BY Menachem Rephun – Creative Spirit Communications Manager, Self Advocate Overview Disabilities Worldwide: One of the most important facts to bear in mind when advocating for the disabilities community is that disabilities are universal. Whether it’s cerebral palsy, ADHD, dyslexia, and autism spectrum condition, or something different, every person faces some form of disability at...

BY Menachem Rephun – Creative Spirit Communications Manager, Self Advocate Overview The COVID-19 pandemic has created an enormous supply in the number of people with disabilities seeking employment, and demand in the growing number of companies eager to hire new talent to drive growth and innovation. Since the World Health Organization (WHO) officially proclaimed COVID-19...

BY Menachem Rephun – Creative Spirit Communications Manager, Self Advocate Digital Accessibility and Inclusion in The Digital Age Overview: In our digital age, full internet access is vital for countless aspects of daily life, especially job searching and employment. The vast majority of employment resources are now online, and most jobs require at least some...

BY Menachem Rephun – Creative Spirit Communications Manager, Self Advocate The Covid-19 pandemic has become a major mental health crisis for the disabilities community, with millions still struggling with isolation and restricted access to vital services. During National Suicide Prevention Month, Creative Spirit is seeking to jumpstart a long overdue, no-nonsense conversation about improving and...

BY David Nobay, Co-Founder – creativespirit.us.org Somewhere between the distant echo of The GFC and the deep-fake conundrums of our all too recent now, something faintly wonderful has bubbled up: a renewed hunger for creativity, in its purest, rawest, most natural form. I say “in its most natural form” because, whilst we’ve long admired all-things-creative...