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“I am incredibly proud of what we have built alongside our grantee partners and fellow funders who are on the frontlines every day,” said Rebecca Cokley, director of the U.S. Disability Rights program at the Ford Foundation. “Establishing this program has been a deeply collaborative effort to ensure the power, dignity, and voices of disabled people are structurally recognized and supported. I am honored to step into this role as we continue to anchor this vital work within the foundation.”

Ford Foundation Promotes Rebecca Cokley to Program Director for U.S. Disability Rights - Ford Foundation Cokley joined Ford as the first-ever program officer for its USDR portfolio and has successfully steered the foundation’s historic investments in disability rights.