Calvin Harris Elected as Chair, Succeeding Donn Weinberg; New Board Member Ronald Glancz, Deeply Seasoned Leader in the Nonprofit Community, Elected Treasurer New members include cross section of national leaders from Hollywood, public policy, philanthropy, communications and the private sector Rockville, Md., July 19 – RespectAbility, a nonprofit organization fighting stigmas and advancing opportunities for people with disabilities, today [click to continue...]
Born This Way Nominated for Six 2017 Emmy Awards including Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program Rockville, Md., July 18 – For the cast of Emmy award-winning Born This Way and others with disabilities, acquiring a sense of financial stability is important in being able to live an independent life. Born This Way, a reality TV show just [click to continue...]
Rockville, Md., July 13 – Leah Daniels-Butler, “Empire” casting director, will be speaking at RespectAbility’s summit From Hollywood to Capitol Hill: The Future of Americans with Disabilities. Daniels-Butler is a casting director and producer most notable for launching the careers of gifted actors like Best Actress Nominee Gaborey Sidebe, star of the Academy Award winning film “Precious,” [click to continue...]
From Hollywood to Capitol Hill: The Future of Americans with Disabilities A Special Summit for Congressional and Senate Staff, Journalists and Disability Advocates Featuring Marc Summers of The Food Network and Tommy Morrissey, the One-Arm Golfer Save the Date: July 31, 2017 Featuring: Marc Summers, Television Host Currently hosting the longest running show on Food [click to continue...]
Watch #BornThisWay on A&E, Tuesday at 10:00 p.m. ET. View Education Resources on Disability Issues Rockville, Md., June 27 — In the U.S., schools were not required to provide special education until 1975. Today, the fight for inclusive education remains a constant battle for parents and students. Born This Way, a reality television show that [click to continue...]
Hosted by Lauren Appelbaum (@laurenappelbaum) of RespectAbility (@Respect_Ability), this Twitter chat will take a look at ideas explored in #BornThisWay by the young adults with Down syndrome and their parents. Tuesday, June 20, 2017, 10:00-11:00 pm ET Don’t have cable? You can livestream the show on A&E’s app. You can find the questions for this [click to continue...]
A Conversation about Faith, Disability and Inclusion Resources with Bill Gaventa, M.Div and Joe Timmons Read the webinar transcript Download the accessible PowerPoint Watch the webinar on YouTube with live embedded captions Featuring: Bill Gaventa, M.Div., Summer Institute on Theology and Disability, National Collaborative on Faith and Disability, Texas Faith Inclusion Network on Disability Joe [click to continue...]
Watch #BornThisWay on A&E, Tuesday at 10:00 p.m. ET. View Sexual Education Resources for People with Disabilities. Rockville, Md., June 19 – Sexual education for young adults with developmental and intellectual disabilities is extremely important. Born This Way, a reality television show that stars seven diverse young adults with Down syndrome, is doing its part to [click to continue...]
Funding will Expand Inclusion of Jews with Disabilities, Fight Stigmas and Advance Opportunities Rockville, Md., June 14 – RespectAbility, a nonprofit organization fighting stigmas and advancing opportunities for people with disabilities, is very grateful to announce that it has been chosen for a Breaking Barriers Award from The Genesis Prize Foundation and Jewish Funders Network [click to continue...]
Toolkit Includes Free Resources for Job Seekers with Disabilities and Employers Embracing Employees with Disabilities Washington, D.C., June 4 – In coordination with this Tuesday’s episode of Born This Way, RespectAbility has released the Born This Way Fan Guide with free resources for a variety of individuals with disabilities. The guide includes free tools, contacts, information [click to continue...]
