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Celebrating ADA: The Journey of a Family Foundation

We conclude our series with this post from Elizabeth Zwick, Senior Program Officer at the Ruderman Family Foundation. Elizabeth tells the story of how her foundation first developed its commitment to disability inclusion and went on to become one of the leading funders in the field. This year, we celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Americans […]


Celebrating ADA: Difficulties of Disability Disclosure

This blog post by Emily Ladau, writer, disability rights activist, and owner of Social Justice Media Services, helps employees and employers navigate disability disclosure with fairness and finesse. This post first appeared on Six By ’15.  My wheelchair likes to make a grand entrance when I go into a room. It’s there, it’s large, and […]


Celebrating 25 Years of ADA

This year, we celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). With the ADA, our nation committed itself to eliminating discrimination against people with disabilities. In line with our work to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion for all people, the ADA represents a commitment to ensuring opportunity and access for people with disabilities. […]


Celebrating ADA: It’s Time to Add a Disability Lens to Our Philanthropy

    The third post in our series is from Jennifer Laszlo Mizrahi, a philanthropist and President of RespectAbilityUSA, a national nonprofit that works to enable people with disabilities to achieve the American dream. Jennifer encourages funders to take steps to ensure full inclusion of people with disabilities. This year, we celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Americans […]


Celebrating ADA: Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council

The second  story in our series is a profile of the Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council, the primary arts advocacy and service organization in the Pittsburgh region and a local grantmaker. We spoke with Anne Mulgrave, Manager of Grants and Accessibility, to learn about GPAC’s work to increase the accessibility of arts and culture to those with […]