Tag Archives: organization

Sharon Langer Recognized with the Anti-Defamation League Miami Jurisprudence Award

By Disability Independence Group, Inc. | Posted on December 23, 2015

On November 19, 2015, Sharon Langer, Development Director of Disability Independence Group, and Alan Dimond of Greenberg Traurig were both recognized with the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) Miami Jurisprudence Award. Sharon Langer’s remarks included the following For the past 100 years, the Anti-Defamation League has stood up against anti-Semitism, bigotry, and other pernicious stereotypes in our… Read More »

Best Buddies Seminar

By Disability Independence Group, Inc. | Posted on February 25, 2014

Best Buddies Seminar –  by Stephanie Woodward In January I was invited to speak at Best Buddies Florida about lobbying and the importance of self-advocacy. I met with teams of Best Buddies Ambassadors to discuss current disability rights issues that they could talk about with their representatives in the Florida Legislature. Since each team… Read More »

Why

By Disability Independence Group, Inc. | Posted on February 22, 2014

“Why?” is the most common question asked when I said that I was going to  change my practice into a non-profit disability rights advocacy center. My reasons are each and every person with a disability that I have represented over the past eighteen years. With every single person, the issue was not about money,… Read More »