As we continue to build a more inclusive culture for our participants and the families we support, it's essential we share what Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) means at Easterseals Southern California.
@alisonmartino
Hi
@alisonmartino
! Thanks for sharing this 'groovy' clip from one of our telethons! We still serve more than 15,000 people with disabilities in southern California, but now we accept donations online!😉
Proud to partner with the
@TelevisionAcad
on
#ThePowerofTV
: Representing Disability in Storytelling panel. What an amazing group of people, discussing the ever more important topics of
#inclusion
and
#diversity
in television. 🧡💙 Thank you, everyone!
Registration is now open for the 2020 Easterseals
@DisabilityChall
! Get a team together and get ready for an epic weekend, April 3-5! Registration closes March 31! We double dare you to shatter stigmas around disabilities. Are you up for the challenge? ✊ 👊 🙌
#InspireChange
Thank you, amazing, beautiful float riders! You all looked amazing and we know your energy made an incredible impression on the judges! Rest well tonight, we know you’ll make us proud!
@RoseParade
#easterseals100
#TheMelodyofLife
Thank you to
@usbank
for your contribution of $15,000 toward our Veterans Employment and Transition Services (VETS) program. These funds allow Easterseals to continue supporting veterans during their transition from the military into a civilian job.
California's lawmakers must fund the services that support people with
intellectual and developmental disabilities. Today, activists marched around the State Offices to encourage legislators to
#KeepThePromise
to the
#IDD
community.
#DisabilityRights
#VanNuys
@CoalitionPLA
Congratulations to the winners of the 2020 Easterseals Disability Film Challenge: Home Edition!
We thank all our participants for sharing your incredible stories with the world!
And a tremendous thank you to all our fantastic sponsors who made this event possible.
Read about our Board Member and
@DisabilityChall
Founder
@NicNovicki
and how his entertainment industry experience inspired him to create the film challenge and change the way people view disability in this new
@variety
feature article!
We are sad to learn of the passing of our friend, Judith Heumann. She was a warm, engaging person and a dedicated activist for disability rights. Sharing memories from our panel at Sundance in 2020 and the virtual Disability Revolution Book Club later that year.
#RIPJudithHeumann
The second episode of Easterseals' newest podcast, 'Everything you know about Disability is Wrong'
#podcast
features actor, comedian, and producer
@nicnovicki
, discussing
@DisabilityChall
, representation, and a love story that made it to the big screen.
Your name on Easterseals’ 2019 Rose Parade Float! Purchase a vial with your name on it for $10 to have your flower on the Easterseals float. This is also a great way to honor a loved one, a family member, a friend, someone who has inspired you, and more!
Save the date! 📅 We are just a few months away from the 2023
@DisabilityChall
. It's a special year, as we are celebrating our 10th anniversary! That's 10 years of telling your unique stories and representing disability on screen and behind the scenes.
Our thanks to
@MayorOfLA
@ericgarcetti
for inviting our Chief Operating Officer Dr. Beverlyn Mendez, and other disability service leaders, to yesterday's critical discussion about how we can all ensure people with disabilities have equitable access to vaccines.
#HighRiskCA
This celebration takes the (cup)cake.
Happy Anniversary, Easterseals! Share this to see how many people we can rally to wish Easterseals the happiest of Anniversaries! 🎉🎉🎉
#WeCelebrate
#Easterseals100
Thank you
@hollyshorts
for screening our winning films at the
@chinesetheatres
in your festival! We hope to see you at our filmmaker reception at the
@thehollywoodroosevelt
Tropicana pool bar. Proof of Vaccine or negative Covid test is required on site.
As part of Easterseals SoCal’s “Disability in Pop Culture” blog series, we are taking a look at just a few of the many voices who are making waves for disability representation and authentic storytelling in entertainment and beyond.
#LATEST
☘️🇺🇸
“I am the first person with Down syndrome going over to America to pick up these Oscars”
-James Martin
The entire
#Oscars
audience sang happy birthday to the actor as he stood on stage to accept Best Live Action Short film for “An Irish Goodbye”.
@VirginMediaNews
For
#GivingTuesday
,
@chargers
cornerback
@EBassey21
joined us for a family holiday celebration at Easterseals Autism Therapy Center in Irvine!
The kids and their families had a blast meeting
@ebassey21
, playing games, and enjoying delicious food.
#LAChargers
Thank you
@Variety
! We're so proud of everyone involved with the
@DisabilityChall
. Inclusion, diversity, and all abilities were rightly celebrated at last night's event! ‘Parents Inc.’ Wins Top Prize at Easterseals Disability Film Challenge via
@variety
Supported Living Services participant Catherine recently celebrated her birthday at her home. It was a blast thanks to living options administrator Lashawna, who went above-and-beyond to make it happen! Happy Birthday, Catherine!
So excited that
@RjMitte
will be joining Easterseals Disability Film Challenge Founder
@nicnovicki
to announce the finalists of the 2018 film challenge tomorrow! Tune in to Facebook for the live announcement from
@BFFfestival
at 11:15AM PST, and on !
Breaking barriers and shining on stage! 🌟 Seven actors with autism will star in Broadway's "How to Dance in Ohio," adapted from the award-winning documentary about a group of individuals on the spectrum as they prepare for a spring formal.
On December 13th at 4 PM PT, join
@DisabilityChall
for an exciting watch party featuring award winners from the Easterseals Disability Film Challenge hosted by founder,
@nicnovicki
. We will be chatting with some of the creators too so have your popcorn ready!
Winners of the 2019 Easterseals Disability Film Challenge will be announced tomorrow night at 7:30 pm. Check out all of this year's finalists for 'Best Film' - we are so proud of all of these team!
The 10-Year Anniversary Easterseals
@DisabilityChall
have all been submitted – but the challenge isn’t over! Watch, like, and share the shorts to show your support during the Awareness Campaign from April 8th through April 17th!
#EDFC2023
#10Years
We are happy to share that our very own ambassador, Lora Glassman, may appear in two episodes of
@Speechless_ABC
! Keep an eye out for Lora on the next episode of
@ABCNetwork
's sitcom
@Speechless_ABC
tomorrow, Friday 3/1 at 8:30 p.m. PST Congratulations Lora, great news!
To celebrate the Grand Opening of
#DodgersDreamfield
51 a universally accessible field we recognized our partners and players from Challengers Little League!
#BiggerThanBaseball
Float test drive! The first test drive has been a success and we are so proud! Would you like to help us decorate our float? Shifts available starting this Saturday, Dec. 1, sign up now!
@RoseParade
Go see the award-winning documentary critics are calling “proof that people with disabilities must be given space to tell their own stories… an extraordinary film and a desperately needed statement.” (
@Nonfics
)
@VisPortraitsDoc
opens 8/23 in Los Angeles!
Easterseals
@MarkWhitleyCEO
writes a guest column for
@Variety
about how the representation of disabilities in ‘Toy Story 4’ can change the world via
@variety
The Easterseals
@DisabilityChall
: Home Edition virtual Awards Ceremony is tomorrow night! Don’t forget to register so you can join in on this celebration of the incredible films created this year!
Wishing you all a Happy Independence Day! May you have a safe, inclusive, and dazzling holiday!
How do you celebrate the fourth of July?
#Independenceday
#4thofjuly
Excited to be sending our congratulations to Kim McCoy Wade,
@GavinNewsom
new Senior Advisor on Aging, Disability, and Alzheimer's; Susan Demarois, new Director of
@CalAging
; and new Chief Deputy Director, Disability Services, Clair Ramsey, on their appointments last week!
An absolute tragedy and a senseless loss.
@United
and the entire airline industry must do better to protect the persons and property of all customers with disabilities.
#EngraciaFigueroa
Our corporate partner
@cvspharmacy
has generously donated 44 blood pressure machines. Each of our Living Options homes will receive 2! Thank you, CVS!
Pictured: L- Doug Chang, Regional Director, CVS Pharmacy. R - Nancy Weintraub, Chief Development Officer, Easterseals SoCal
The City of Los Angeles was lit up in our signature Easterseals orange last night to celebrate Disability Pride Month! Thank you to
@flyLAXairport
,
@LACity
, and
@MagicCastle_AMA
for helping us spread the word about disability pride and inclusion.