The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Ford Foundation’s Efforts to Elevate Disability Rights Holds Lessons for Other Grant Makers

For years, disability rights and inclusion were too often an afterthought in philanthropy. Our own institution, the Ford Foundation, was no exception. Ford’s grant making frequently repeated, and at ...
Nature

Evidence of ‘disability bias’ in research grant awards

The International Day of Persons with Disabilities occurs every year on 3 December. But although the rights of people with visual, hearing, mobility and other disabilities to participate fully in ...
unr.edu

Nevada Center for Excellence in Disabilities receives $200,000 grant to support students in STEM fields

The Nevada Center for Excellence in Disabilities (NCED) received a five-year, $200,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to increase the support for students with disabilities looking to ...
Current

WXXI expands initiative focused on disability education with $1.6M grant

A partnership between WXXI in Rochester, N.Y., and the Golisano Foundation to educate audiences about disabilities will expand over the next five years with a $1.6 million grant from the foundation.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Why Does Philanthropy Keep Overlooking Disability Funding?

Imagine you live in a community that has just one food bank serving people within a 50-mile radius. Despite its mission to address food insecurity, the food bank only distributes to soup kitchens and ...