Richmond, Virginia, Oct 4 – Gov. Ralph Northam has declared October as Disability Employment Awareness Month in Virginia. Northam proudly wrote, “Virginians with disabilities, including veterans, have the ability and desire to seek employment and to develop the skills they need to join Virginia’s economy.” Northam went on to add, “Employers can enhance their businesses [click to continue...]
Read the webinar transcript Download the accessible PowerPoint Watch the webinar on YouTube with live embedded captions This webinar shared key advocacy lessons about how to write persuasively, how to present public testimony and where to find key resources on jobs for people with disabilities. Featuring: Steve Bartlett, Chair of Board of Directors, RespectAbility / [click to continue...]
Read the webinar transcript Download the accessible PowerPoint Watch the webinar on YouTube with live embedded captions This webinar coincided with the launch of RespectAbility’s Spanish Language Toolkit. During this webinar, the speakers discussed why resources in Spanish are needed urgently for the growing community of Latinx people with disabilities. Dr. Victor Pineda, a senior [click to continue...]
Did you know that according to Nielsen Research, consumers with disabilities represent a $1 billion market segment? Read the webinar transcript Download the accessible PowerPoint Watch the webinar on YouTube with live embedded captions Ruh joined us to talk in great detail about her transformative new book Inclusion Branding. This new volume provides key insights to [click to continue...]
A free training session for workforce professionals, agencies and community providers Date: June 29, 2018 Time: 8:00 am-12:00 pm Location: Marriott Eastside 525 Lexington Ave. at, E 49th St, New York, NY 10017 There is no charge to attend this event and breakfast will be provided. Workforce agencies based in New York City face unique [click to continue...]
Read the webinar transcript Download the accessible PowerPoint presentation Watch the webinar on YouTube with live embedded captions In this session, we outlined the exciting work of the Education & Skills Building Committee. This committee is for those community partners, leaders and self-advocates interested in projects to improve educational opportunities and outcomes for students with disabilities [click to continue...]
Read the webinar transcript Download the accessible PowerPoint presentation Watch the webinar on YouTube with live embedded caption In this session, we outlined the exciting work of the Jobs for People with Disabilities Committee. This committee is for those community partners, leaders and self-advocates interested in advancing our ongoing efforts to promote disability employment through public [click to continue...]
Disability Employment Toolkit Released Watch the event highlights on YouTube View the transcript in Microsoft Word View the PowerPoint in English View the PowerPoint in Spanish Long Beach, CA, March 28 – Dozens of leaders from across Long Beach gathered to discuss national lessons and local opportunities and to collaborate, to enable more residents with [click to continue...]
Floridians with disabilities experience the biggest jobs gains of any state, with more than 35,000 people with disabilities entering the workforce. Employers hire more people with disabilities as they find that recruiting, hiring and retaining employees with disabilities benefits their bottom line. Washington, D.C., Feb. 22 – As America’s governors gather in Washington for the [click to continue...]
Date: Thursday, March 22, 2018 Time: 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. (Lunch provided) Location: CIP Long Beach 4510 E. Pacific Coast Highway, Suite 100 Long Beach, CA 90804 Contact: Philip Kahn-Pauli, philipp@respectability.org RespectAbility, in partnership with the Harbor Regional Center, was proud to offer a unique learning opportunity for local businesses and community providers on [click to continue...]
