We're prouder than ever to partner with the Long Island's ACLD (Adults and Children with Learning and Developmental Disabilities, Inc.) 

12 women and six men strutted their stuff on the runway, in front of a crowd of nearly 250, for the agency's 2015 Spring Soiree. 

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There is absolutely no question that when it comes to the I/DD world, the times - they are a' changin.

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When it comes to employment initiatives for people with disabilities, the only thing better than creating more jobs is empowering people to create their own.

And that's exactly what two passion-driven University of Illinois professors have set out to do. .

Maija Renko and Sarah Parker Harris met at one of th

e University's events in Chicago eight years ago - and they found themselves extremely interested in one another’s work.

Today, they’re collaborating on a project that aims to solve the employment issues that many people with intellectual and developmental disabilities face. 

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According to the popular tech blog engadget.com, Google has announced that it is funding a $20 million grant for its latest Impact Challenge, which is aimed at making the world more accessible for those with physical and intellectual disabilities.

Specifically, the new Google Impact: Disabilities program seeks to "build awareness, identify solutions and help create universal access for people with disabilities."

 

They have already successfully teamed up with non-profit startups like Mission Arm, E-Nable and World Wide Hearing, and are looking to fund even more solutions - to the tune of $20 million.

And they're asking for help from people on both sides of the issue to help them do it - people (or those whose family are) living with a disability as well as innovators, inventors and tinkerers.

Want to get involved? 

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