Rasheera Dopson: Why Diverse Disabled Leadership is Important
Learn how the presence of openly disabled leadership mobilizes other disabled people to become leaders.
Azeema Akram: How Self-Disclosure Creates a More Disability-Inclusive Work Culture
Discover how one person's self-disclosure can mobilize others toward a disability-inclusive culture.
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Disability & Philanthropy Webinar Series: Disability Education: Staff Training
An example of an introductory staff training on disability inclusion.
An Ableist Society: How It Shows Up In Our Philanthropic Practices – Unity Summit 2021 Fire Session
A conversation about philanthropy's role in dismantling ableism.
Centering Disability Rights and Justice in Philanthropic Practice – Unity Summit 2021 Fire Session
Emily Ladau and Sandy Ho share perspectives on disability rights and justice frameworks as ways for philanthropy to move equality and equity forward.
How to Foster Meaningful Connections with Disability Advocates and Organizations
This resource offer suggested starting points for forging meaningful connections and partnerships with the disability community.
How to Evaluate a DEI Trainer on Disability Knowledge
The Disability Inclusion Pledge calls upon philanthropy to include education about disability in diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) training for...
Supporting Mental Health in Philanthropy
Insights on incorporating a mental health focus within both internal operations and grantmaking practices.
Fostering Accessible In-Person and Remote Workplaces
As we navigate the ever-evolving COVID-19 pandemic, workplaces are continuing to grapple with policies on returning to the office. For...
How Can We Foster Psychologically Safe Workplaces?
Learn how to create a psychologically safe workplace for people both with and without disabilities.
Journey to Inclusion Series: Disability in the Workplace: Human Resources and Employee Participation
Click here for a transcript of this webinar. Data shows that people with disabilities typically have low rates of employment...
Journey to Inclusion Series: Disability Participation: Demographic Tracking and Self-Identification
Click here for a transcript of this webinar. One in four American adults have some type of disability, but few...
Increasing Disability Inclusion by Tracking Participation
Disability is part of human diversity, some of the infinite threads woven through the fabric of our world. Across the...
The Importance of, and Strategies for, Encouraging Self-ID of Disability
by Kathy Martinez Recently, I was pleased to participate in a Disability and Philanthropy Forum webinar focused on demographic tracking...
Moving the Needle on Employing People with Disabilities: What to Know About Collecting Disability Data
by Chai Feldblum People with disabilities are disproportionately unemployed and underemployed in this country. The unemployment rate in 2020 for...
Shifting Toward Inclusion: Accessible Workplaces in a World Recovering from COVID-19
by Yomi S. Wrong October marks National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM), a time to highlight the immeasurable value people...
Anti-Black Racism and Ableism in the Workplace
by D'Arcee NealApril 2021 When I went for a job interview in the summer of 2015 for a high-powered federal...
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What does self-disclosing a disability mean?
This blog post was written collectively by the Ford Foundation's Disability Employee Resource Group. While few Ford staff members have...
My Experiences as a Filipino/Black Woman with a Disability in Philanthropy
by Nikki Brown-Booker, August 2020 I am a Filipino/Black woman with a disability who works in philanthropy. When I enter...
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Open Society Foundations: Committing to Disability Inclusion
Open Society Foundations (OSF), a member of the Presidents' Council on Disability Inclusion in Philanthropy and a signatory of the...
Four Ways We Can Work Towards Creating Inclusive Workspaces
By Sarah Napoli, Project Officer, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Open Society Foundations, July 2020 When the pandemic hit the globe...
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Disability Inclusion 101: Getting Started and Tips/Tools for the Journey
In this webinar, hosted on July 14, 2020 by the Presidents' Council on Disability Inclusion in Philanthropy, Adela Ruiz from...
Disability Inclusion & Philanthropy: Living Your Values
How can funders live their values and work toward disability inclusion? This video offers practical insight from disability advocates on...
Disability Inclusion in Employment
This list includes a line-up of robust free resources that employers and human resources (HR) professionals can visit for guidance...