityMatters