Read the webinar transcript Download the accessible PowerPoint Watch the webinar on YouTube with open captions Speakers: Emily Harris, Principal, Harris Strategies Victor Pineda, President, World Enabled and Senior Advisor, RespectAbility Moderator: Franklin Anderson, Manager of Inclusive Philanthropy and Development, RespectAbility Organizational representatives will be given an accessibility checklist and be taught how to use it. Although [click to continue...]
Read the webinar transcript Download the accessible PowerPoint Watch the webinar on YouTube with open captions Speakers: Donna Meltzer, CEO, the National Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities (NACDD) Candace Cable, California Workforce Program Manager, RespectAbility Moderated by Anthony Brown, Communications Fellow, RespectAbility How has disability been defined in different historical eras? What has it meant [click to continue...]
Read the webinar transcript Download the accessible PowerPoint Watch the webinar on YouTube with open captions Speakers: Hon. Steve Bartlett, Chair, RespectAbility Jennifer Laszlo Mizrahi, President, RespectAbility Tatiana Lee, Hollywood Inclusionist, RespectAbility Get an overview of who makes up the more than 60 million people who live with some form of physical, cognitive, sensory, mental [click to continue...]
Tomorrow in Iowa, eight campaigns are set to participate in a history-making Accessibility, Inclusion, and Outreach Conference focused specifically on issues that affect people with disabilities. This is important, as while recent polling suggests that voters with disabilities themselves are more enthusiastic about participating in the 2020 elections than the nation at large, none of the [click to continue...]
Read the webinar transcript (coming soon) Download the accessible PowerPoint Watch the webinar on YouTube with live embedded captions (coming soon) Building a culture of inclusion at any business, organization or agency can be an incredible challenge. Hiring talented employees with disabilities and securing their return on investment requires any organization to build towards the [click to continue...]
Read the webinar transcript (coming soon) Download the accessible PowerPoint Watch the webinar on YouTube with live embedded captions Employer engagement is a critical part of a robust and effective workforce development system. Crossing the cultural and communications divide between the worlds of work and disability is critical for expanding job opportunities for people with [click to continue...]
Read the webinar transcript (coming soon) Download the accessible PowerPoint Watch the webinar on YouTube with live embedded captions Every company wants to hire the right talent that will contribute to their bottom line. Increasing, leaders in corporate America recognize that boosting diversity and inclusion impacts more than just workplace culture and brings with it [click to continue...]
85% of voters find it very or somewhat important that presidential candidates have campaign events and websites that are open and accessible to people with disabilities, just like everyone else. 73% of voters are more likely to support candidates for elected office who will make ensuring that children with disabilities get the education and training [click to continue...]
Read the webinar transcript (coming soon) Download the accessible PowerPoint Watch the webinar on YouTube with live embedded captions Every October marks National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM), an opportunity for business leaders, community advocates and service professionals to reflect on how to get more people with disabilities into the workforce. This year’s theme, as [click to continue...]
Washington, D.C., Sept. 26 – When The Real World was launched in 1992, it changed the landscape of television, ushering in the modern era of reality television. Produced by Bunim/Murray Productions, the show continues to focus on a group of people who come from different backgrounds living in a house together, with a different city [click to continue...]
