Taking the Dis Out of Disability with our Guest, Mr. Keith Jones

Our guest for this evening is Mr. Keith Jones.

I have followed Mr. Jones for quite a few years... his life has been devoted to the cause of disability rights and equality... he has motivated me and others who have listened to his message of inclusion and full participation of people with challenged abilities within the greater society.

Keith Jones is the President and CEO of SoulTouchin’ Experiences. As an African American community activist and entrepreneur with cerebral palsy, Keith is a strong, untiring advocate for independent quality living in the community. Mr. Jones has participated actively in various issues that face people with disabilities. These areas include, but are not limited to housing, education, voting access and full inclusion and participation in the entertainment industry.

Mr. Jones is also extremely active in multi-cultural, cross-disability education and outreach efforts and has performed trainings (including train the trainer) with the purpose of strengthening outreach efforts to provide services and information to people with disabilities.

Mr. Jones provides outreach support in relationship to the arts and independent living skills. Mr. Jones has been recognized for his emerging leadership by the state of Massachusetts and President’s Commission for Employment for People with Disabilities. Also, Mr. Jones is the Disability Law Center’s 2011 Individual Leadership Award.

Paralleling with his policy and social justice work, Mr. Jones is a multi-talented artist who along with Leroy Moore and Rob Temple founded Krip Hop Nation which is an international collection of artists with dis- abilities. Krip Hop Nation is currently celebrating 13 years with the re- cent Emmy Award winning success of their title song for the Netflix documentary of the Paralympic Games, Rising Phoenix and its critical acclaimed sound track.