Advocating for the disability community takes our policy team all over the country and the Indianapolis State Capitol is only the latest stop for State Policy Manager Jimmy Fremgen!
Jimmy was in Indy for the 2023 Legislative Summit of the National Conference of State Legislatures and met with legislators and potential policy partners from across the United States, in addition to spending time with the Indiana legislature’s host delegation, where he raised top priorities:
Nothing about us, without us.
Our policy team is pushing hard for every legislative decision that impacts the disability community to include those with disabilities in the decision-making.
Equal inclusion and protections in the workforce.
People with disabilities comprise a large proportion of the workforce and are legally protected from workplace discrimination. Too often, accommodations and inclusion are afterthoughts in the hiring process, and RespectAbility is working to create more accessible and inclusive workplaces across sectors.
