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Air Date: Tuesday, June 6 at 10 PM ET/9c on A&E TV Washington, D.C., June 3 – RespectAbility is known for identifying and sharing best practices around advancing education, inclusion, training and employment for people with disabilities. Rep. Brad Sherman, the 10-term Congressman, is known as a serious legislator. So what are they doing in [click to continue...]

A Special Summit for Congressional and Senate Staff, Journalists and Disability Advocates This summit, “From Hollywood to Capitol Hill,” features Marc Summers of The Food Network, Casting Director and Producer Leah Daniels-Butler and Tommy Morrissey, the one-arm golfer Location: Rayburn House Office Building, Gold Room, Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C. July 31, 2017, 8:30 AM – 3:00 PM There [click to continue...]

Featuring Sandra Assimotos McElwee, mom of Born This Way cast member Sean – @purpose2inspire!  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, July 18, 2017, 10:00-11:00 pm ET Don’t have cable? You can [click to continue...]

Fellowship Applicants Welcome Rockville, Md., May 25 – RespectAbility, a nonprofit organization fighting  stigmas and advancing opportunities for people with disabilities, is pleased to announce the hiring of Christopher Trujillo as its new National Leadership Director. Prior to joining RespectAbility, Trujillo worked at Grantmakers for Effective Organizations (GEO) as the Member Development Specialist. He managed the recruitment [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, May 23, 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...]

Watch #BornThisWay on A&E, Tuesday at 10/9c. Join RespectAbility for a live Twitter chat during the east coast broadcast using #BornThisWay and #BTWchat. Rockville, Maryland, May 22 – Fully one-in-five Americans has a disability, and in many cases, their rights and lives are needlessly put at risk. While some healthcare choices are easy to understand, others [click to continue...]

Featuring Sandra Assimotos McElwee, mom of Born This Way cast member Sean – @purpose2inspire!  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, May 16, 2017, 9:00-11:00 pm ET Don’t have cable? You can livestream [click to continue...]

Read the webinar transcript (COMING SOON) Download the accessible PowerPoint Watch the webinar on YouTube with live embedded captions (COMING SOON) Featuring Scott Berkowitz, President, RAINN Jennifer Marsh, Vice President of Special Projects, RAINN RAINN is the nation’s largest anti-sexual violence organization. We will discuss the sexual violence experienced by too many people with disabilities. Data from [click to continue...]

Wyoming leads nation with 57.1 percent of their working-age citizens with disabilities employed. Pennsylvanians with disabilities experience the biggest jobs gains of any state in the nation with 13,763 more people with disabilities entering the workforce. Wisconsin edges Nevada out of the top 10 states after investing in school-to-work transition programs for youth with disabilities. [click to continue...]

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