Fellows wanted in Policy, Communications, Media, Inclusion and Development! RespectAbility is searching for a talented professional who is interested in working with young professionals to develop their skills and launch their careers. This person will be an essential part of our team as our Leadership Program Director. In this role, the Director will work directly to [click to continue...]
Disability & Criminal Justice Reform – Key to Success and Challenges Ahead Read the webinar transcript Download the accessible PowerPoint (COMING SOON) Watch the webinar on YouTube with captions Read the full report Featuring Janie L. Jeffers of Jeffers and Associates, LLC. Eddie B. Ellis, Jr., Founder, One by 1, Inc. Philip Pauli, Policy Director, RespectAbility According [click to continue...]
How EY is Educating Their People About Mental Illness and Addiction Read the webinar transcript Download the accessible PowerPoint Watch the webinar on YouTube with captions According to SAMHSA, “an estimated 43.6 million (18.1 percent) Americans ages 18 and up experienced some form of mental illness. In the past year, 20.2 million adults (8.4 percent) had [click to continue...]
The Iowa Able Foundation-Micro-Enterprise, Micro-Lending and Financial Security for Iowans with Disabilities Read the webinar transcript View the full PowerPoint presentation Download the accessible PowerPoint (COMING SOON) Watch the webinar on YouTube with captions Featuring Jill Crosser, Executive Director, Iowa Able Foundation This webinar looks at innovative solutions to address poverty and financial insecurity in the disability [click to continue...]
Montgomery County, Maryland on Jobs for People with Disabilities – Local Lessons from a National Role Model Read the webinar transcript View the full PowerPoint presentation Download the accessible PowerPoint (COMING SOON) Watch the webinar on YouTube with captions Looking at Montgomery County provides a valuable example of what committed leaders can do. Did you know that [click to continue...]
With just 39 days until Election Day, we need your help. RespectAbility is calling on all candidates for governor or Senate to complete the #PwDsVote Senate & Gubernatorial Disability Questionnaire. “PwDs” stands for “people with disabilities.” So far, Hillary Clinton and 30 candidates for Senate or Governor from both parties have done so. Now we’re calling [click to continue...]
Read the full transcript. Listen to the webinar: webinar audio. 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 development professionals, media and employers, as well [click to continue...]
Washington, Sept. 8 – Only 2.4 percent of all speaking or named characters in film were shown to have a disability in 2015 and none of the leading character were from underrepresented racial or ethnic groups, according to a new report by The Media, Diversity, & Social Change (MDSC) Initiative at USC’s Annenberg School for [click to continue...]
Debra Ruh on Practical Solutions for Employers and People with Disabilities Read the webinar transcript Download the accessible PowerPoint (COMING SOON) Watch the webinar on YouTube with live embedded captions Speaker Bio: “When told by ‘experts’ that her daughter, Sara, who was born with Down’s Syndrome, would be lucky to push shopping carts at the local grocery [click to continue...]
Washington, Sept. 6 – Fully 56 million Americans – one in five – have a disability. Disability does not discriminate – it happens to people of every race, ethnic group, gender and age. It can happen to anyone at any time due to accident, illness or aging. Yet people with disabilities are frequently seen for [click to continue...]
