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ABILITY Magazine's Annie Potts Issue: Interviews with Anthony Lucero & Cole Massie "Paper Bag Plan" Movie, Meta Smart Glasses, Police Autism Training, Type 1 Diabetes, Motocross Movie & Jimmy Buttons and more...
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Amazon Alexa — Casting Breakdown Notice for multiple roles/ages - Visible #Disability
October 7th – 9th in Portland, Oregon. Type: Actor(s)
Description: Amazon Alexa is looking to book around 12 actors for this project. Speaking/acting role. (See abilitye.com breakdown for details)
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Online Career Fair for Job Seekers with Disabilities
Recruiters from Meta, Toshiba Business Systems, Perspectives Corporation, Infosys & abilityJOBS
Registration is open. Register Now.
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Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys. Image of his interview with Chet Cooper and Dr. Gillian Friedman

Brian Wilson, the visionary behind The Beach Boys, his artistry went beyond music—this powerful interview offers a glimpse into his depth, mental health and resilience:

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Interview @ndimarco.bsky.social covering "Deaf President Now!" Science Behind Autism Dr. Mona, Access Now w/ Maayan Ziv, Nat's What I Reckon - Bringing Mental Health to the Forefront and more... abilitymagazine.com
#blindness #autismawareness #musculardystrophy #mentalhealth #spinalcordinjury

AccessFest - by AccessNow AccessFest is Toronto’s bold new festival celebrating accessibility, community, and culture. Join us at David Pecaut Square on May 31.

AccessFest, a first-of-its-kind festival celebrating accessibility and inclusion — highlighting a decade of advancing accessibility across Canada.
With support from the City of Toronto and host by Spencer West/
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Race Car Driver, Ad Executive, Diver and Advocate: Torsten Gross — Life’s Loopholes - ABILITY Magazine Behind-the-scenes shot of Torsten when he was shooting a TV commercial for Pennzoil in 2022 By definition, inspiration sparks fresh ideas. But as Torsten Gross has learned through his years in the cor...

Torsten Gross’s resume is a one-man highlight reel: advertising executive, race car driver, the only quadriplegic rescue scuba diver, marathoner, charity founder, comedian, husband, dog dad, person who refuses limitations placed on C6 quadriplegics...
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A chance encounter with Lisa Franks on a classic California surf destination. Franks is a 6 time Canadian Paralympic Gold Medalist, mechanical engineer & adventurer who turned her passion for parasurfing & van life into an adventure fueled lifestyle
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USAID — Open Government Partnerships, 70 countries have committed to improve governance.

USAID promotes global stability, economic growth & humanitarian aid while advancing US foreign policy objectives. Countries receiving aid have to meet conditions which can include political, economic & humanitarian requirements with strategic interests of the US.
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Nomination of Kassem Istanbouli for Lebanese Minister of Culture

Nomination of Kassem Istanbouli for
Lebanese Minister of Culture
A group has launched an effort to nominate Kassem @unesco.bsky.social Sharjah Prize for Arab Culture, Council of the Cultural Exchange Foundation Boston & @sharjah_paa — making art accessible to all
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Bob Parsons and wounded vets holding "Fire in the Hole" book

Philanthropist GoDaddy founder @drbobparsons.bsky.social shares his jagged uphill climb of success — while coping w/ his mother’s mental illness, father’s gambling addiction, & his PTSD following his duty in Vietnam.

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#ptsd #mentalhealth #GamblingAwareness

The Carter Center - ABILITY Magazine "The bond of our common humanity is stronger than the divisiveness of our fears and prejudices..." Rosalynn and Jimmy Carter On the evening that I received and read material from The Carter Center in ...

The measure of one's life is not determined by their wealth or power, but by their deeds. ABILITY Corps' partnership with @habitatforhumanity.bsky.social gave us a view of true selfless, generous and altruistic actions.
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(October 1, 1924 – December 29, 2024)

30 YEARS ABILITY Erik WEIHENMAYER Blind Extreme BlindExtremeAdventurer Adventurer ISA PARA SURF World Championship EPIC Players Theater All Inclusive Entertainment Dr. Lloyd Zucker Neurosurgeon BRAINLINK DOL Disability Employment Taryn Mackenzie Williams STAKI Skis For ALL Abilities JOHN Leguizamo Actor, Author, Producer, Activist, and More...'

@johnleguizamo01.bsky.social latest work "The Other Americans" explores mental illness and the Latino family at the center of his play. Check out this uniquely poignant interview with a childhood friend & ABILITY team member.
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#mentalhealth #latino #disability #abilityjobs

Career Fair for Job Seekers with Disabilities Thursday, December 12th — Registration is now open! https://abilityjobfair.org Nationwide & International Career Opportunities Video - Text - ASL Interpreters - Screen Reader Ready Participating Employers and Hiring Locations: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Washington, DC, GA, MA, IL, CO, TX, CA, FL, NY, PA and CA Lumen Technologies Nationwide, Remote Meta Remote, Global, NY, More! NSA - National Security Agency Fort Meade, MD CBRE Texas, Nationwide, Worldwide United Nations Secretariat (Multiple Entities): Wordwide/International United Nations Careers Office of Human Resources, UNHQ, New York UN Development Coordination Office UNDCO, New York Economic Commission for Africa Central Africa · Eastern Africa · North Africa · Southern Africa ... Eclac UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, Santiago Chile United Nations Vienna, Vienna Austria General Dynamics Mission Systems Remote, San Jose, CA, Greensboro, NC, More. Heritage Environmental Services, US Nationwide Spark Therapeutics - Philadelphia, PA Pilot Flying J Pilot Company - Knoxville, TN; Dallas, TX; Houston, TX; Orange, CA and Denver, CO USAID - US Agency for International Development - Info coming soon! Ansys - Info coming soon... U.S. and Canada Start time: 10am PT, 11am MT, 12pm CT, 1pm EST, 18:00 GMT

Career Fair for Job Seekers w/ Disabilities
December 12th
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Nationwide & International Jobs
Video - Text - ASL Interpreters
Employers:
SEC
Lumen Tech
Meta
NSA
CBRE
United Nations
General Dynamics
Heritage Environmental
Spark Therapeutics
Pilot Flying J
USAID
Ansys
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Big Ocean — Deaf K-pop Boy Band - ABILITY Magazine Since the 1990s, a cultural phenomenon has been taking place called the Korean Wave or ‘Hallyu’. Marked by a global demand for Korean pop culture, the K-Wave has boomed in the West in recent years wit...

S Korea’s 1st Deaf & hard of hearing K-pop group, Big Ocean, won a Hallyu Award at the 2024 NEWSIS K-Expo.
Interview with Big Ocean band members:
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ABILITY Magazine cover. Big Ocean band members featured.