Disability Belongs

Disability Belongs™ drives cultural and policy change to ensure our full representation and influence, creating a more accessible, equitable, and inclusive society. Disability Belongs™ is a diverse, disability-led nonprofit that works to create systemic change in how society views and values people with disabilities, and that advances policies and practices that empower people with disabilities to have a better future. Our mission is to fight stigmas and advance opportunities so people with disabilities can fully participate in all aspects of community. Disability Belongs™ knows that most people with disabilities can and want to fully participate in - and contribute to - all aspects of soc... read more Disability Belongs™ drives cultural and policy change to ensure our full representation and influence, creating a more accessible, equitable, and inclusive society. Disability Belongs™ is a diverse, disability-led nonprofit that works to create systemic change in how society views and values people with disabilities, and that advances policies and practices that empower people with disabilities to have a better future. Our mission is to fight stigmas and advance opportunities so people with disabilities can fully participate in all aspects of community. Disability Belongs™ knows that most people with disabilities can and want to fully participate in - and contribute to - all aspects of society. RespectAbility shifts narratives and creates progress by centering people with lived disability experience in leadership roles, ensuring authentic representation in entertainment and news media, advancing successful public policy, and pushing for faith-based and other inclusion. The following are RespectAbility's core programmatic areas: Entertainment and News Media - Increase diverse and authentic representation of disabled people in media so people with disabilities are seen for what they can do, instead of what they cannot. Leadership - Enable diverse people with disabilities to participate fully in decision-making. Policy - Promote best practices in education, employment, entrepreneurship, civic engagement, and access. Faith Inclusion - Ensure the inclusion of people with disabilities in faith-based communities.