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Disability Advocacy Day Cancelled for March 24, 2020

In Advocacy, Featured, News by ERI Team

Disability Advocacy Day is cancelled for this year due to concerns about containing the spread of Coronavirus. The Wisconsin Department of Health Services is recommending that large meetings and gatherings be cancelled or held remotely as a strategy to slow the spread of the virus in Wisconsin. We are discussing a webinar-based option for the day and will let people …

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ERI Supports National Disability Employment Awareness Month

In Advocacy, Employment Articles, Featured, News by ERI Team

The Right Talent, Right Now Workplaces welcoming of the talents of all people, including people with disabilities, are a critical part of an inclusive community and strong economy. How can we, collectively and individually, reinforce the value and talent people with disabilities add to our workplaces and communities? What actions can we take right now to raise awareness that employers, …

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Be Diverse! Strengthen Your Business and Your Community

In Advocacy, Employment Articles, Featured, News by ERI Team

When you invest in a diverse workforce, you build a team that has a depth of talent, innovation, and dedication not found in non-inclusive workforces. The more diverse your team is, the more skillful and innovative they will be in accomplishing the goals and resolving the challenges you set before them. People with disabilities are often overlooked as a source …

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ERI Supports National Disability Employment Awareness Month

In Advocacy, Employment Articles, Featured, News by Priscilla Matthews

Accomplished. Motivated. Determined. These are the people seeking meaningful work who we meet every day at ERI. They also have a disability. How can each of us contribute to a world where every person has the ability to live a full, active life at work, home, and in their communities? October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month. This is an …

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Is Transportation a Priority Issue for You and Others?

In Accessibility, Advocacy, Featured, News by Beth Wroblewski

Survival Coalition is conducting a survey to learn more about transportation options, or lack of transportation options, for older adults and people with disabilities across the state. The results of this survey will be used by Survival Coalition to inform policy makers and improve transportation options for older adults and people with disabilities. We need people from across the state …