According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 1 in 4 adults has a physical, sensory, cognitive or mental health disability. Yet, in a 2018 survey, disability awareness and ...

Television still falls far behind film in depicting characters with disabilities, according to a new study released on Wednesday by Nielsen and the nonprofit org RespectAbility. As an encouraging sign ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Non-profit organization RespectAbility announced the launch of “The Hollywood Disability Toolkit: The RespectAbility Guide to ...

WHY: "Justin Chappell and Steve Bartlett have made enormous contributions to RespectAbility and the disability community at large," said Graciano Petersen, RespectAbility's Senior Director for ...

(JTA) — RespectAbility, a disability advocacy and leadership development nonprofit, unveiled Thursday a $1 million grant from the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation. The organization, which is active on ...

Jewish disability awareness and education organizations RespectAbility and the Ruderman Family Foundation, together with prominent members of the disability community have condemned the depiction of ...

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- With one in four adults having a disability, the national, nonpartisan disability inclusion organization RespectAbility is urging pollsters and polling firms ...