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Like disability, learning about Black history [… was …] an affirmative self-undertaking. -- Britney Wilson, Associate Professor of Law and Director of the Civil Rights & Disability Justice Clinic, New York Law School Economic Opportunity for All This year's Black [...]
Press Release: Aimee Wehmeier Joins Starkloff Disability Institute As Inaugural Chief Development Officer St. Louis, MO – January 6, 2025 – Starkloff Disability Institute (SDI) today announced that Aimee Wehmeier has joined the team as the organization’s inaugural Chief Development Officer. In this new role, Wehmeier will lead [...]
Are you passionate about inclusion? Do you want to use your skills to drive purpose and build community? Check out the current opportunities to join our team! Career Opportunities at SDI
Every organization should run voluntary self-ID campaigns. They should be run regularly, and the organization should report their results. What even is a voluntary self-ID campaign? Say you’re a member of some historically underrepresented group: maybe the LBGTQ community or you’re a woman or have a disability. [...]
Black Disabled People In the Arts Learn More About Featured Artists and Resources: Lindsay Adams, painter Mama Cax, model Diana Elizabeth Jordan, actor Phife Dawg and the tradition of Disability as a Name in Black Music Black Disabled Creatives
Read about our impact, latest updates, resources, and Disability Community news! Click on a title view each issue. April 2024: Access Everywhere March 2024: A Win for Our Whole Community February 2024: Dreaming Big in Middle School January 2024: Disability Confidence December 2023: The Purpose of a Career November 2023: The Power [...]
Being the only one is a very lonely place to be. At the Starkloff Disability Institute, we offer career development AND a supportive community to propel professional and personal growth. That’s the root of our candidates’ success. Your gifts power this work. Join us in building community today. Give Now [...]
This #NationalDisabilityEmploymentAwarenessMonth we are celebrating 50 years of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. This landmark legislation was the first time disabled people had some federal protection from discrimination. Federal workplace protections in Sections 501 and 503 went into effect quickly, but it took years of advocacy, protest, [...]
