At RCM, we promote opportunities for helping people with Intellectual Disabilities build relationships, and integrate into the community
Thursday, October 20, 2022
Congratulations! Susan Brooks Receives Employment Champion Honors Award
Friday, October 14, 2022
Congratulations Amy Brooks on Being Recognized for Your Tireless Advocacy and Impact on Advancing ANCOR’s Public Policy Agenda
Congratulations Amy Brooks on being recognized for your tireless advocacy and impact on advancing ANCOR’s public policy agenda over the last year! 🎉 @TheRealANCOR #NewNowNext
Two Members of Congress Among Honorees for ANCOR’s 2022 Excellence in Public Policy Awards
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Awards recognize leading professionals, organizations dedicated to inclusion for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities
ALEXANDRIA, VA. – ANCOR, the leading voice in Washington for providers of community-based services that empower people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) to live and work in the community, announced today the recipients of its 2022 Excellence in Public Policy Awards. Honorees will be recognized in a ceremony to take place in Washington, D.C., at the association’s 2022 Policy Summit & Hill Day.
To read more on this story, click here: Two Members of Congress Among Honorees for ANCOR’s 2022 Excellence in Public Policy Awards
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We Had a Great Time At the Quality Trust Annual Fundraising Event Cruisin’ for a Cause Gala Event!
On October 5th, RCM Was Honored Today to Host a South Korean Delegation from Kead EDI
Feds Send Millions To States To Phase Out Subminimum Wage Employment
The funding will go to 14 state vocational rehabilitation agencies over the next five years as part of what’s known as the Subminimum Wage to Competitive Integrated Employment demonstration project.
“These grants will support innovative efforts underway across the country to provide educational opportunities to youth and adults with disabilities so they can secure better-paying jobs, build economic security, and lead more fulfilling, independent lives,” said U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona whose agency includes the Rehabilitation Services Administration, which is doling out the funds.
To read more on this story, click here: Feds Send Millions To States To Phase Out Subminimum Wage Employment
Tuesday, August 23, 2022
‘People will die waiting’: America’s system for the disabled is nearing collapse
Private agencies that provide services for the intellectually and developmentally disabled have long warned that, without fresh state and federal funding, they would be unable to provide housing and staff support to the growing number of Americans who need care.
Over the last 12 months, the Covid-19 pandemic’s lingering effects and once-in-a-generation inflation have turned dire predictions into sobering truths, and agency directors, who for years hobbled along on shoestring budgets, have done in 2022 what not long ago would have been unthinkable: closed their doors.
To read more on this story, click here: ‘People will die waiting’: America’s system for the disabled is nearing collapse
Lyft Argues that it’s Not a Transportation Company and Has ‘No Obligations’ To Provide Wheelchair Access
Lyft officials said the company is exempt from the Americans with Disabilities Act and doesn’t have to cater to people with nonfolding wheelchairs.
In 2018, Ansel Lurio found himself trapped in a snowstorm after leaving a dentist appointment in Westchester County, New York. Lurio usually rode home in his motorized wheelchair, but this time the snow made it impossible. He said the buses weren’t running and there were no paratransit vans around, so he turned to Lyft.
To read more on this story, click here: Lyft Argues that it’s Not a Transportation Company and Has ‘No Obligations’ To Provide Wheelchair Access
The LEAD Center Will Host a Webinar on Direct Support Professional Careers for People with Disabilities
Register to learn about our innovative DSP Academy that trains people with disabilities to work as DSPs. RCM of Washington Chief Executive Officer Amy Brooks and Chief Innovation Officer Susan Brooks will describe RCM’s approach to training and employment placement. Two DSP Academy graduates, Carlos Hilton Zacarias and Tinesha Gray, will share their experiences participating in the training, applying their skills as DSPs, and excelling in a job that is inclusive and tailored to their abilities.
To register, click here, then click on the “Respond” button : https://www.addevent.com/event/Kn14423854
To launch meeting, click here: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84508363845?pwd=SWhQUitTVWl4VTZEaFhySnliYjJmdz09#success
DISCLOSING A DISABILITY BEFORE AN ACCOMMODATION IS NEEDED
In our experience at the Job Accommodation Network (JAN), most individuals disclose their disabilities to their employers when they need an accommodation. However, there are other reasons an individual might disclose a disability to an employer such as affirmative action hiring, explaining an unusual circumstance, or just personal preference and comfort in bringing their whole selves to work. One of the questions we often get from individuals who have disclosed without needing an accommodation is what happens if later they do need an accommodation? Are employers on notice and is it then up to them to recognize that an accommodation is needed?
To read more on this story, click here: DISCLOSING A DISABILITY BEFORE AN ACCOMMODATION IS NEEDED
Selma Blair Is Helping Redefine Makeup Design in Her New Job as Creative Director of Guide Beauty
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To read more on this story, click here: Selma Blair Is Helping Redefine Makeup Design in Her New Job as Creative Director of Guide Beauty
Monday, August 22, 2022
How to talk about disability sensitively and avoid ableist tropes
Conversations about disability are slowly increasing, especially when it comes to ableist language and how disabled people are represented in the media.
Disability advocate Talila A. Lewis' working definition of ableism is a "system that places value on people's bodies and minds based on societally constructed ideas of normalcy, intelligence and excellence."
To read more on this story, click here: How to talk about disability sensitively and avoid ableist tropes
Beyoncé Changing Lyrics Over Disability Concerns
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Little more than a month after Lizzo agreed to change her song lyrics after facing backlash from people with disabilities, another major star says she will do the same.
Beyoncé will alter the language in her song “Heated” days after it was released as part of her new album “Renaissance.”
The track contained references to “spaz” and “spazzin,” terms that derive from “spastic” and are often used as slurs toward people with disabilities, particularly in the United Kingdom.
To read more on this story, click here: Beyoncé Changing Lyrics Over Disability Concerns
New Push Underway To Train Doctors, Dentists On Developmental Disabilities
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The presidents of the American Medical Association and the American Dental Association said that they would work to expand disability training for medical and dental students during an appearance earlier this summer at the American Academy of Developmental Medicine & Dentistry’s One Voice Conference in Orlando, Fla.
To read more on this story, click here: New Push Underway To Train Doctors, Dentists On Developmental Disabilities
Monkeypox, What You Need To Know
There has been a lot of conversation surrounding what monkeypox is and is not.
Bread for the City's Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Randi Abramson breaks down what you need to know about it and how to protect yourself in this fact sheet:
Tuesday, July 26, 2022
RCM is Excited to be Part of the Bridging Aging and Disability Community of Practice
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Disability Pride Month: White House Office of Public Engagement Will Host Weekly Zoom Sessions
• Thursday, July 21, 2 pm
• Thursday, July 28, 2 pm
Register Here, Full Link: https://pitc.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_RudJxj1NRumTQb02gT5dew?fbclid=IwAR24qWo6Xus3_RREtIhS-nx3V4v0KuWHU5LB1_U2zKysnPslPMjH-34obI4
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