Congressman Steny Hoyer, Allison Hampton, and JPMorgan Chase to be honored on July 24th in Washington, D.C.
Disability Belongs™ is proud to announce the recipients of its 2025 Disability Impact Awards. Founded in 2022, these annual awards honor individuals and organizations creating meaningful, lasting change for the disability community.
This year’s honorees are:
- Congressman Steny Hoyer, a key leader in the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), who will receive the Steve Bartlett Award.
- Allison Hampton, a Disability Belongs™ Leadership Program alumna and passionate disability justice advocate, who will receive the Ben Spangenberg and Justin Chappell Memorial Award.
- JPMorgan Chase, receiving the inaugural Disability Champion Award for demonstrating a sustained and meaningful commitment to advancing disability inclusion through partnership and allyship.
All three winners will be formally recognized at a ceremony in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, July 24, 2025. Recipients of the Bartlett and Spangenberg-Chappell awards will each receive a $1,000 honorarium in recognition of their outstanding contributions.
Congressman Steny Hoyer to Receive Steve Bartlett Award
Congressman Steny Hoyer
Congressman Steny Hoyer is the most senior member of the House Democratic Caucus, having served in the House of Representatives for more than 42 years. Over the course of his career, he has held various leadership positions, including Majority Leader – the second highest ranking member of Democratic House leadership.
In 1990, Congressman Hoyer shepherded the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to overwhelming approval in the House. This landmark civil rights legislation, signed into law by President George H.W. Bush, has helped millions of disabled Americans enter the workforce, achieve independence, and go as far as their talents take them. In 2008, Congressman Hoyer also led the effort to pass the ADA Amendments Act, which reaffirmed and strengthened the ADA’s original intent of inclusion.
The Steve Bartlett Award is named for former Disability Belongs™ Chairperson and ADA co-author, Steve Bartlett, who also served as a U.S. Congressperson and Mayor of Dallas. The award recognizes leaders whose work advances systemic change for people with disabilities.
Allison Hampton to Receive Spangenberg-Chappell Memorial Award
Allison Hampton
Allison Hampton, a 2025 Faith and Spirituality Fellow in Disability Belongs™’ Leadership Program, is a powerful advocate for equity, access, and belonging, especially within faith communities. Living with multiple chronic illnesses since 2010, Allison brings lived experience to every aspect of her advocacy and leadership.
She is the author of Chronic Faith and founder of Living Chronic Faith, Inc., a faith-first nonprofit organization that offers support and community to people living with chronic diagnoses and the people who uplift them. She also serves as the Board Chair of Iron Sharpens Iron WAST, Inc., which empowers and equips at-risk youth and justice-involved individuals.
The Spangenberg-Chappell Memorial Award honors Ben Spangenberg and Justin W. Chappell, two extraordinary leaders whose work shaped the Disability Belongs™ Leadership Program and left a lasting impact on the disability community. Both Ben and Justin dedicated their careers to advancing human and disability rights.
JPMorgan Chase to Receive Disability Champion Award
Disability Belongs™ is proud to present the first-ever Disability Champion Award to JPMorgan Chase in recognition of the firm’s long-running commitment to disability inclusion, both internally and in partnership with the wider community.
Dina Grilo
Accepting the award on behalf of JPMorgan Chase is Dina Grilo, a Vice President in the firm’s Office of Disability Affairs (ODA). Dina has led efforts across the company to build inclusive hiring practices, strengthen community partnerships, and create more accessible and inclusive workplaces. She was instrumental in building the ODA from its inception in 2016 and continues to lead engagement initiatives that expand opportunity for disabled people.
For more information about the Disability Impact Awards and past honorees, visit our awards page. To purchase tickets for the 2025 award ceremony in Washington, D.C., please visit our website.
