MyAbilities Network at NBCUniversal

09/10/2024

Every October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month. Our MyAbilities Chapters will be hosting many in-person and virtual events in honor of all October long. We'll also be spotlighting NDEAM throughout the month. Stay tuned!

17/08/2024

06/02/2024

Join MyAbilities and NBCUniversal Veterans Network to meet NBCU’s Pup, Atlas! We will hear from Allison with “Guide Dog Foundation” & “America’s Vet Dogs” and get to speak with Atlas’s puppy raiser, Carol, about his journey in becoming a guide dog. We are very excited to share that Popcorn for the People will also be joining us to spread awareness of the disability community, as well as hand out samples of their yummy popcorn!

24/12/2023

Image of a snowman in a snowglobe with snowflakes falling around. Text reads Happy Holidays from MyAbilities at NBC Universal.

03/11/2023

A disability is not someone’s whole story: bit.ly/3SbZCjB

Learn how to report on people with disabilities with grace, respect and humility. Special thanks to MyAbilities Network at NBCUniversal, NBC 7 San Diego & Telemundo San Diego.

08/10/2023

Comcast NBCUniversal has been named a 2023 Leading Disability Employer by the National Organization on Disability. Now in its ninth year, the NOD Leading Disability Employer Seal spotlights the businesses that promote employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities and prioritize diversity, equity, and accessibility in the workplace. Recipients are announced annually during National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM), a month-long campaign to raise awareness about the importance of creating inclusive workplaces that value the skills and talents of individuals with disabilities.

Disability inclusion continues to be at the heart of how Comcast NBCUniversal creates experiences that everyone can enjoy. This distinction reflects the company’s dedication to fostering a culture of inclusion across all areas of the business. Examples include the MyAbilities Employee Resource Group, trainings to educate employees about disability inclusion, and providing American Sign Language (ASL) interpreters for employees and guests at Universal theme parks. It also represents more than a decade’s worth of work to make Comcast NBCU products, technology, services, and experiences more inclusive ─ demonstrated in breakthrough product innovations such as the Xfinity Large Button Voice Remote designed for users with mobility, dexterity, or vision impairments; the industry’s first dedicated customer support in American Sign Language; and providing live audio description on NBC primetime Olympics and all Paralympic broadcasts, along with continued expansion of NBCUniversal’s Paralympic coverage.

07/10/2023

CELEBRATING DISABILITY... with allyship, access and action. Universal GTDI honors National Disability Employment Awareness Month we hope you will join us for content recommendations and resources.

First up is Focus Features' "Champions" which brings authentic disability representation to the court as a former minor league basketball coach leads a team of basketball players with intellectual disabilities, and Peacock's "Born for Business" a documentary series spotlighting the untold stories of four entrepreneurs with disabilities.

Stay tuned for more.
# Access # Action

04/10/2023

NBCUniversal is proud to celebrate National Disability Employment Awareness Month and recognize the many accomplishments, talents, and strengths of the disability community.

15/04/2023

Check out these ASL lessons from Peacock

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13/04/2023

15/03/2023

One week away from the upcoming NEXT LEVEL SUMMIT from NBCU Academy on Wed Mar 22nd. Hear from News, Film & TV professionals on how "We Are All Storytellers!" Event is free and you can register at nbcuacademy.com/events

13/03/2023

https://www.today.com/video/disability-rights-leader-judy-heumann-dies-at-75-164968005645

Judy Heumann, the brave woman who was denied a teaching position because she was in a wheelchair and turned the rejection into a lifetime of disability activism that changed the world, has died at 75. Sunday TODAY’s Willie Geist remembers a life well-lived.

10/03/2023

Focus Features’ Champions brings authentic disability representation to court! https://www.nbcuniversal.com/article/focus-features-champions-brings-authentic-disability-representation-court

Focus Features’ Champions Brings Authentic Disability Representation to the Court

06/03/2023

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“When Lori meets someone in the DEI community, she connects them to others that will validate, represent, and elevate their voices. She balances her corporate skills with her expansive empathy and happily takes under her wing anyone feeling undervalued in the workplace. To connect with her is an honor, to know her is a delight, and to work with her is a privilege.” - Heather Boysenberry Spencer, Sales Planner

26/12/2022

We want to wish you all Happy Holidays and a wonderful New Year!

07/10/2022

MyAbilities Network creates representation, expands awareness, builds empathy and promotes equity for people with disabilities and their allies within NBCUniversal through increased exposure, leadership and development opportunities, while championing a safe, accessible and welcoming disability-inclusive work environment.

Honor National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) at NBCU by Celebrating the Accomplishments of Individuals with Disabilities in Media and Joining an Open Dialogue with Featured Speakers About Authentic Representation of Characters with Disabilities.

Moderated by Jeanne Mau, SVP, TV Programming DE&I, NBCUniversal

Speakers include:
Lauren Appelbaum VP, Communications and Entertainment & News Media, RespectAbility
Cheryl Bayer​, Co-Founder, Living Popups​
Allison Norlian, Journalist & Co-Founder of BirdMine​
Ferose V.R.​, Founder, Autism at Work

Please join us on Thursday, October 13th on Microsoft Teams at 12pm EST. DM for a link to the event or more information!

26/07/2022

Today marks the 32nd anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The ADA, established in 1990, is a civil rights law that prohibits discrimination based on disability.