Events - RespectAbility

NACDL + RespectAbility: Fostering Disability-Inclusive Cultures and Workplaces

Date: Thursday, April 25
Time: 3 p.m. ET/12 p.m. PT
Duration: 60 minutes

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graphic showing scales of justice Join NACDL and RespectAbility for an engaging webinar on welcoming and including people with disabilities at your organization as staff, leaders, and other key stakeholders. The session will cover best practices in fostering accessible, equitable, and inclusive organizational cultures and workplaces, from recruiting, onboarding, and retaining diverse, disabled talent, to promoting leadership and advancement opportunities, to building support and internal advocacy structures through employee resource and affinity groups. RespectAbility will also highlight internal and external-facing strategies in inclusive marketing and communications, including authentic representation, social media, and website best practices. [continue reading…]

Graphic advertising second webinar in Equity at the Ballot Box series about getting involved in community activism and running for office. Includes headshots of four speakers, date and time, icons for captioning and ASL

Equity at the Ballot Box: Getting Involved in Community Activism and Running for Office

Date: Wednesday, May 1
Time: 2 p.m. ET/11 a.m. PT
Duration: 60 minutes

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Join RespectAbility’s policy team and guest speakers for an exciting discussion about community activism and running for public office. Our speakers will provide personal stories, sharing their wealth of experience in the political process. [continue reading…]

Spirituality and Healing Through Expressive Arts

Date: Wednesday, May 8
Time: 2 p.m. ET / 11 a.m. PT
Duration: 60 minutes

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The arts can be a connector to community, spirituality, and healing for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Learn from our panelists about how expressive activities, like painting or performing, helped people experiencing grief communicate, reflect, and process their emotions. This webinar is the last in a four-part series from the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD) Religion and Spirituality Interest Network and RespectAbility. [continue reading…]

2024 Disability Impact Awards

Date: Thursday, July 11
Time: 5:30 p.m. ET
Location: K&L Gates, Washington, D.C.

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RespectAbility’s third annual Disability Impact Awards ceremony is happening in the heart of our Nation’s capital on July 11th, 2024! This special event will highlight important individuals who are making strides in fighting stigmas and advancing opportunities. This year’s recipients of the Ben Spangenberg and Justin Chappell Memorial Award and the Steve Bartlett Award will give their acceptance speeches in front of a crowd of prominent leaders in the disability community. The event will also include powerful remarks from our President and CEO, Ariel Simms.

Disability Advocacy Week

Dates: July 9 – 12, 2024
Location: Washington, D.C.

Join RespectAbility in Washington D.C. this summer for Disability Advocacy Week, where we take our legislative priorities to Capitol Hill. We will be meeting with key legislators from both sides of the aisle to discuss important issues affecting the disability community, as well as bills that would benefit the community. [continue reading…]