Washington, D.C., March 21 – Some Rabbis and other Jewish Americans are protesting Republican front-runner Donald Trump’s lack of inclusion for minorities including people with disabilities ahead of his scheduled speech to the AIPAC Policy Conference this evening. While many of AIPAC’s delegates who oppose Trump speaking tonight are upset with the businessman’s violent rhetoric [click to continue...]
Lauren Appelbaum
IMPROVEMENTS NEEDED IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT (WIOA) To: The White House Administration, U.S. House, U.S. Senate, Governors, Workforce Boards & Agencies, VR, Disability Leaders, Presidential Candidates and others who care deeply about poverty reduction and jobs for people with obstacles to work Re: Urgent update on WIOA implementation, reviewing [click to continue...]
New Data Shows People with Disabilities In Some States Twice as Likely to be Working as in Other States Washington, D.C., March 11 – New data from the Disability Compendium’s 2015 Disability Statistics Annual Report shows that nationally only 34.4 percent of U.S. civilians with disabilities ages 18-64 living in the community were employed in [click to continue...]
Washington, Feb. 27 – With the #OscarsSoWhite campaign, a spotlight has been put on the lack of racial diversity in the Oscars. Article after article focuses on the absence of Black, Hispanic, Latino and Asian Americans being nominated by the Academy. That is needed. However, it’s not enough. “Diversity must really mean diversity – and [click to continue...]
Washington, Feb. 26 – RespectAbility is releasing its Super Tuesday Disability Vote Guide. The #PwDsVote 2016 Campaign Questionnaire was designed for people with disabilities (PwDs) and those who love them to know where candidates stand on the issues. The questionnaire asked all of the presidential candidates on both sides of the aisle to comment on 16 disability questions. Former [click to continue...]
Washington, Jan. 30 – RespectAbility has released its first #PwDsVote 2016 Campaign Questionnaire for people with disabilities (PwDs). “Fully one-out-of-five voters have a disability, and 52 percent of likely voters have a loved one with a disability. There are 56 million Americans with disabilities, and we have the ability to determine who wins or loses [click to continue...]
#RespectTheAbility Campaign: Spotlight on Iowa Em’s Coffee Company: Bringing Independence To Independence, Iowa Independence, Iowa, Jan. 22 – “I like to be the boss.” That’s one thing Em’s Coffee Co. owner Emilea Hillman likes most about being self-employed. In a town that has seen several coffee shops go out of business after only two years, Em’s Coffee Co. [click to continue...]
#RespectTheAbility Campaign: Spotlight on Iowa Physical Limitations Don’t Stop the Spece Brothers From Making Their Dreams Come True Independence, Iowa, Jan. 21 – Brothers Jake and Josh Spece may have spinal muscular atrophy and use wheelchairs to get around, but neither allows his physical limitations to get in the way of his dreams. While Jake owns [click to continue...]
RespectAbility is asking all presidential candidates on both sides of the aisle to fill out a questionnaire on disability issues. During this presidential campaign, we have had the pleasure of covering all the candidates and their views on disability issues. Coverage of all the candidates can be found here: www.TheRespectAbilityReport.com. We have large email lists of [click to continue...]
Washington, Jan. 14 – Ahead of tonight’s Republican debate, the disability community is finally being heard and paid attention to by the presidential candidates on both sides of the aisle. In a new ad released today, Republican presidential hopeful Jeb Bush highlights his fight for the rights of people with disabilities. Last week, Secretary Hillary Clinton became [click to continue...]