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Meet Dayniah Manderson

Welcome to Manderson Praxis!

Manderson Praxis is an education and thought-leadership practice dedicated to turning critical insight into meaningful action. We design curriculum, learning experiences, and public work that challenge dominant narratives, center lived experience, and equip individuals and institutions to think rigorously, act ethically, and create lasting change — especially alongside disabled and marginalized communities.

Featured Speaking Engagements, Media, & Publications

Keynote & Speaking Engagements

N-Able Berg — The Audacity of Difference | Nov. 2025


Harvard University – THE THROUGH LINE: FROM CLASSROOM ABLEISM TO LIFELONG IMPACT | Aug. 2025
 

NYU – Innovation Without Barriers: Engineering a More Inclusive World | Feb. 2025
 

Black Women’s Roundtable on Disability & Chronic Illness w/ Rep. Ayanna Pressley | Jul. 2020

University of Washington – Presenter | Nov. 2020 


NYU Steinhardt GSO Panel – Diversity in the Workplace | Apr. 2017 

Media Features & Interviews

UFT News – Breaking Barriers in the Bronx | 06/2023 Link
 

New Mobility – Wheelchair-Using Teachers Give the Next Generation a More Accurate View of Disability | 05/2023 Link
 

Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation Blog – Disabled Women Make History: Dayniah Manderson | 02/2023 Link
 

Embrace It Podcast: Episode 30 – The Miseducation of Inclusion | 04/08/2022 Link
 

THIRTEEN – LESSON LEARNED: A Conversation With K-12 Teachers About Mental Health | 05/05/2022 Link
 

BX Times – Bronx Middle School Teacher Wins Suit Against DOE for ADA Accommodations | 12/15/2021 Link
 

New York Daily News – Bronx Teacher Files Discrimination Complaint Against NYC Education Dept. | 06/15/2020 Link
 

USA Today – Does My Wheelchair Make You Uncomfortable? How My Disability May Have Cost Me a Job | 10/18/2018 Link
 

Disability Visibility Podcast w/ Alice Wong | 11/2019 Link
 

Muscular Dystrophy Association – From Apples to Advocacy: Teacher Dayniah Manderson Embraces Her Role as Ms. Wheelchair NY 2017 | 06/30/2017 Link
 

News 12 The Bronx – Bronx Woman Named Ms. Wheelchair NY 2017 | 12/28/2017 Link
 

WCBS 880 Interview – 50 People to Know: Ms. Wheelchair NY 2017 | 03/27/2017 Link
 

NYU Alumni Feature – Advice to New Graduates | 05/09/2017 Link
 

Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation Blog – Evolving From Self-Hatred to Self-Love | Date N/A Link
 

Crip Camp Conversation w/ Dr. Jill Biden – Clips and Conversation: 2020 Election & Disability Advocacy | 10/02/2020
 

New York Times – Bent, Not Broken | 04/30/2010 Link
 

New York Times Video – A Life of Determination and Dependence | 04/30/2010 Link

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