disabilities

Dallas-Based Doable Launches as ‘First-Ever’ Creative Agency Founded, Staffed by Talent With Disabilities

Pioneering a new frontier in advertising, Doable's founders have forged a strategic partnership with global network Worldwide Partners and independently established a research institute. Their target: an underrepresented $480 billion consumer market.
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UNT, Workforce Commission to Use $12.7M Grant to Create Texas Beacons of Excellence
by | Nov 28, 2022

University of North Texas Workplace Inclusion & Sustainable Employment (UNT WISE), in partnership with Texas Workforce Commission, announced it will use a $12.7 million grant to create the Texas Beacons of Excellence to help employers enhance their skills in recruiting, retaining, and accommodating employees with disabilities....

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Liberty Mutual and City of Plano Contribute $1M Each for New Accessible Playground

by | Sep 25, 2019
Liberty Playground, a two-acre space within Plano's new Windhaven Meadows Park, intends to be an inclusive place for children of all abilities.
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DI People: Borden, Mohr Partners, Lincoln Property Announce Promotions
by | Dec 4, 2018
Also, you’ll find leadership appointments and changes at Southern Methodist University, Sparked Connected, and Caregiver Inc. in this roundup of people news in North Texas.
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Grant concept: Dollars for Good in Dallas Fort Worth
Dollars for Good: UTA Gets $1.5M NSF Grant, TI Grant Focuses on STEM, UNT Library Innovation Grant Awarded,
by | Jun 12, 2018
North Texas educational institutions receive financial backing from foundations and businesses to further their work in STEM, library accessibility and services.
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My Possibilities, LaunchAbility Merge for Greater Impact
by | Jan 30, 2018
The nonprofits will operate under the My Possibilities name to help adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities with job training and placement.
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3 Things We’re Reading: Disabilities Group Honors Restaurateur Landis

by | May 6, 2016
Each weekday, we search the web for stories of interest to the innovation community.
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UTA Leading Effort to Develop Disabilities History Portal
by | Apr 27, 2016

THE PORTAL WILL EASE ACCESS TO IMAGES, DATA SETS, VIDEOS AND MORE

The University of Texas at Arlington long has been a state leader in disability issues, and in July, the UTA Libraries will host a consortium to develop an online portal for disability history resources....

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