We had our Maine premiere at the Press Hotel in Portland. The screening, presented by Vertical Harvest and the Press Hotel, was followed by a moderated panel discussion with audience Q&A featuring the co-founder of Vertical Harvest Farms, Caroline Croft-Estay; Vertical Harvest employee, Sean Stone; filmmaker, Jennifer Tennican; and Maine Medical Center’s Employee Relations Specialist, Chris …
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NDEAM & ERGs
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, …
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 …