Read the webinar transcript Download the accessible PowerPoint presentation Watch the webinar on YouTube with live embedded caption In this session, we outlined the exciting work of the Jobs for People with Disabilities Committee. This committee is for those community partners, leaders and self-advocates interested in advancing our ongoing efforts to promote disability employment through public [click to continue...]
Building on Momentum as Capacity Grows, New Program Diversification Paves the Way for Greater Societal Impact Rockville, Maryland, May 11 – RespectAbility, a national nonprofit nonpartisan organization fighting stigmas and advancing opportunities for people with all types of disabilities in the United States, announces key expansion to its leadership team, the addition of new staff to continue [click to continue...]
Rockville, Maryland, May 9 – I watched Lauren struggle at work. She had poor social skills. She talked obsessively about roller coasters and her siblings’ engagements and subsequent weddings. She had trouble understanding other people’s emotions. She didn’t look at you when you spoke to her. She was very sensitive to loud noises; she had [click to continue...]
Rockville, Maryland, May 4 – As a National Leadership Fellow, I have had the opportunity to hear from guest speakers throughout my semester with RespectAbility. One of our most recent guests, Lenny Larsen (an internationally recognized producer and director from Los Angeles), provided particular inspiration and advice for my life. Larsen is a man of [click to continue...]
Ads Feature a Diverse Group of People with Disabilities Rockville, Maryland, April 26 – A new series of PSAs is breaking ground on ensuring philanthropists are inclusive of people with disabilities. Representing a diverse group of people with disabilities, the stars speak directly to the camera in their own words. There was no script for [click to continue...]
Rockville, Maryland, April 18 – In a visit to RespectAbility’s office Eleanor Clift spoke to the National Leadership Fellows about the current administration, growing up during the Civil Rights Movement and race-related issues. Clift is a well known columnist for The Daily Beast and an author; she was previously a reporter at Newsweek for 50 years of [click to continue...]
RespectAbility and Norman Lear Center Unite to Help Hollywood Include People with Disabilities Los Angeles, Calif., April 18 – RespectAbility, a nonprofit organization fighting stigmas and advancing opportunities for people with disabilities, announces a new partnership with Hollywood, Health & Society (HH&S), a project of the USC Annenberg Norman Lear Center. The partnership will help [click to continue...]
Rockville, Maryland, April 12 – “Nine years ago this week.” For Dana Marlowe and her staff at Accessibility Partners, those five words are cause for celebration. Over the past nine years, Accessibility Partners has advised clients big and small, in the government and in the private sector. The Kennedy Center, the U.S. Department of Labor, [click to continue...]
Rockville, Maryland, April 10 – In his third time speaking to RespectAbility’s National Leadership Fellows, Geoffrey Melada, Director of Communications for Hillel International and a former journalist and trial lawyer, said the key to building a successful brand is storytelling. The same goes for companies as for individuals. Melada told the Fellows that everyone in the [click to continue...]
Please join us for the next in-person convening of the Long Beach Community of Practice. Date: Thursday, April 26th, 2018 Time: 12pm-1:30pm Location: DeVry University – Long Beach Campus 3800 Kilroy Airport Way Room 109 Long Beach, CA 90806 Lunch will be provided.
