FISA Foundation and The Heinz Endowments convened nearly 250 nonprofit and foundation leaders on November 21 to launch Disability Inclusion & Access: Moving Forward.  About 1 in 4 American adults has limited mobility, difficulty hearing or seeing, learning differences, mental health conditions, autism, or other disabilities that affect a major part … Read More >

FISA Foundation has partnered with many local nonprofits to increase awareness about the prevalence of abuse against people with disabilities, and to support the development of strategies to respond to and prevent abuse. This month, FISA grantee and partner, Blackburn Center has authored this blog on the topic: The Truth … Read More >

We were pleased to read an article on inclusion in this month’s Stanford Social Innovation Review! How to Make Design Thinking More Disability Inclusive: A three-tiered framework for making human-centered design more inclusive of people with disabilities can help organizations improve their own programs. By Durell Coleman & Marie Trudelle Mar. 22, … Read More >

I honor of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, please read this op ed co-authored by FISA’s executive director, Kristy Trautmann with Kristen Houser, Chief Public Affairs officer of PA Coalition Against Rape: It’s ‘he said, she said’ by design Published om TribLive on March 31, 2019 (excerpt) We’ve lost track of the … Read More >

Results of a new poll, funded by FISA Foundation, indicate that most men think it’s important to believe women who speak publicly about harassment or abuse.  Yet, these same men are divided in how they feel about the #MeToo movement. Read the report — Men and #MeToo: What do men in … Read More >

FISA’s executive director, Kristy Trautmann, penned this powerful op ed that was printed in the Tribune Review. See article online.   Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s alleged behavior as a 17-year-old high school student is the latest in an unfolding national conversation about sexual assault. Unfortunately, not much has changed since … Read More >

The ABLE Act created a new type of savings account for people with disabilities.  Similar to a 529 account for college savings, ABLE Accounts allow individuals with disabilities and their families to save money for a range of future uses, without jeopardizing continued benefits and services because these funds are … Read More >

Sexual assault against college women (and men) has been in the news in recent years, with good reason: research consistently finds that about 1 in 5 college women and 1 in 16 college men experience some form of sexual violence.  In southwest Pennsylvania, we have an important story to tell … Read More >