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...]
#RespectTheAbility Campaign: Spotlight on Kwik Trip Kwik Trip’s Retail Helper Program a “Blueprint” for Other Companies Washington, Dec. 28 – Officially, Luke Cohran’s title at Kwik Trip’s Store 761 in La Crosse, Wisc. is retail helper. Unofficially? He’s the store singer. Whether he’s cleaning the gas pumps, restocking the coolers or checking inventory, 23-year-old Cochran can [click to continue...]
A&E Network to Premiere New Original Docu-Series “Born This Way” Washington, Nov. 11 – Stigmas matter — and that they are hard to break. This week the horrible news broke that hate crimes against people with disabilities are up 41 percent in one country alone. Thus, I am delighted to share this press release below about a great new stigma-busting show about [click to continue...]
#RespectTheAbility Campaign: Spotlight on AT&T Every Voice Matters: Fortune 50 Global Company is a Top Employer of People with Disabilities Washington, Oct. 21 – “Every voice matters.” That’s the message Cynthia Marshall, AT&T’s Senior Vice President of Human Resources and Chief Diversity Officer, has for its employees. “At AT&T, diversity and inclusion are woven into all [click to continue...]
#RespectAbility campaign spotlights model employers that demonstrate how hiring workers with disabilities benefits the employer, the employee and society Washington, Sept. 30 – RespectAbilityUSA is launching its 2015 #RespectTheAbility campaign in honor of National Disability Employment Awareness Month, which begins tomorrow. The campaign highlights the benefits companies reap when they hire talented people with disabilities. Using the hashtag #RespectTheAbility, the campaign hopes to ultimately erase negative [click to continue...]
Majority of Voters Have a Disability or a Loved One with a Disability Fully one-in-five Americans have a disability themselves and studies show that most of them want to work. People with disabilities are America’s largest minority group, and the only one that, due to an accident or illness, anyone can join at any time. [click to continue...]
Washington, D.C. – As the 2016 presidential campaign season gains speed, RespectAbility is reaching out to all of the campaigns to highlight the importance for all candidates to speak directly to voters with disabilities and their families by offering specific plans for a better future. RespectAbility introduces its newest project – The RespectAbility Report – a nonpartisan [click to continue...]
Read The RespectAbility Report! Clicking on the link will open a new tab with the report. The RespectAbility Report is a nonpartisan political commentary on the 2016 U.S. elections with a focus on disability issues. Launched in June 2015, The RespectAbility Report is nonpartisan and neither rates nor endorses candidates. Chief political writers for The [click to continue...]
Bethesda, Md. – In the two years since the founding of RespectAbility, the organization continues to flourish and grow. Born in 2013, RespectAbility, a nonprofit organization working to empower Americans with disabilities to achieve the American Dream, works to educate, sensitize and engage Americans to focus on what people with disabilities can do, rather than on [click to continue...]
BREAKING NEWS: Senate Votes 95-3 for Jobs for People with Disabilities Washington, DC. At a time when 70% of working age Americans with disabilities are outside of the workforce and more than 9 million working age Americans with disabilities are living on government benefits, the U.S. Senate voted 95-3 on legislation (S. 1356) to increase [click to continue...]
