“Pity and more government handouts and lawsuits are not the solutions for people with disabilities who want a better future. The keys are in ending stigmas and misconceptions, aligning public policies to proven best practices that enable opportunities and independence, and in putting capitalism to work for people with disabilities, employers and taxpayers alike.” October [click to continue...]
Washington, D.C. – RespectAbility, a nonprofit organization working to empower people with disabilities (PwDs) to achieve the American dream, is delighted to announce that the Stanford and Joan Alexander Foundation awarded a lead gift to create a new National Leadership Program. “We are thrilled to have this new transformative support,” Jennifer Mizrahi, president of RespectAbility, [click to continue...]
October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month and yet 70 percent of people with disabilities nationwide are out of the workforce. The rates of employment vary widely by state. This report provides details on those states that are leading the country on employing people with disabilities. This report shows that people with disabilities are twice [click to continue...]
San Diego Jewish World | Helping Jewish schools help students with disabilities | August 23, 2016 eJewish Philanthropy | Genesis Prize & Perlman: Helping two kinds of Jews: Those with and without Disabilities The Times of Israel | School Solutions for Jewish Children with Disabilities | June 10, 2016 Huffington Post | From Hollywood Ableism [click to continue...]
Read the webinar transcript Download the accessible PowerPoint presentation Watch the webinar on YouTube with live embedded captions Featuring Jennifer Laszlo Mizrahi, President, RespectAbility Jennifer Laszlo Mizrahi is President of RespectAbilty, a non-profit organization working to empower people with disabilities to achieve the American Dream. She works regularly with national, state, and local policy leaders, workforce [click to continue...]
Read the webinar transcript Download the accessible PowerPoint presentation Watch the webinar on YouTube with live embedded captions Featuring Marty Linsky, author, The Art and Practice of Adaptive Leadership, Leadership on the Line, and others. Linsky has taught at the Harvard Kennedy School since 1982, except for 1992-95 when he served as Chief Secretary to Massachusetts [click to continue...]
Washington, D.C. – The Washington DCJCC, with more than 25 years of proven leadership in providing safe, outstanding volunteer service opportunities, and RespectAbilityUSA, a non-profit organization working to empower people with disabilities to achieve the American dream, are thrilled to announce the second summer of community service opportunities for Washington-area middle and high school students [click to continue...]
Read the webinar transcript Download the accessible PowerPoint presentation Watch the webinar on YouTube with live embedded captions Featuring J. Erin Riehle, founder and Director, Project SEARCH In 2013, 1,156,000 individuals from ages 13 to 25 received $8.7 billion in Supplemental Security Income benefits. These young people face distinct challenges in transitioning from school to work [click to continue...]
Best Practices in Youth Employment for People with Disabilities: Project SEARCH Read the webinar transcript Download the accessible PowerPoint Watch the webinar on YouTube with live embedded captions
Bethesda, Maryland – States around America returned millions of dollars to the federal government that could have been used to enable people with disabilities to get jobs and careers. This is despite the fact that 70 percent of people with disabilities are out of the workforce, and disability benefits and healthcare are costing billions to taxpayers. Vocational [click to continue...]
