Disability Belongs

Leadership and workforce development - developing leaders and creating a talent pipeline of people with disabilities. Our national leadership program is a 5-month fellowship that trains emerging leaders with disabilities in advocacy, public policy, communications, development, nonprofit management, leadership and workforce development and effective writing for successful careers. We have graduated more than 300 leaders with disabilities and allies with an 91 percent success rate in employment or further educational opportunities. Our inclusive philanthropy initiatives enable the nonprofit sector to learn how to ensure their work is accessible and equitable for all. Our lab trains entertainment professionals with disabilities working behind the camera and helps place them in jobs at major studios, networks, and production companies.

Policy and civic engagement - advancing opportunities by identifying and promoting best practices in education, employment, civic engagement, and accessibility so people with disabilities can succeed. We have provided testimony in every state and published toolkits, webinars, and articles on best practices on disability inclusion. We have published research and professional surveys and polls on disability employment, media representation of disabilities, criminal justice reform and disability inclusion in the philanthropic sector. We publish nonpartisan voting guides for key elections and conduct surveys of political candidates on their positions for advancing disability inclusion and employment. We participate in a task force of more than 110 national disability organizations, participate in an employment roundtable with various stakeholders, and partner with providers to create better employment outcomes for people with disabilities.

Other programs consist of faith and spirituality and community outreach.