Date: Wednesday, May 1 Time: 2 p.m. ET/11 a.m. PT Duration: 60 minutes Register Online Join RespectAbility’s policy team and guest speakers for an exciting discussion about community activism and running for public office. Our speakers will provide personal stories, sharing their wealth of experience in the political process. Speaker Bios Lydia X. Z. Brown is the Director [click to continue...]
Date: Wednesday, May 8 Time: 2 p.m. ET / 11 a.m. PT Duration: 60 minutes Register Online The arts can be a connector to community, spirituality, and healing for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Learn from our panelists about how expressive activities, like painting or performing, helped people experiencing grief communicate, reflect, and process [click to continue...]
Date: Thursday, July 11 Time: 5:30 p.m. ET Location: K&L Gates, Washington, D.C. Get Your Tickets RespectAbility’s third annual Disability Impact Awards ceremony is happening in the heart of our Nation’s capital on July 11th, 2024! This special event will highlight important individuals who are making strides in fighting stigmas and advancing opportunities. This year’s recipients of [click to continue...]
Dates: July 9 – 12, 2024 Location: Washington, D.C. Join RespectAbility in Washington D.C. this summer for Disability Advocacy Week, where we take our legislative priorities to Capitol Hill. We will be meeting with key legislators from both sides of the aisle to discuss important issues affecting the disability community, as well as bills that [click to continue...]
Monthly Employment Update for People with Disabilities According to the latest National Trends In Disability Employment (nTIDE) report: The labor force participation rate for people with disabilities grew from 38.8% in November 2022 to 41.5% in November 2023, continuing an upward trend. Workers without disabilities increased their labor force participation rate from 76.9% in November 2022 to [click to continue...]
https://vimeo.com/895016928 Read transcript Download Resource: Communications Accessibility Checklist Download Resource: Tips For Building Disability Inclusion Together The intersection of spirituality and disability has given rise to a variety of initiatives and programs across faith traditions. All of these elevate the importance of faith in the lives of many disabled people and those who love them. [click to continue...]
https://vimeo.com/892309347 Read transcript Podcasting can be helpful for people to gain various skills that stand out to employers. Meet two RespectAbility National Leadership Fellows, who have both worked on a podcast. Their podcasting skills helped them receive their Fellowship offers, as our team was able to see their skills in action. Learn from RespectAbility staff [click to continue...]
The new animated Disney movie WISH is opening today in theaters nationwide. The film centers on Asha, a 17-year-old who stands for an injustice in her kingdom. Asha’s best friend Dahlia is a disabled teen, yet the film does not go into details about her disability. Instead, viewers see Dahlia having an important job – [click to continue...]
Written by Faith Inclusion and Belonging Fellows Hannah Roussel and Sara Sharma What Was The 504 Sit-In All About? On April 5, 1977, in San Francisco, disability activists occupied a federal building for 26 days, until Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act – granting new rights to disabled people – was signed into law. This [click to continue...]
