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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

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, [...]