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January 12, 2021
In 2020, Creative Spirit launched our #WhyICare initiative, speaking with our partners to hear their unique perspectives on #disabilities, #advocacy, and #employment. In December, we spoke with Angela D Harrell, Senior Vice President, Chief #Diversity & #CorporateResponsibilityOfficer, Voya Financial, and President, Voya Foundation. Angela shared her personal journey with a #disability, the way it has...
In honor of the 75th anniversary of National Disability Employment Awareness Month and the 30th anniversary of the American’s with Disabilities Act this year, Creative Spirit continued its #WhyICare series by interviewing Mari Kim Novak, a Creative Spirit board member who has been a staunch supporter from the beginning. In her interview, Mari Kim elaborated...
This month, during How Design Live 2020, Creative Spirit co-founder Laurel Rossi, Chief Partnerships Officer #OrganicOmnicom joined a virtual HOW Design Live event hosted by #CeciliaAmbrose lead #UXDesign at Amazon.com, to discuss how Creative Spirit is “myth-busting” to achieve greater workplace inclusion, accommodations, and acceptance for people with IDDs. “The most exciting thing that we’re...
Thank you Tami Erwin #CEO Verizon Business, for the action you take to support #HireDifferent & employ IDD talent. We know that with partners like you by our side, one million neurodiverse individuals with IDDs can be placed in economically empowering roles by 2030. Follow us all month long as we discuss with leaders in...
Today’s #MustListenTo is… #TheResetPodcast‘s dialogue with Laura Mignott #CEO of #DFlash and our founder Laurel Rossi, #CPO of #Organic an Omnicom company.
In honor of #NationalDisabilityEmployementAwarenessMonth, we rang the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange! Thank you to our partners, advocates, and supports at  Voya, Verizon, The ADVERTISING Club (New York), and Omnicom Group!
Our four #MarketingStrategyTips to #GetStarted now! Read here: http://ow.ly/iSkI50C2Y5p Via: Creative Spirit’s #Ambassador Joanna Lyn McElnea Discussed with: Salient‘s #KayPrince
This week we had the pleasure of extending our National Disability Employment Awareness Month #WhyICare discussion to a powerful advocate, Karen Eisenbach #CMO–#Retirement at Voya, & Creative Spirit US board member. Karen & Voya, we are so grateful for your partnership and support!
“This chat is about getting those who are #marginalized to the table. Millions of young adults with #disabilities are coming into the #workforce looking for gainful #employment. Our #HireDifferent movement is #intersectional. We turn down no one. Our goal is to teach well-meaning organizations how to go about #hiring those with disabilities. I’d love to...
Check out our interview with Robin Pegg, an expert in Assistive Communication Technology (ACT) and the founder of Access360 Edu, an organization providing cutting-edge technology to those who need it. Robin shared her fascinating experiences and revealed valuable insights on the Americans with Disabilities Act and the fight against workplace discrimination. Growing up in the...
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