Read the webinar transcript Download the accessible PowerPoint presentation (COMING SOON) Watch the webinar on YouTube with live embedded captions Did you know there are 56 million Americans with disabilities? That 56 percent of likely voters say they, a family member, or a close friend has a disability? And the disability community spans partisanship? The disability community has the [click to continue...]
African Americans with Disabilities Much Less Likely to Be Diagnosed and Receive Services Des Moines, Iowa, Jan. 11 – As the Democratic candidates for president address the Black and Brown Forum tonight, the nation’s mayors are calling on the candidates to speak out on urban issues impacting America’s cities. A major issue in cities across [click to continue...]
Read the webinar transcript Download the accessible PowerPoint presentation (COMING SOON) Watch the webinar on YouTube with live embedded captions In the new few weeks each of the 50 states will be releasing their Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act plans for the public to review and comment on. Last year, a new law called the Workforce [click to continue...]
I’m Justin Chappell, one of The RespectAbility Report’s newest reporters. I also have Spina bifida, and, as a result, use a wheelchair. But this does not limit me. There are negative stigmas out there that discriminate against people with disabilities. But these stigmas are inaccurate and I live a very full life. Today I own my [click to continue...]
People with disabilities twice as likely to be victims of crime Dec. 2 – In a developing story, at least 14 people are dead and 17 others are wounded in a California shooting on the grounds of the Inland Regional Center, which serves people with developmental disabilities in Riverside and San Bernardino counties. “We hope for the [click to continue...]
A&E® Network and Bunim/Murray Productions Invite you to a Special Screening Event BORN THIS WAY DATE: Tuesday, December 1 TIME: 5:00 PM – 7:30 PM LOCATION: Rayburn House Office Building, Room B-340 Independence Avenue between First Street SW and South Capitol Street SPECIAL GUESTS Representative CATHY MCMORRIS RODGERS 5th Congressional District, Washington Chair of the House [click to continue...]
“Pity and more government handouts and lawsuits are not the solutions for people with disabilities who want a better future. The keys are in ending stigmas and misconceptions, aligning public policies to proven best practices that enable opportunities and independence, and in putting capitalism to work for people with disabilities, employers and taxpayers alike.” October [click to continue...]
Washington, D.C. – RespectAbility, a nonprofit organization working to empower people with disabilities (PwDs) to achieve the American dream, is delighted to announce that the Stanford and Joan Alexander Foundation awarded a lead gift to create a new National Leadership Program. “We are thrilled to have this new transformative support,” Jennifer Mizrahi, president of RespectAbility, [click to continue...]
October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month and yet 70 percent of people with disabilities nationwide are out of the workforce. The rates of employment vary widely by state. This report provides details on those states that are leading the country on employing people with disabilities. This report shows that people with disabilities are twice [click to continue...]
San Diego Jewish World | Helping Jewish schools help students with disabilities | August 23, 2016 eJewish Philanthropy | Genesis Prize & Perlman: Helping two kinds of Jews: Those with and without Disabilities The Times of Israel | School Solutions for Jewish Children with Disabilities | June 10, 2016 Huffington Post | From Hollywood Ableism [click to continue...]
