MTV’s TJ Lavin, Gov. Jack Markell, Rep. Pete Sessions, Rep. Brad Sherman and Gold Medalist Matt Cowdrey Join RespectAbilityUSA to Stand Up for Jobs for People with Disabilities (PwDs) Washington, DC. With fully 70% of working age Americans with disabilities outside the workforce, BMX bike legend and host of MTV’s The Challenge, T.J. Lavin, Governor Jack [click to continue...]
TJ Lavin, host of MTV’s “The Challenge,” recovered from a near fatal accident and is a supporter of people with disabilities. Gov. Jack Markell (DE) is the immediate past chair of the National Governors Association and is the leading state advocate for employing people with disabilities. See the NGA’s Report here: NGA.org Rep. Pete Sessions, [click to continue...]
New poll on faith in disability community shows: 80% of Evangelicals, 59% of Protestants, 41% of Catholics and 25% of Jews say religion “very important” to their lives Half of Jews surveyed say religion “not very important” in their lives; Jews in disability community much less likely to attend religious services than other faiths (Washington, [click to continue...]
Fully 70 percent of working-age people with disabilities in America are not working. This leads to poverty, powerlessness and prison. So how can we, who care about people with disabilities, change that? Back in the old days, people with disabilities didn’t have access to quality education. Now, thankfully, with better access to education and technology some of [click to continue...]
Dear Elected Officials, Public Servants and Political Consultants, RespectAbilityUSA.org knows that you want to be in touch with voters and meet their needs so that America can be a better place. Thus, we want to help you serve your constituents better. We recently completed a large-sample national poll of 3800 people within the disability community, and the results offer a unique insight [click to continue...]
New Poll of 3839 People in Disability Community Shows: 3 out of 4 people with disabilities surveyed value a job and independence over government benefits (no partisan split) Disability community sites employer perceptions that they will be “less successful than someone without a disability” as primary barrier to jobs Disability community names top ways to [click to continue...]
Governor McCrory (NC) intends to improve the employment outlook for those with disabilities. He signed a resolution proclaiming the observance of October 2013 as “Disability Employment Awareness Month.”
These Jews feel strongly about inclusion of people with disabilities, even more so than Israel, Jewish life, marrying Jewish, or having Jewish kids 1/5 of Jews with disabilities in sample have “been turned away or unable to participate in a Jewish event or activity because of the disability” Bethesda, MD. In a new poll of [click to continue...]
