Entertainment contributes to the values and ideals that define us. What we see, we feel. And what we feel impacts how we act. RespectAbility is reaching out to entertainment professionals to promote positive, accurate, diverse and inclusive media portrayals on TV and in film, both in front of and behind the camera.
Ensuring children and adults with disabilities receive the education, training and employment opportunities they need to succeed.
The National Leadership Program is ideal for people with and without disabilities who want to go into careers in public policy, advocacy and media while making a positive difference for people with disabilities. We now are accepting rolling applications for the Winter 2021 cohort. The program is entirely virtual and can be done from anywhere in the United States.
Philanthropy and nonprofits are at their best when they represent the people they serve including the one-in-five people who has a disability. RespectAbility offers free tools, resources and customized advice and training to help philanthropists and nonprofits learn how to welcome, include, serve and benefit from the talents of people with physical, learning, sensory, intellectual, mental health and other disabilities who often are left out of the diversity discussion.
Check out The RespectAbility Report for nonpartisan political coverage with a focus on disability issues. Launched in 2015, The RespectAbility Report neither rates nor endorses candidates.
Religious communities are stronger when they live up to their values – when they are welcoming, diverse, moral and respect each other. RespectAbility wants our family members with disabilities to be able to fully participate in our community. Thus, RespectAbility offers the following free resources below to all who care about inclusion and equal opportunity.
Join us on a journey as a city works to change its education, training and employment outcomes for people with disabilities.
Our Solutions Center is full of recordings and transcripts of past RespectAbility webinars; resources for job seekers, employers, educators, policy makers, entertainment professionals, faith leaders and philanthropists; and information on the intersections of the disability community with other marginalized groups. Our Disability Training and Speakers Bureau is ready to help make your organization welcoming and inclusive of people with physical, sensory, cognitive, mental health or other disabilities. With knowledge, we can create a better future!
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