Technology in the Public Interest 2024 (2 years)

Technology in the Public Interest

The organization is a philanthropic intermediary that connects funders directly with powerful grassroots movements led by people of color, trans and queer people, and people with disabilities. The Disability Inclusion Fund (DIF) is a fund at Borealis that supports U.S.-based groups run by and for disabled people to lead transformational change and to strengthen the disabilities rights movement through grantmaking and other support, in addition to strengthening the relationship between the disability justice community and philanthropy. The award provides flexible support to DIF’s DIFxTech, which seeks to elevate disability justice as a public interest technology priority; to democratize technology development, provide equitable access to digital infrastructure, and mobilize disability solidarity in the sector; and to expand the participation and leadership of disabled people across the technology sector. Examples of activities DIFxTech undertakes include grantmaking, capacity building, and knowledge sharing among DIFxTech grantees.