ACL’s Commissioner for the Administration on Disabilities Authored New Blog from the Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM)

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ACL’s Commissioner for the Administration on Disabilities Julie Hocker authored a new blog from the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) about American businesses hiring workers with disabilities and ACL’s Disability Employment Challenge. “Today in America there are more than seven million unfilled jobs. And there are also more than ten million Americans with disabilities who…

2020 NACDD Board of Directors Announced

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NACDD is excited to announce the new names that will be joining the NACDD Board of Directors for Fiscal Year 2020! First, we’d like to say thank you to current Board President Shannon Buller (WY), who will be completing her tenure at the end of the fiscal year and transitioning to the nonvoting role of…

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National Disability Voter Registration Week

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REV UP: Register, Educate, Vote, Use your Power “We are actively fighting for the fair and civic inclusion of people with disabilities in every political, social, and economic front. We know the disabled community has experienced violence beyond imaginable, been overly institutionalized, been denied access to competitive employment, and have often had their rights trampled on. There is a desperate…

Survivor Justice is Disability Justice

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“Survivor Justice is Disability Justice” Schools Must Protect Students with Disabilities from Sexual Harassment NWLC RESOURCE Survivor Justice Is Disability Justice FACT SHEETS Download Survivor Justice is Disability Justice Fact Sheet PDF Schools Must Protect Students with Disabilities from Sexual Harassment Supporting students with disabilities means addressing sexual harassment, including sexual assault. Students with disabilities…

MD DD Council announces next Executive Director

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Rachel London named next Executive DirectorBrian Cox Retiring After 26 years with the Maryland Developmental Disabilities Council, including 19 years as the Executive Director, Brian Cox is retiring at the end of August 2019.  Brian’s leadership of the Council has capped a career that started 38 years ago when he lived with and provided support…

NACDD congratulates Easterseals on 100 years!

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Happy Birthday Easterseals! NACDD congratulates Easterseals on 100 years! We are proud to work together with Easterseals at the national level through the Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities CCD and at the state level through the Councils on Developmental Disabilities across the country. For more information: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=878488825821894