As a champion for equality for people with disabilities, Je Suis Charlie too. The terrorist attacks were aimed at freedom, liberty and equality. They harm us all. Humanity is like a tapestry with many different colored and textured threads. Woven together, we can keep each other warm, beautiful and safe. Torn apart we are nothing [click to continue...]
Read the webinar transcript (COMING SOON) Download the accessible PowerPoint (COMING SOON) Watch the webinar on YouTube with live embedded captions It’s Just Respect has been developed with input from persons with different types of disabilities and is rich with information and tips about communicating with and about persons with disabilities. The goal of sharing It’s Just [click to continue...]
Read the webinar transcript Download the accessible PowerPoint presentation Watch the webinar on YouTube with live embedded captions Republican Whit Ayres, PhD is a leading Washington, D.C. political consultant with over 30 years of experience in polling and survey research for high profile political campaigns and associations. As Founder and President of North Star Opinion Research, [click to continue...]
Read the webinar transcript Download the accessible PowerPoint presentation Watch the webinar on YouTube with live embedded captions Session Summary: Creating Accessible Documents: Word, PDF and Power Point. Come learn the basics of document accessibility with us. In this user-friendly presentation you will learn how to ensure that people with disabilities are able to get your [click to continue...]
Slingshot Guide Highlights the Best of Non-Profit World Bethesda, Maryland – RespectAbility, a new national, non-profit, non-partisan organization working to enable people with disabilities to achieve the American dream – including full inclusion in religious life, has been named one of North America’s top innovative organizations in the tenth annual Slingshot Guide. Slingshot is [click to continue...]
Washington, D.C. – Today the White House celebrated inclusive employment with a “Champions of Change” event. The official White House event recognized leaders who are making a positive impact on employment for people with disabilities. Longtime leading institutions such as the USBLN, Kessler Foundation, government officials, Manpower, Walgreens and others were in attendance. So too were [click to continue...]
Read the webinar transcript Download the accessible PowerPoint presentation Watch the webinar on YouTube with live embedded captions (COMING SOON) WIOA is now law and every state must now come up with a comprehensive, coordinated and performance based plan to expand employment for people with disabilities in their state. But what policies actually work? What is [click to continue...]
RespectAbility Releases New Bi-Partisan Poll and Highlights #RespectTheAbility Campaign to Focus on How Hiring Workers with Disabilities Benefits the Employer, the Employee and Society 88 percent feel that as a customer it is important “that the companies you do business with do not discriminate against qualified people with disabilities.” Campaign spotlights model employers that demonstrate [click to continue...]
By Huge Margins Swing Voters in Key Battleground States More Likely to Vote for Candidate Committed to Jobs for People with Disabilities 56% of likely voters say they, a family member, or a close friend has a disability NEW Bi-partisan poll of key battleground states presented by top pollsters, Democratic pollster Stan Greenberg PhD of [click to continue...]
Governor (and your team), I thought you’d want to see this as it is very relevant to your work. Now that WIOA is law, every state will have to make a comprehensive, performance based plan to expand job/career opportunities for people with disabilities. We are working with a team of experts to develop a scorecard [click to continue...]
