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WARWICK, R.I., March 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ March highlights the annual Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month (DDAM). Since March 2020 – just about 1 year ago – when the COVID-19 pandemic started, the developmental disabilities (DD) community has been met with – and overcoming challenges. Some of these challenges have been faced by individuals around the world, but for the DD community some of these challenges - such much of our work, education, and interactions moving online - have been particularly daunting. For the DD community, a remote world isn t the most accessible world. Some aren t familiar with using computers for their communications and education, while for others it s simply not possible. However, for a community that is entrenched in a hands-on world, they have adapted the best they can.
Summit panel: Diversity, inclusion efforts have been lacking
AN INCLUSIVE GROUP: Panelists take part in the virtual Diversity & Inclusion Summit on Dec. 10. Clockwise from top left are Kevin Matta, director of client engagement and inclusion for Advancing Workplace Excellence; Kevin Nerney, executive director of the Rhode Island Developmental Disabilities Council; Lisa Ranglin, founder, CEO and president of the Rhode Island Black Business Association; Neil D. Steinberg, CEO and president of the Rhode Island Foundation; and Steve Sublett, senior vice president of CBIZ Benefits & Insurance Services Inc. Progress toward more diversity and inclusion in the workplace has been slow in Rhode Island, with more of it confined to plans on paper than to actual people welcomed and exerting influence in the office, on the shop floor and in the boardroom. That was the assessment of panelists at Providence Business News’ virtual Diversity…