disABILITYsa

We are so excited to be attending San Japan this weekend to share information about our services and upcoming programming! If you are attending be sure to stop by and say hello, we will be in Hall 1 at the corner of Artist Alley. *Important Update* due to space limitations, the Sensory Room & Portable Changing Space will, unfortunately, NOT be available this year.

As we gear up for another exciting round of promoting our programs at San Japan, we are recruiting volunteers to go through our training to run our information table AND, new this year, our Inclusion Units will also be available! Volunteers can sign up and choose from positions at the information table, Sensory Room, or Portable Changing Room here: https://loom.ly/-t4_sKw

Your feedback is essential to improving accessibility in healthcare for individuals who have vision loss. Join us in identifying barriers and creating solutions that matter. Together, we can improve our healthcare environments. More info: https://loom.ly/xLpf210

A few weeks ago we took the Mobile Changing Unit out to the Presa Community Center for their Back to School Glow Bash. We are always happy to extend the accessibility of community events by providing accommodations such as this one. If you want to know where the MCU will be parked next, check out our locator here: https://loom.ly/ONIkWmQ

We are pleased to share that we are partaking in Rev Up's campaign to Power the Disability Vote this upcoming election cycle. Save the date for Tuesday, September 10th, and stay tuned for more information on what disABILITYsa will be doing to encourage voter participation in our community!!

July came and went and with a new month comes a new chance to raise awareness. August is Intersectionality Awareness Month. This is a time to acknowledge and celebrate people who identify with more than one minority/ underrepresented groups. Here at disABILITYsa, we are proud to host a diverse environment in our workplace but there is still much work to do for oppressed communities. Start by learning more about intersectionality and the importance of understanding it here: https://loom.ly/vPtVKuc

Did you catch disABILITYsa's CEO & Cofounder, Melanie Cawthon, on Great Day SA this morning? She joined Jane Paccione, Managing Director of Collective Impact for the San Antonio Area Foundation and disABILITYsa Board Member to discuss their efforts to bring together local organizations to increase impact and ensure older adults and people with disabilities can live their "best lives." Tune in with the link below. The segment starts at 43:00. https://loom.ly/CtIP3YI

It was a busy weekend full of resource fairs & community events! We are happy to join many of these events to ensure families are informed of what resources are available to San Antonio families ahead of the incoming school year. The next event we will be tabling at is Alice Angels' Foundation's Back-to-School Bash this Saturday from 2 - 5 PM at Highland Park Assembly!

Catch our very own, Jane Paccione, Managing Director of Collective Impact, SALSA, and Melanie Cawthon, co-founder/CEO of disABILITYsa, on Kens5's GreatDay SA segment tomorrow morning! They're spreading the word that you don’t need to be a millionaire to be a philanthropist. Catch the segment to learn more about you can help us support organizations like disABILITYsa! #SanAntonioAreaFoundation #SALSA #disABILITYsa #GreatDaySA #Philanthropy #CommunitySupport #DisabilityPrideMonth #SAAFdn

We owe a big thanks to the St. John Neumann Catholic Church's Knights of Colombus who recently volunteered to assist us with some inventory and moving. Behind the magic of our events is a ton of supplies and LOTS of boxes. Thank you to this group for taking the time to help us with this task!!