DD Awareness Month: A workplace perspective

Posted on March 23, 2026 by FCBDD Communications

Smiling woman with glasses and red shirt and sweater

Many years ago, when the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was on the horizon but not yet law, I did trainings for companies called “Windmills Training.” The idea was to educate and to challenge general notions about disability, especially in the workplace. The two-hour training featured activities such as tying a brick onto the bottom …

Perspective: DD Awareness and moving forward

Posted on March 30, 2023March 30, 2023 by FCBDD Communications

Photo portrait of smiling woman with glasses, red blouse and sweater

This past month was DD Awareness Month, and it is exciting to see how far things have come just since the Americans with Disabilities Act was signed into law in 1990. It’s even more exciting to see that, in many ways, we continue in a positive direction. I see us perched on the edge of …