National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) is always a busy time for us. This year, we noticed an uptick in our work with corporate partners. Our Hearts of Glass programming is proving to be a great fit for disability-focused employee resource groups (ERGs). “Provided a wonderful opportunity to explore the impact of disability inclusion and highlight our ABLE ERG.” —Nick Wagner, …
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Recognition & Rights!
Both Direct Support Professional Recognition Week and Disability Voting Rights Week are the same week in September this year! A “Direct Support Professional” or DSP works directly with people with intellectual or developmental disabilities to assist the people they work with to become independent and integrated into their community. In Hearts of Glass, you see several DSPs. People who, through …
DD Awareness Month 2022
We have a tremendous amount of respect for the National Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities (NACDD). The organization has been a champion of Hearts of Glass and its outreach campaign. Each March, the NACDD and their partners participate in a Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month (DDAM) Campaign. The campaign seeks to raise awareness about the inclusion of people with …
