With just 39 days until Election Day, we need your help. RespectAbility is calling on all candidates for governor or Senate to complete the #PwDsVote Senate & Gubernatorial Disability Questionnaire. “PwDs” stands for “people with disabilities.” So far, Hillary Clinton and 30 candidates for Senate or Governor from both parties have done so. Now we’re calling [click to continue...]
Read the full transcript. Listen to the webinar: webinar audio. Featuring Jennifer Laszlo Mizrahi, President, RespectAbility Jennifer Laszlo Mizrahi is President of RespectAbilty, a non-profit organization working to empower people with disabilities to achieve the American Dream. She works regularly with national, state, and local policy leaders, workforce development professionals, media and employers, as well [click to continue...]
Washington, Sept. 8 – Only 2.4 percent of all speaking or named characters in film were shown to have a disability in 2015 and none of the leading character were from underrepresented racial or ethnic groups, according to a new report by The Media, Diversity, & Social Change (MDSC) Initiative at USC’s Annenberg School for [click to continue...]
Debra Ruh on Practical Solutions for Employers and People with Disabilities Read the webinar transcript Download the accessible PowerPoint (COMING SOON) Watch the webinar on YouTube with live embedded captions Speaker Bio: “When told by ‘experts’ that her daughter, Sara, who was born with Down’s Syndrome, would be lucky to push shopping carts at the local grocery [click to continue...]
Washington, Sept. 6 – Fully 56 million Americans – one in five – have a disability. Disability does not discriminate – it happens to people of every race, ethnic group, gender and age. It can happen to anyone at any time due to accident, illness or aging. Yet people with disabilities are frequently seen for [click to continue...]
Washington, Aug. 26 – For the first time in history, a TV show staring people with disabilities has been nominated for an Emmy Award – and one of the stars, John, is African American! The glass ceiling-breaking show is Born This Way, A&E Network’s critically-acclaimed and award-winning original docuseries. Born This Way was nominated for Outstanding Unstructured [click to continue...]
Read the webinar transcript Download the accessible PowerPoint presentation Watch the webinar on YouTube with captions Featuring Shelley Hendren, Rehabilitation Division Administrator Janice John, Deputy Administrator, Nevada State Rehabilitation Division The Rehabilitation Division of Nevada’s Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation has worked hard to improve employment outcomes for Nevadan with disabilities. Join us on this [click to continue...]
Read the webinar transcript Download the accessible PowerPoint presentation Watch the webinar on YouTube with captions Featuring Thorkill Sonne, CEO and Founder, SpecialsiterneUSA Specialisterne engages with corporate partners, post-secondary institutions, school districts, government agencies, and members of the greater autism community. Their mission is to enable sustained, competitive integrated employment for individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder [click to continue...]
Read the webinar transcript Download the accessible PowerPoint presentation Watch the webinar on YouTube with captions Featuring David Mitchell, Administrator of Iowa Vocational Rehabilitation Services (IVRS). Employer engagement is a critical part of workforce development and is critical for expanding jobs for people with disabilities. In this second webinar with leaders from the great state of [click to continue...]
Read the webinar transcript Download the accessible PowerPoint presentation Watch the webinar on YouTube with captions Featuring David Mitchell, Administrator of Iowa Vocational Rehabilitation Services (IVRS) Iowa ranks third overall in the nation in terms of empowering people with disabilities to get jobs and enter the workforce. The state has consistently achieved great employment outcomes through [click to continue...]
