Our Board, advisors, executive team, and department leaders are together in Washington, D.C. for meetings today ahead of our big event (featuring our big announcement) on Thursday night. 3 days until we can share the news with all of you!
RespectAbility
Public Policy Offices
Rockville, MD 12,069 followers
Fighting Stigmas. Advancing Opportunities.
About us
RespectAbility is a diverse, disability-led nonprofit that works to create systemic change in how society views and values people with disabilities, and that advances policies and practices that empower people with disabilities to have a better future. Our mission is to fight stigmas and advance opportunities so people with disabilities can fully participate in all aspects of community. RespectAbility knows that most people with disabilities can and want to fully participate in – and contribute to – all aspects of society. RespectAbility shifts narratives and creates progress by centering people with lived disability experience in leadership roles, ensuring authentic representation in entertainment and news media, advancing successful public policy, and pushing for faith-based and other inclusion.
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http://www.RespectAbility.org
External link for RespectAbility
- Industry
- Public Policy Offices
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Rockville, MD
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2013
- Specialties
- Fighting stigmas and advancing opportunities for people with disabilities
Locations
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Primary
RespectAbility
11333 Woodglen Drive, Suite 102
Rockville, MD 20852, US
Employees at RespectAbility
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Paul Martin
Sony Pictures Entertainment Executive Vice President & Chief Diversity Officer, Board Member, Global Entertainment Industry Thought Leader
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Sabrina Mansfield
15+ Years in TV/Film 🚀│ Line Producing 📝, Writing ✍🏻, & Directing📽️
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Riccardo Ricciardi
Jewish Nonprofit Management Apprentice
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Jason Lieberman
intrested in the intersections among religion and disability
Updates
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Only four days left until the public reveal of the big news we’ve been teasing. Are you near D.C? It’s not too late to join us at our Disability Impact Awards on Thursday night to celebrate our incredible recipients, Lex Frieden and Steven McCoy, and hear the news a day early: https://lnkd.in/e4sUMtpB
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Four days until our Disability Impact Awards and five days until our big news is out in the open! If you’re in the D.C. area, we would love for you to be there in-person with us to celebrate (and hear the news a day early): https://lnkd.in/e4sUMtpB
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60 Miles North "is a message to the medical community to listen to your patients as well as a story about overcoming adversity and finding the strength to keep moving forward." Read our Fellow Frank Liang's full review of the film which will be available on VOD on July 9: https://lnkd.in/e7Ynw5Gc
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Today is July 1st, marking the first day of Disability Pride Month 2024! Disability Pride Month is held in July because the landmark Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law in July of 1990. As an organization, we have a very exciting month ahead of us, and we cannot wait to be able to tell you why!
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Disability Inclusion Tip: A person’s mobility equipment, such as a wheelchair, scooter or cane, is part of their personal space. Do not touch or move it without permission, even if someone puts it down or chooses to leave it somewhere. Do you or your organization want to learn more about how to be welcoming and inclusive of people with physical, sensory, cognitive, mental health, or other disabilities? Contact RespectAbility! We offer training and consulting that can help you grow and reach your goals. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gv9JgMPY
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Today marks 55 years since the Stonewall Riots, a landmark event in the history of the LGBTQ+ rights movement when patrons at the Stonewall Inn rose up and fought back against a police raid. Disability intersects with every other identity and lived experience, and the overlap between the disability and LGBTQ+ community is particularly significant. “Today, we celebrate the queer disability community, the leaders of the past and present who fight for a better future, and we redouble our efforts to ensure that no one is denied access to all aspects of community life because of who they are or who they love,” said Ariel Simms, RespectAbility’s President and CEO. “We belong.” Find resources at our website: https://lnkd.in/ejzHsUv
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Along with 90 other disability organizations, RespectAbility signed on to this letter from the AAPD to CNN asking them to ensure that tomorrow night’s Presidential debate is accessible for disabled viewers, and that candidates are asked about disability issues. It is critical that all voters, including disabled voters, can access the information they need to make an informed decision this November. With one in four American adults having a disability, we deserve to know what candidates will do if we elect them. Image Description: AAPD logo