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✨ This article about the Disability Futures Fellowship, developed by Ford Foundation & Mellon Foundation, underscores the transformative potential of inclusive funding practices and the critical role of disabled persons in shaping more equitable narratives and systems. ✨ #DisabilityInclusion #LifeSkillsDevelopment #InclusiveFuture #WorkforceDevelopment #CommunityImpact #FoundationSupport #InclusiveEmployment

How much disability history do you know? Take the quiz! Easterseals Massachusetts, has launched a campaign to bring more awareness to disability history and encourage teachers in Massachusetts to include more of that history in their classrooms. Test your knowledge in this short quiz: https://lnkd.in/ePTBXxtG #DisabilityAwareness #DisabilityHistory #Inclusion #Accessibility

Happening now! Access Living, with the support of the Ford Foundation, has spent 18 months in conversation with survivors of gun violence in Chicago. Specifically, people who acquired disabilities due to gun violence. Today we launch our findings, both in conversation with Joanna Hernandez of WTTW, and with a white paper containing our data and other findings. We are invigorated to begin this important and, as the paper discusses in detail, vitally important work. As a disability organization, as a Center for Independent Living, and as an organization dedicated to disability justice, we are committed to furthering the independence and empowerment of these undeserved members of the disability community. Read the paper here: https://lnkd.in/g_Rzsk4E

Check out these free webinars for parents of school students with disability. Hosted by Association for Children with a Disability, Advocating at School will give practical information and build parents and carers skills and confidence to advocate for their child and build a positive relationship with the school. Their professional workshop facilitators are all parents of children with disability. They understand the challenges families may be facing, and have insight and knowledge to support. This workshop looks at: Children’s rights in education Reasonable adjustments: what they are and what you can request School processes Student support plans More dates and info here: https://lnkd.in/gJ-Yzr4s #disability #education #accessibleeducation #disabilityeducation #familiesandcarers #teachers #students #parents #advocacy https://lnkd.in/gSSbgrZb Alt text: A smiling red headed woman and a child wearing a hearing aid are facing each other with their noses and foreheads touching.

I have gained significant knowledge through the Disability Inclusive CVA Course, enhancing my expertise in the following areas: - Disability data collection and analysis - Empowerment and active participation in community engagement - Addressing the additional costs associated with disabilities - Ensuring equitable access to cash delivery systems 😁

The District of Central Saanich is committed to creating an inclusive and accessible community for all. Our Council and staff continue to participate in Disability Inclusion & Awareness Training to better understand the barriers faced by persons with disabilities and how we can help break them down. This week's key learning outcomes included: ✅ Understanding unconscious biases & microaggressions ✅ Exploring disability intersectionality & barriers ✅ Using inclusive language ✅ Identifying ways to reduce barriers in our services We're grateful the Victoria Disability Resource Centre offers this training, which aligns with our Accessibility Strategy and commitment to improving access for everyone.

People with developmental disabilities have the right to learn about and access affordable housing with appropriate supports and be able to choose the community where they want to live. Learn more about the how the CDD and New York Alliance for Inclusion and Innovation are supporting people with disabilities who would like to live in non-certified housing. Watch the story here: https://lnkd.in/eq4qSjJg

“Nothing about us, without us” This motto has deeply resonated with me throughout my time so far as Disabled Student’s Officer. I ask my network to consider these questions: 🔎Have I included feedback from disabled individuals on projects to ensure their long-term accessibility and viability? 🔎Am I doing enough to be a Disability Ally and what can I improve on? 🔎Where can I make a difference to help support disabled individuals? Allyship and Inclusion are two very important principles that can make all the difference to the lives of disabled individuals. Access barriers exist everywhere, so we all must try to help identify and understand how we can best tackle these- we can learn only from the inclusion of disabled experiences! Watch my video on steps to becoming a better Disability Ally!👇🤔

Disability Action Week (24 Nov to 1 Dec) is a chance to reflect on what we can all do to build a more accessible and inclusive arts sector in Queensland. Our Arts and Disability Plan 2024-2026 focuses on strengthening and growing accessible and inclusive arts and culture through the leadership of people with a disability. With co-designed and disabled-led approaches at the core, the Plan has three key priorities; ➡️ Supporting careers and employment ➡️ Growing audiences and markets ➡️ Driving inclusive arts Download an Easy English version of the plan: https://lnkd.in/gP6B_7yr

"Transportation is a gap for successful employment for people with disabilities when you want to be paid, have wage protections, minimum wage protections, as well as working amongst people without disabilities." October may be over, but here at the Forum, we raise disability employment awareness year-round! Today we're amplifying this clip of Rahnee Patrick, Director of the Division of Rehabilitation Services at the Illinois Department of Human Services, on how philanthropy can fund overlooked areas of employment access for people with disabilities. https://lnkd.in/gsQnW399