Washington, Feb. 26 – RespectAbility is releasing its Super Tuesday Disability Vote Guide. The #PwDsVote 2016 Campaign Questionnaire was designed for people with disabilities (PwDs) and those who love them to know where candidates stand on the issues. The questionnaire asked all of the presidential candidates on both sides of the aisle to comment on 16 disability questions. Former [click to continue...]
Washington, Jan. 30 – RespectAbility has released its first #PwDsVote 2016 Campaign Questionnaire for people with disabilities (PwDs). “Fully one-out-of-five voters have a disability, and 52 percent of likely voters have a loved one with a disability. There are 56 million Americans with disabilities, and we have the ability to determine who wins or loses [click to continue...]
#RespectTheAbility Campaign: Spotlight on Iowa Em’s Coffee Company: Bringing Independence To Independence, Iowa Independence, Iowa, Jan. 22 – “I like to be the boss.” That’s one thing Em’s Coffee Co. owner Emilea Hillman likes most about being self-employed. In a town that has seen several coffee shops go out of business after only two years, Em’s Coffee Co. [click to continue...]
#RespectTheAbility Campaign: Spotlight on Iowa Physical Limitations Don’t Stop the Spece Brothers From Making Their Dreams Come True Independence, Iowa, Jan. 21 – Brothers Jake and Josh Spece may have spinal muscular atrophy and use wheelchairs to get around, but neither allows his physical limitations to get in the way of his dreams. While Jake owns [click to continue...]
RespectAbility is asking all presidential candidates on both sides of the aisle to fill out a questionnaire on disability issues. During this presidential campaign, we have had the pleasure of covering all the candidates and their views on disability issues. Coverage of all the candidates can be found here: www.TheRespectAbilityReport.com. We have large email lists of [click to continue...]
Washington, Jan. 14 – Ahead of tonight’s Republican debate, the disability community is finally being heard and paid attention to by the presidential candidates on both sides of the aisle. In a new ad released today, Republican presidential hopeful Jeb Bush highlights his fight for the rights of people with disabilities. Last week, Secretary Hillary Clinton became [click to continue...]
#RespectTheAbility Campaign: Spotlight on Kwik Trip Kwik Trip’s Retail Helper Program a “Blueprint” for Other Companies Washington, Dec. 28 – Officially, Luke Cohran’s title at Kwik Trip’s Store 761 in La Crosse, Wisc. is retail helper. Unofficially? He’s the store singer. Whether he’s cleaning the gas pumps, restocking the coolers or checking inventory, 23-year-old Cochran can [click to continue...]
A&E Network to Premiere New Original Docu-Series “Born This Way” Washington, Nov. 11 – Stigmas matter — and that they are hard to break. This week the horrible news broke that hate crimes against people with disabilities are up 41 percent in one country alone. Thus, I am delighted to share this press release below about a great new stigma-busting show about [click to continue...]
#RespectTheAbility Campaign: Spotlight on AT&T Every Voice Matters: Fortune 50 Global Company is a Top Employer of People with Disabilities Washington, Oct. 21 – “Every voice matters.” That’s the message Cynthia Marshall, AT&T’s Senior Vice President of Human Resources and Chief Diversity Officer, has for its employees. “At AT&T, diversity and inclusion are woven into all [click to continue...]
#RespectAbility campaign spotlights model employers that demonstrate how hiring workers with disabilities benefits the employer, the employee and society Washington, Sept. 30 – RespectAbilityUSA is launching its 2015 #RespectTheAbility campaign in honor of National Disability Employment Awareness Month, which begins tomorrow. The campaign highlights the benefits companies reap when they hire talented people with disabilities. Using the hashtag #RespectTheAbility, the campaign hopes to ultimately erase negative [click to continue...]
