Bender Leadership Academy

Do your part to create a more accessible world. Our partner, Microsoft, shares how organizations worldwide are recognizing the talents of people with disabilities. #BenderLeadership #DisabilityInclusion #CareerReady #Mentoring #StudentLeader #Acessibilty

We're thrilled that many of our Bender Leadership Academy partners were included in Fortune’s Most Admired Companies List of 2021. Congratulations to Bayer, FedEx, Microsoft, PNC, Starbucks, and Target. https://fortune.com/worlds-most-admired-companies/ #BenderLeadership #DisabilityInclusion #CareerReady #Mentoring #StudentLeader

Need-based accommodations are about equality, not an unfair advantage. #BenderLeadership #DisabilityInclusion #CareerReady #Mentoring #StudentLeader

The Bender Leadership Academy would not have the opportunity to support students with disabilities transition to the workplace without the leadership and dedication of those who paved the way for us. Senator Tom Harkin introduced the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) in the Senate on October 31, 1989. IDEA ensures students with a disability are provided with Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) that is tailored to their individual needs. #BenderLeadership #DisabilityInclusion #CareerReady #Mentoring #StudentLeader #TomHarkin #IndividualsWithDisabilitiesAct

As the saying goes: a mother is her child's biggest advocate. That was certainly the case in September of 1970 when four mothers of children with disabilities recruited two law students to help them overhaul the Washington state school system. #BenderLeadership #DisabilityInclusion #CareerReady #Mentoring #StudentLeader #Motherhood