Every October we celebrate National Disability Employment Awareness Month. The theme for this year is to reflect on the importance of ensuring that people with disabilities have full access to employment opportunities and community involvement during the recovery process from the COVID-19 pandemic. The NDEAM is held each October to commemorate the many and varied […]
Facebook Live April 29 – Me and My Autism
THURSDAY APRIL 29 7:00 PM – 7:30 PM EDT LIVE STREAMING FROM YES SHE CAN FACEBOOK PAGE Add to Calendar
We stand with #ChoosetoChallenge on International Women’s Day 2021
The Yes She Can trainees stand with #ChoosetoChallenge on International Women’s Day 2021. During our social hour, we watched a performance by the poet Anisa Nandoula which begins with the line “Gender is a pre-written book…” Through her powerful words, we were encouraged to use this imagery to remind ourselves that not all stories end […]
Thank you Justice Ginsberg – by Marjorie Madfis
THE LEGACY OF RUTH BADER GINSBURG The Olmstead Supreme Court Decision 1999 When my daughter was diagnosed with autism in 1998 I was rather ignorant of the way people with developmental disabilities had been treated in society, especially adults. I had heard of the infamous Willowbrook institution and the expose. And I was aware of […]