IMPACTability Attains Disability Mentoring Certification
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New York, NY March 12, 202
IMPACTability has successfully completed a four-month-long certification program on how to create mentoring programs, activities, and events that are inclusive to youth, volunteers, and staff with disabilities. IMPACTability was one of 16 organizations that completed their full certification. |
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This certification was run by the National Disability Mentoring Coalition (NDMC) – an initiative of Partners for Youth with Disabilities (PYD.org) – in collaboration with MENTOR. The Fall 2022 cohort was the third time this certification had been offered, and featured participants from 16 unique mentoring organizations across 10 different U.S. states and 1 international organization.
“We are thrilled to recognize the accomplishments of our certification cohort,” said Kristin Humphrey, the NDMC Director and one of the lead facilitators of the certification. “Each participating organization created a detailed Inclusion Action Plan, and they have all made huge strides in making their mentoring program more inclusive of people with disabilities. This certification is an important step for the mentoring field to take to become more inclusive and accessible.”
IMPACTability Board members Pam Judd and Charnette Lewis, together with CareerReady! Program Coordinator Elaine Rogers, each completed over 20 hours of online coursework, contributed to weekly discussion posts, attended live webinars, and created a plan to improve disability inclusion practices. They received training in the models of disability; ableism and inclusion; disability rights and the ADA; Universal Design; inclusive language, communication; marketing, and outreach; plus much more.
“This certification takes our CareerReady! Program for college students with disabilities to the next level. Our team can’t wait to participate the next time it’s offered in Fall 2023,” said Pam Judd, IMPACTability’s president.
To learn more about Disability Mentoring Certification, visit www.disabilitymentors.org.
About WWW.IMPACTABILITYUSA.ORG: The mission of IMPACTabillity is to fight for equal access to employment opportunities for college students with disabilities. We empower students to break through workforce barriers and open doors through our intergenerational career readiness and mentoring certificate program CareerReady!
About NATIONAL DISABILITY MENTORING COALITION: The mission of the National Disability Mentoring Coalition is to increase the awareness, quality and impact of mentoring for individuals with disabilities across the nation. The NDMC has over 340 members from over 170 non-profit organizations, academic institutions, government agencies, foundations, and corporate entities.
About MENTOR: MENTOR is the unifying champion for quality youth mentoring in the United States. Our mission is to expand the quality and quantity of mentoring relationships nationwide. Potential is equally distributed; opportunity is not. A major driver of healthy development and opportunity is who you know and who’s in your corner. 30 years ago, MENTOR was created to expand that opportunity for young people by building a youth mentoring field and movement.
About PARTNERS FOR YOUTH WITH DISABILITIES: PYD’s mission is to create a world where young people with disabilities will be able to live with dignity and pride in who they are, and to lead self-determined lives filled with purpose. To make this happen, we build the skills and abilities of young people with disabilities, and increase the inclusivity of workplaces, organizations, and communities.
“We are thrilled to recognize the accomplishments of our certification cohort,” said Kristin Humphrey, the NDMC Director and one of the lead facilitators of the certification. “Each participating organization created a detailed Inclusion Action Plan, and they have all made huge strides in making their mentoring program more inclusive of people with disabilities. This certification is an important step for the mentoring field to take to become more inclusive and accessible.”
IMPACTability Board members Pam Judd and Charnette Lewis, together with CareerReady! Program Coordinator Elaine Rogers, each completed over 20 hours of online coursework, contributed to weekly discussion posts, attended live webinars, and created a plan to improve disability inclusion practices. They received training in the models of disability; ableism and inclusion; disability rights and the ADA; Universal Design; inclusive language, communication; marketing, and outreach; plus much more.
“This certification takes our CareerReady! Program for college students with disabilities to the next level. Our team can’t wait to participate the next time it’s offered in Fall 2023,” said Pam Judd, IMPACTability’s president.
To learn more about Disability Mentoring Certification, visit www.disabilitymentors.org.
About WWW.IMPACTABILITYUSA.ORG: The mission of IMPACTabillity is to fight for equal access to employment opportunities for college students with disabilities. We empower students to break through workforce barriers and open doors through our intergenerational career readiness and mentoring certificate program CareerReady!
About NATIONAL DISABILITY MENTORING COALITION: The mission of the National Disability Mentoring Coalition is to increase the awareness, quality and impact of mentoring for individuals with disabilities across the nation. The NDMC has over 340 members from over 170 non-profit organizations, academic institutions, government agencies, foundations, and corporate entities.
About MENTOR: MENTOR is the unifying champion for quality youth mentoring in the United States. Our mission is to expand the quality and quantity of mentoring relationships nationwide. Potential is equally distributed; opportunity is not. A major driver of healthy development and opportunity is who you know and who’s in your corner. 30 years ago, MENTOR was created to expand that opportunity for young people by building a youth mentoring field and movement.
About PARTNERS FOR YOUTH WITH DISABILITIES: PYD’s mission is to create a world where young people with disabilities will be able to live with dignity and pride in who they are, and to lead self-determined lives filled with purpose. To make this happen, we build the skills and abilities of young people with disabilities, and increase the inclusivity of workplaces, organizations, and communities.
