ANOUSHA SAKOUI, Los Angeles Times
After her first experience of the Cannes Film Festival in 2008, talent manager Eryn Brown wanted to end her nascent Hollywood career. Attending film markets such as Cannes can be grueling for most attendees, with parties and meetings held in busy hotels, restaurants, theaters, even aboard yachts. Continue reading This manager is working toward diversity in Hollywood — and that includes those with disabilities
By Joelle Goldstein, People
Jake Pratt, the Alabama resident with Down syndrome who landed a gig at UPS last year, is continuing to make strides at the nationwide delivery service. Continue reading Man with Down Syndrome Who Got Job at UPS Lands Permanent Position, Inspires Scholarship
By Paula Morgan, Forbes
Not everyone feels comfortable sharing their personal lives with their employers, particularly when it comes to health issues and disability. Legally, you are in no way obligated to disclose your disability to your employer, or even to a potential employer during an interview. It is also illegal for employers to ask about it outright, but once you bring it up, the topic is fair game. Continue reading Employee Self-Advocacy: How To Talk To Your Employer About Your Disability
By Seth Chitwood, Standard-Times
FAIRHAVEN — Brennan Srisirikul knew about the Easterseals Disability Film Challenge, but never had the confidence to submit a film — especially since he’s never made one. But after a crazy year, he knew it was time to go for it. Continue reading This Fairhaven native actor proves minorities and people with disabilities can take center stage
Connect with #a11y leaders and discuss solutions and innovations that will advance the lives of seniors and users of all abilities at #menablingbriefing21- April 21! Continue reading M-Enabling Virtual Leadership
By Nick Romanenko
Tom Pisano has been working on both a medical degree and doctoral degree in neuroscience to help to study and treat conditions like his own.
Continue reading Med Student’s Disability Helps Him Connect With Patients
Tech continues to play a larger and larger role in businesses and industries of all stripes. As companies bring on more and newer technology to help improve productivity, employees who were initially trained on older systems or who are new to a higher-tech workplace may struggle to keep up or even resist using the new tech at all.
Continue reading 13 Practical Ways To Help Employees Adapt To New Technology
There’s an important question that may get too little attention in the world of disability services, activism, and culture. If we really care about people with disabilities and disability issues, we should all do better than just tossing pocket change in every fundraising bucket we see, or signing up for every walkathon a coworker’s kid puts in front of us.
Continue reading What To Look For In A Disability Organization
About 1 in 4 Americans live with a disability. Here’s how organizations can become disability confident.
Continue reading So You Want A Diverse Workforce? Then Truly Welcome People With Disabilities
By Allison Norlian for Forbes.
These days, work looks a lot different for Katherine Beattie. A producer on CBS’s hit procedural drama NCIS: New Orleans, Beattie and the rest of her colleagues had to adjust their storytelling to fit Covid-19 protocols.
