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Health Disparities and People with Disabilities

Promoting Health and Preventing Disease for People with Disabilities:  The Unique Role of CDC’s Division of Human Development and Disability (webinar series) – Episode 3: Differences in Health Status for People with Disabilities

Sponsored by the American Association on Health and Disability and the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Tuesday, January 24th, 4:00 p.m. (EST)

To register:  https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/631679826

Disability Funders Network

in partnership with

Art Beyond Sight and Philanthropy New York

Cordially Invite Grantmakers to Attend
The Art of Inclusion: Promoting Accessibility Across Philanthropic Focus Areas
Tuesday, December 6, 2011

• 1:00-2:00 pm Registration, Networking and Refreshments
• 2:00-4:30 pm Panels and Presentations
• 4:30-5:30 pm Gallery Tour
• 6:00-8:00 pm Cocktail Reception and Musical Entertainment

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
Sackler Center for Arts Education
1071 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10128-0173

Since the enactment of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, people with disabilities have experienced more access to educational, community and vocational opportunities; however, much remains to be done for these individuals to experience full inclusion in society. This national series of briefings is designed to:

• Educate funders about the status of the enactment of the ADA
• Highlight successful models of inclusion of people with disabilities, and
• Discuss the potential of collaborating to address disability issues in the community

After hearing from a distinguished panel of both national and local funders and community leaders including American Express, American Foundation for the Blind, MetLife Foundation, Kessler Foundation, NYC Mayor’s Office for People with Disability, FISA Foundation, and Reader’s Digest Partners for Sight on their approaches and experiences in funding access and inclusion, attendees will be provided with an overview of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum’s Mind’s Eye program and a gallery tour highlighting accessibility programs at the Guggenheim, followed by a Cocktail Reception and Musical Entertainment.
Registration: http://www.philanthropynewyork.org/s_nyrag/doc_event.asp?CID=117&DID=517...

Thank you to Disability Funders Network Funders Briefing Series Sponsors:

The Art of Inclusion:

Promoting Accessibility Across Philanthropic Focus Areas

Tuesday, December 6, 2011 1:00 am – 5:30 pm

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

Sackler Center for Arts Education

1:00 – 2:00 pm: Check in-Registration, Coffee and Networking

2:00 pm: Welcome Deputy Director, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

2:05 pm: Program Introduction

• Kim Hutchinson, Disability Funders Network

2:15 pm: The ADA at 20: Looking Back/Looking Ahead, a National Perspective The Kessler Foundation, 2010 Survey of Americans with Disabilities

• Elaine Katz, Vice President of Grants and Special Initiatives Kessler Foundation

2:30 pm: A Statewide Perspective

Matthew P. Sapolin, Commissioner, Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities

Moderator: Maureen Matheson, Vice President, AFB Press & Information Services, American Foundation for the Blind

2:45 pm Access and Inclusion in the Arts, A Funder’s Perspective,

A Panel Discussion

• Rohit Burman, Director, Culture and Public Broadcasting, MetLife Foundation

• Kristy Trautman, Executive Director, FISA Foundation

3:15pm: Break

3:30 pm: Access and Inclusion in the Arts, A Funder’s Perspective

Panel Discussion

• Susan Olivo, Executive Director, Readers Digest Partners for Sight

• Cheryl G. Rosario, Director of Philanthropy, American Express

Moderator: Maureen Matheson, Vice President, AFB Press & Information Services, American Foundation for the Blind

4:00 pm: Mind's Eye Overview

• Georgia Krantz, Senior Education Manager, Adult and Access Programs, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
  
  
  

Moderator: Maureen Matheson, Vice President, AFB Press & Information Services, American Foundation for the Blind

4:15 pm: Q & A, Wrap up and Conclusion

4:30 pm : Inclusive Accessibility Tour of the Guggenheim Museum: Georgia Krantz, Olivia Swisher

6pm - Cocktails & Musical Entertainment-Hosted by Elisabeth Axel

Disability Funders Network, The HSC Foundation, The American Foundation for the Blind, and The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Cordially invite Capital Region Grantmakers to Attend

The ADA at 20: Looking back/looking ahead to Building a more Inclusive Community

October 11, 2011

8:00 am – 12:00 noon

8:00 am to 9:00 am Registration, Networking and Continental Breakfast

9:00 am-11:30 am Panels and Presentations

11:30 am -Noon Tour

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Washington, D.C. 20056

Thanks to Disability Funders Network Funders Briefing Series National Sponsors

Since the enactment of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, people with disabilities have experienced more access to educational, community and vocational opportunities; however, much remains to be done for these individuals to experience full inclusion in society. This national series of briefings is designed to:

• Educate funders about the status of the enactment of the ADA
• Highlight successful models of inclusion of people with disabilities, and
• Discuss the potential of collaborating to address disability issues in the community

And, as we prepare to celebrate the first anniversary of the passage of groundbreaking disability access legislation, the Communications and Video Accessibility Act (CVAA), it is fitting that we look at accessibility for people with disabilities to information and technology. Developments in technology have literally changed the world for people with disabilities, empowering individuals to access information at their own convince and under their control. After hearing from a distinguished panel of both national and local funders including American Foundation for the Blind, AOL, AT&T, Kessler Foundation, Carl and Ruth Shapiro Family National Center for Accessible Media at WGBH. The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and VSA on their approaches and experiences in funding inclusion, attendees will be provided with a tour highlighting a unique look into accessibility at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

To register, please complete this document and Email khutchinson@disabilityfunders.org

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