Rockville, Md., Oct. 15 – Fans of the hit CW show Jane the Virgin know star Gina Rodriguez as an open personality on social media. She frequently posts about topics important to her—feminism, body positivity, politics—but she recently opened up on Instagram about a topic the actress had not previously discussed—her anxiety. Rodriguez posted a [click to continue...]
Rockville, Md., Oct. 15 – Fans of the hit A&E docu-series Born this Way know Cristina Sanz as a lovable, fun and family-oriented dancer and romantic. Last year, Sanz became the first Hispanic woman with a disability to win an Emmy award. When Born This Way won the Emmy for Outstanding Unstructured Reality Series last year, [click to continue...]
Rockville, Md., 15 de octubre – Los fans de la exitosa serie documental de A&E Somos así conocen a Cristina Sanz como una bailarina adorable, divertida y romántica que ama a su familia. El año pasado, Sanz se convirtió en la primera mujer hispana con una discapacidad en ganar un premio Emmy. Cuando Somos así ganó el Emmy al Mejor Programa [click to continue...]
Rockville, Md., 15 de octubre – Los fans del exitoso programa de CW Jane the Virgin conocen a su protagonista, Gina Rodríguez, como una figura que se expresa abiertamente en las redes sociales. Con frecuencia, publica mensajes sobre temas que considera importantes —feminismo, imagen positiva del cuerpo, política—, pero hace poco se sinceró en Instagram sobre un tema que [click to continue...]
Rockville, Md., Oct. 7 – Sean and Sandra McElwee walked into the conference room and handed out brightly colored brochures for Seanese, Sean’s new t-shirt company, to RespectAbility staff and fellows on Wednesday morning. Sean asked a few Fellows what their favorite shirt design was as they looked excitedly at the brightly colored sayings in [click to continue...]
#RESPECTTHEABILITY CAMPAIGN: Spotlight on FUBU’s Daymond John Rockville, Md., Oct. 2 – Growing up, Daymond John struggled in elementary school, where he was diagnosed with a general “learning disability” without being provided many resources or support. Today, John boasts unimaginable success as a multimillionaire and entrepreneur as the co-founder and CEO of FUBU and a [click to continue...]
