Muhammad Ali was known to many as a champion boxer and a man who fought for racial and social justice his entire life. He acquired Parkinson’s at age 42 and became a role model for people with physical disabilities. What many may not know, however, is that Ali also had dyslexia. “As a high school [click to continue...]
A Discussion of the Results of a New National Poll of Voters with and Without Disabilities Read the press release Read the webinar transcript Download the accessible PowerPoint Watch the webinar on YouTube with live embedded captions Featuring: Stanley Greenberg, PhD – Greenberg Research This webinar covered the results of the first national poll to cover a number [click to continue...]
Long Beach, California, Feb. 22 – Californians with disabilities are dramatically less likely to find employment than the general population or even their counterparts in most other states. The newly released Disabilities Statistics Compendium, published by the Institute on Disability at the University of New Hampshire, reveals a 40 percentage-point gap in job prospects between those [click to continue...]
NYC’s High School Graduation Rate Also Lags Significantly Behind National Average New York, NY, Feb. 22 – Even as the national economy improves, New Yorkers with disabilities are left behind. The newly released Disabilities Statistics Compendium, published by the Institute on Disability at the University of New Hampshire reveals that out of more than 1,000,000 [click to continue...]
Floridians with disabilities experience the biggest jobs gains of any state, with more than 35,000 people with disabilities entering the workforce. Employers hire more people with disabilities as they find that recruiting, hiring and retaining employees with disabilities benefits their bottom line. Washington, D.C., Feb. 22 – As America’s governors gather in Washington for the [click to continue...]
Date: Tuesday, March 20, 2018 Time: 8:30 A.M. Breakfast was provided. Location: Glendale, CA Contact: Lauren Appelbaum, laurena@respectability.org or 202-591-0703 Jonathan Murray of Bunim/Murray hosted this breakfast conversation. Murray has created and executive produced some of the industry’s most diverse, innovative, unscripted, entertainment television programs including Emmy-winning Born This Way (A&E), which documents the lives of diverse young adults with Down Syndrome [click to continue...]
Date: July 30, 2018, 8:00 AM – 5:30 PM Location: Rayburn Building, Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C. Featuring: RespectAbility’s Excellence in Journalism Awards Joe Shapiro Correspondent, NPR Investigations Judy Woodruff Host, PBS NewsHour Fighting Implicit Bias Through TV and Film Jeanette Betancourt SVP, U.S. Social Impact, Sesame Workshop Rachel Dretzin Director, Far From the Tree Crystal R. Emery [click to continue...]
Rockville, Maryland, Feb. 21 – Derek Shields, President of ForwardWorks Consulting, LLC and disability mentor, spoke to RespectAbility staff and Fellows about the importance of having a mentor to guide you through life and give advice. He began the discussion by providing an overview of the National Disability Mentoring Coalition, a national include initiative of [click to continue...]
Date: Thursday, March 22, 2018 Time: 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. (Lunch provided) Location: CIP Long Beach 4510 E. Pacific Coast Highway, Suite 100 Long Beach, CA 90804 Contact: Philip Kahn-Pauli, philipp@respectability.org RespectAbility, in partnership with the Harbor Regional Center, was proud to offer a unique learning opportunity for local businesses and community providers on [click to continue...]
Rockville, Md., Feb. 16 – Deborah Calla is a Brazilian-born producer, writer and director. Calla is best known in the disability community for reviving the Media Access Awards (MAA). Her involvement in the disabilities movement and social justice stem from two sources: her professional experiences in Hollywood and her Judaism. Calla came to film and [click to continue...]
