Disability Rights Activist & Policy Analyst; Senior Director of Disability Justice Initiative at Center for American Progress; Founder of Women's March Disability Caucus

Washington, DC, USA
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Mia Ives-Rublee Biography

Mia Ives-Rublee is an American disability rights activist, policy analyst, social worker, and public speaker recognized for her leadership in the disability justice movement. Ives-Rublee serves as the senior director of the Disability Justice Initiative at the Center for American Progress. She has osteogenesis imperfecta, a genetic bone disorder commonly known as brittle bone disease, and uses a wheelchair for mobility. Ives-Rublee has competed internationally in wheelchair track, fencing, and adaptive CrossFit, advocating for adaptive sports and inclusion.

Ives-Rublee earned a bachelor's degree in sociology from the University of Illinois and a master's degree in social work from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She worked for six years as a vocational counselor at the North Carolina Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Service, connecting disabled individuals with employment opportunities and community services. Ives-Rublee also served as confidential assistant to Commissioner Chai Feldblum at the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and developed a Disability Inclusion Toolkit for nonprofit organizations at the Ford Foundation.

She is known for founding the Women's March Disability Caucus and helping organize the Women's March on Washington, which prioritized accessibility and included deaf certified interpreters on stage. Ives-Rublee coordinated accessibility services for more than 41,000 disabled participants, ensuring the event's inclusivity. She has collaborated with organizations such as Families Belong Together, the March on Climate Change, DC Action Lab, and Adoptees for Justice, contributing to advocacy for disability rights, immigrant rights, and social justice.

During the 2020 electoral cycle, Ives-Rublee worked on Democratic political campaigns, focusing on disability and Asian American community issues, campaign accessibility, and disability policy development. As a regional organizing director for the Elizabeth Warren Campaign for President in North Carolina, she helped shape the Disability Policy Platform and volunteered on Warren's Disability Policy Group. Ives-Rublee was nominated to the President's Advisory Commission on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders.

Ives-Rublee has been recognized by Glamour Magazine as one of its "Women of the Year" for her work on the Women's March and by She the People as one of "20 Women of Color in Politics to Watch." The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill honored her with its Distinguished Alumni Award. As a public speaker, Ives-Rublee advocates nationally for the rights of disabled people, immigrants, and other marginalized communities, drawing on her policy expertise and grassroots organizing experience.

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Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 10/13/2026.

Mia Ives-Rublee Speaking Topics

  • DISABILITY JUSTICE AND INCLUSION 101

    Disability intersects every facet of human life. But many organizations continue to struggle with how disability affects the issues they care about and how to be inclusive of the disability community. This workshop provides participants the opportunity to understand the basics of Disability Justice and learn how to make their own organizations and businesses more inclusive of the disability community.

Mia Ives-Rublee Videos

Take Action and Vote!

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You Left Us Out

You Left Us Out

Mia Ives-Rublee discusses her involvement in founding the Women's March Disability Caucus. She explains what drove her to do so, what was...

Mia Ives Rublee Interview

Mia Ives Rublee Interview

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