Thu, Sep 22
|Zoom Webinar
Disability & Philanthropy Webinar: Disability & Economic Justice
"For too long, philanthropy has ignored the ways that existing policies and systems exclude and/or penalize people with disabilities, denying them economic security. This webinar will address why philanthropy cannot meaningfully advance economic justice without incorporating a disability lens."
Time & Location
Sep 22, 2022, 1:00 PM – 1:05 PM EDT
Zoom Webinar
About the event
In the United States, full and equal participation in society is a fundamental right protected by legislation including the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), yet barriers to economic opportunity persist. People with disabilities experience unemployment at double the rate of those without a disability, and approximately 26 percent of disabled people live below the poverty line.
For too long, philanthropy has ignored the ways that existing policies and systems exclude and/or penalize people with disabilities, denying them economic security. This webinar will address why philanthropy cannot meaningfully advance economic justice without incorporating a disability lens.
Join Weingart Foundation President and CEO Miguel A. Santana in an open, honest dialogue with disability advocates, Keith Jones, Mia Ives-Rublee, and Rebecca Vallas. CART will be provided. If you require another accommodation to fully participate in the webinar, please note it in your registration, or contact us at communications@disabilityphilanthropy.org or 407-917-6864. This free webinar is presented by the Disability & Philanthropy Forum.