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Did you know 1 BILLION people worldwide have a disability? 🌎 Thursday, May 16, 2024, marked the 13th Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD). The theme of this year’s Global Awareness Accessibility Day, “Built Without Barriers,” emphasized digital accessibility at the developer level, meaning at the front end of application development and not implemented as an “oh, by the way” afterthought. Stay tuned for a blog next week on some simple ways you can make your website more accessible! 👀 ID: People standing on top of a greyed out globe. There are a variety of different ages and races. There are 3 throughout the globe in wheelchairs, and one shows a person with a seeing eye dog.

As you may know, April is Autism Acceptance Month, a time to raise awareness to promote autism acceptance, celebrate neurodiversity and individual differences, and continue to advance inclusivity and connectedness throughout the community. 🙌 At HireAbility, we celebrate neurodiversity and the value it brings to workplaces all over the region. This month, we were lucky enough to sit down with John Lemus, Advocacy Manager at AtWork! and Tom Miller Award for Advocacy recipient to hear his perspective on Autism Awareness Month and what he would like people to understand about living with Autism. https://lnkd.in/gRRAQpXS

This year we will be participating in the STACHE DASH with Elevations A Children's Therapy Resource Foundation ! 🥸 Proceeds provide funding for children with special needs to receive speech, occupational, physical and other therapy services as well as home therapy equipment. We even have a friend coming to do face painting for the event! Grab your stache (or just have it painted on) and join in the fun coming June 8th! Learn more and register!➡️ https://lnkd.in/gR-9vvnx

This Autism acceptance month, we'll be sharing resources and stories to spread awareness of life on the spectrum. We enjoyed this article on 7 reasons you should hire people with autism from Ashlea McKay. We love breaking down stereotypes, and this writing proves people with autism can have a lot to contribute to any work environment! Check it out ➡️ https://ow.ly/axFV50R9IEo

It’s Autism Acceptance Month. Let’s celebrate the unique perspectives of people with autism. Together, we can create a more inclusive world. Visit CDC’s website for the latest autism data and resources for early identification and support services: Learn more ➡️ http://bit.ly/3Z9faon Alt Text: Closeup of children’s hands placed one on top of the other showing togetherness and unity among a diverse group of young children. Text overlay reads, “ADDM Network Latest Data Release.” Additional overlayed text reads, “cdc dot gov slash Autism.”

This month we had the chance to attend a ribbon cutting for Northwest Center with Greater Spokane Incorporated. ✂️ Northwest Center was founded in 1965 by four Seattle moms who changed the world. When their kids with disabilities were rejected from school, they started their own. They wrote the first law in the nation guaranteeing public education to children with disabilities. They went on to help write the federal law now known as the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), which made public education possible for every child in the U.S. Today, Northwest Center is committed to eliminating ableism and meeting the challenge to do more for disability inclusion and our community. Northwest Center provides comprehensive disability-inclusive services from cradle through career. Learn more about Northwest Center here: https://ow.ly/sM1g50R9I15

The NonStop Local KHQ/WorkSource Job Fair Is Back! 🤩 Polish up your resume and go join in on the fun! 📅 Date: April 24, 2024 ⏰Time: 10am-1pm 📍Location: Spokane Convention Center/Exhibit Halls 334 W Spokane Falls Blvd, Spokane, WA 99201 Learn more ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/gDH-mCgA

Each March, the National Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities (NACDD), and their partners work together to highlight the many ways in which people with and without disabilities come together to form strong, diverse communities. The campaign seeks to raise awareness about the inclusion of people with developmental disabilities in all facets of community life, as well as awareness of the barriers that people with disabilities still sometimes face in connecting to the communities in which they live. This year's theme is called “A World of Opportunities” – we’re celebrating people and working together to remove obstacles. Our goal is to build a community that’s committed to creating a world where everyone can do well and succeed. Learn more and get involved! ➡️ https://nacdd.org/ddam1/

Disability is a bad word, right? 🤔 WRONG! Sometimes people are nervous about saying the word “disability.” Being thoughtful with the words you choose to use when talking about people with disabilities is important but avoiding the term disability altogether is not helpful. It is important to understand the impact of universal design and how we are intentional in making things accessible, but ignoring a disability or using the term "otherly abled" can sometimes have the effect of invalidating the experiences of people living with disabilities. ID: A blue background with shades of blue and orange lines running on the top left and bottom right corners. In the middle of the graphic in large letters it says "let's bust some myths."

Did you know currently more than 500 people with developmental disabilities in Spokane County are waiting for the opportunity to be your next employee?? 🤩 Working with us connects you to: 1. Pre-screened job candidates 2. Networking opportunities 3. Other businesses who have successfully hired a diverse workforce 4. Employment specialists, consultants and trainers as resources to your company 5. Additional support from field experts whose services come at no cost to your business Interested? Fill out a quick contact form and we will be in touch --> https://lnkd.in/gVYZhCxA ID: A yellow circle with lines making a stick-figure person with their hands up takes up the bottom left half of the graphic. At the top right of the graphic in large blue letters are the words 'Hire away' with the Hireability logo below it.