By Cory Stieg, CNBC
At age 26, Collete DiVitto had just graduated from Clemson University. She moved to Boston in hopes of working and living on her own — but hiring managers kept saying she “wasn’t a good fit.” Continue reading This 31-year-old woman with Down syndrome launched a cookie company 5 years ago — and has already made over $1.2 million
By Robbie Wild Hudson, Boxrox
BOSTON, Mass., yesterday Reebok, the iconic lifestyle brand, and leading experiential e-commerce and customer service company Zappos.com announce the launch of Reebok’s first-ever adaptive footwear collection: Reebok Fit to Fit. Continue reading Reebok Introduces Adaptive Footwear Offerings in Partnership with Zappos.com
By Sarah Jacoby, TODAY
Mya Pol recalls being full of energy and “super rambunctious” as a child. “I would literally run laps around the house,” she told TODAY’s Sheinelle Jones. Continue reading How this TikTok star became an ‘accidental’ disability rights activist
By Ishita Srivastava, Daily O
Barbie has been an icon and inspiration for women across the world. Since its creation in 1959, Barbie has evolved from being only a doll for young girls to a global symbol of ‘anything is possible’. Continue reading Barbie releases first-ever doll with hearing aids. 5 other groundbreaking Barbies
By AJ Horch, CNBC
Cynthia DiBartolo’s journey to the New York Stock Exchange floor was fraught with challenges and difficulty. Continue reading How the first disabled and woman-owned NYSE floor broker is changing Wall Street
By Anna-Louise Jackson, Bloomberg.
While businesses across the U.S. struggle to find enough employees, Bitty & Beau’s coffee shops say their attrition rate is near zero and they’re inundated with applications every time a location opens. That’s because the chain primarily hires workers from a demographic advocates say has an unemployment rate above 80%: Continue reading Building a Future for the Disabled, One Cup of Coffee at a Time
By Tawanah Reeves-Ligon
The social impact nonprofit and lifelong guide for those with learning and thinking differences, Understood, released insights from a new study called the “Employee DEI Experience Study.” Continue reading Don’t Forget Neurodiversity in Your DEI Strategy
By Alliah Czarielle, Hemophilia News Today
Climate change has been a hot topic in our circles lately. We feel it very much in the Philippines, where hot summers in the months of April and May have quickly turned into a season of strong typhoons and dangerous floods. Recently, a major typhoon hit the province of Leyte, causing a tragic landslide. Continue reading Looking at Environmental Protection Through the Lens of Disability
By Vance Cariaga, Go Banking Rates
The Biden administration recently announced that it has cancelled $7 billion in federal student loan debt for about 350,000 borrowers with disabilities through a data-sharing initiative between the Social Security Administration and the U.S. Department of Education. If you plan to apply for forgiveness under the plan, you’ll need to follow certain steps to see if you qualify. Continue reading How To Get Your Student Loan Forgiven if You Have a Disability
