RespectAbility is working to help philanthropists and nonprofits ensure that people with disabilities can participate in the good they do – just like anyone else. We partner with leaders, funders, nonprofits and others to provide tools, contacts and advice that will advance full inclusion of people with disabilities. Now, we are inviting new partners to help move the needle forward on four core issues: 1) diversity, equity, equality and inclusion in philanthropy and nonprofits; 2) sharing best practices that can prevent the school-to-prison pipeline, homelessness, trafficking and other negative outcomes that disproportionally impact people with disabilities; 3) the employment of people with disabilities in philanthropy and nonprofits and beyond; and 4) enabling the nonprofit sector to experience the success that “nothing about us without us” policies bring when diverse people of all abilities bring their innovation, loyalty, enthusiasm, lived experience and skills to their involvement as volunteers, board members and more. [continue reading…]
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What is considered a disability?
What is the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)?
What is ableism?
What is person-first language? Does everyone use it?
What does it mean to “reclaim” a word, and why is reclaiming important?
How does intersectionality play into all of this?
What are some concrete steps to ensure we are inclusive?
How can I communicate that I am welcoming of people with disabilities?
How do I ensure my events are inclusive and accessible?
What is some sample inclusion language to use for accommodations?
How do I ensure my space is accessible physically?
How do I ensure my exterior space is accessible physically?
What signage do I need to be more accessible?
How do I ensure my website is fully accessible?
How do I add captions to my online videos for free?
How do I ensure my other materials are accessible?
How can I tell if an animal is really a service animal and not just a pet?
What do I need to know regarding hiring employees with disabilities?
How can I be more inclusive in my hiring process?
What is an example of non-discrimination language to include?
What tax and other incentives do employers have to hire people with disabilities?
Where can I look to find examples of companies who are effective at including people with disabilities? [continue reading…]
Organizations are at their best when they welcome, respect and include people of all backgrounds – and this includes people with disabilities. Fully 1-in-5 people have a learning, mental health, physical, sensory or other disability. People can be born with a disability, or acquire one due to an accident, aging, gun violence or in military service to our nation. People with disabilities want to be included in philanthropy, nonprofits and in solving problems in our communities, just like anyone else. [continue reading…]
Entertainment professionals across all platforms are working to become more inclusive of minorities. This is our opportunity to ensure inclusion and equality for all people – including America’s largest minority – the one-in-five Americans with a disability. Opening the inclusion umbrella is the right thing to do as well as economically smart given that the disability market is valued at more than $1 trillion. [continue reading…]
Index:
What is considered a disability?
What is the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)?
What is ableism?
What is an inclusion rider? How can they help people with disabilities in Hollywood?
What is person-first language? Does everyone use it?
What does it mean to “reclaim” a word, and why is reclaiming important?
How does intersectionality play into all of this?
What are some concrete steps to ensure we are inclusive?
How can I communicate that I am welcoming of people with disabilities?
How do I ensure my events are inclusive and accessible?
What is some sample inclusion language to use for accommodations?
How do I ensure my space is accessible physically?
How do I ensure my exterior space is accessible physically?
What signage do I need to be more accessible?
How do I ensure my website is fully accessible?
How do I add captions to my online videos for free?
How do I ensure my other materials are accessible?
How can I tell if an animal is really a service animal and not just a pet?
What do I need to know regarding hiring employees with disabilities?
How can I be more inclusive in my hiring process?
What is an example of non-discrimination language to include?
What tax and other incentives do employers have to hire people with disabilities?
Where can I look to find examples of companies who are effective at including people with disabilities? [continue reading…]
Muhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali was known to many as a champion boxer and a man who fought for racial and social justice his entire life. He acquired Parkinson’s at age 42 and became a role model for people with physical disabilities. What many may not know, however, is that Ali also had dyslexia.
“As a high school student, many of my teachers labeled me dumb…I knew who the real dummies were. I barely graduated…There was no way I was going to college—I never even thought about it. I could barely read my textbooks,” Ali has told others.
When Ali was growing up, teachers and researchers did not know much about dyslexia or how to help children who struggle with the disability. Ali was not aware of the fact that he had dyslexia, either, which led to a lack of confidence in his ability as a student.
NYC’s High School Graduation Rate Also Lags Significantly Behind National Average
New York, NY, Feb. 22 – Even as the national economy improves, New Yorkers with disabilities are left behind. The newly released Disabilities Statistics Compendium, published by the Institute on Disability at the University of New Hampshire reveals that out of more than 1,000,000 working-age New Yorkers with disabilities, only 367,478 have jobs. Adding to that is a new analysis published by RespectAbility, a national nonprofit organization that fights stigmas and advances opportunities for people with disabilities, which shows that New York now ranks 40th in the nation for employment of people with disabilities. This is a drop of seven states. Even though more than 5,000 more New Yorkers with disabilities entered the workforce last year, the Empire State is outperformed by almost 80 percent of the country.
- 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 National Governors Association meeting, new statistics show that Americans with disabilities are entering the workforce in unprecedented numbers for the first time. New data from the Institute on Disability at the University of New Hampshire reveals that 343,483 more people with disabilities joined the American workforce in 2016. This compares to only 87,201 in the previous year. Even while Americans with disabilities are entering the workforce in greater numbers, serious gaps in employment exist between different states. For example, 54 percent of working-age people with disabilities in North Dakota have jobs, while only 27.4 percent of people with disabilities in West Virginia are employed.
Date: July 30, 2018, 8:00 AM – 5:30 PM
Location: Rayburn Building, Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C.
Lois Curtis
People with intellectual and mental disabilities can thank Lois Curtis for paving the way for them to live in the community receiving the services they need.
In what was called “the most important decision for people with disabilities in history,” the Olmstead Decision justified the right for people with disabilities to live independently but would take four years to come in effect including being heard in the Supreme Court.
At the center of the 1999 lawsuit that cited a violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 were Lois Curtis and Elaine Wilson, two women with mental and intellectual disabilities. They were held in Georgia Regional Hospital for years after their treatment team determined they were able to live in the community because the state did not want to give them the funds they needed to live independently.
