Author: Rosemary Musachio, Chief Accessibility Officer at Ruh Global Communications

Recently, Ruh Global Communications appointed me its Chief Accessibility Officer (CAO).  In my role, I will manage internal and external accessibility projects.  I will ensure that accessibility best practices will be followed within the company and help clients meet their accessibility needs, including website and product accessibility.  I will consult on accessibility and inclusion issues that clients face from the employee to the customer level.

Every business needs to include accessibility in its fabric to become stronger.  Otherwise, it will rip and create big gaps.  Making every aspect of a company accessible and inclusive increases productivity, embraces diversity with common goals, and promotes more of a positive image to the public.  According to Frances West, CAO of IBM, “Today, it affects everyone’s use of a product or service and helps deliver information in the most consumable way possible.  Organizations that have embraced and embedded accessibility throughout the enterprise are better connecting with customers, expanding their market reach and creating an inclusive workplace environment where everyone has the best chance of success.”

Since I have cerebral palsy, I bring a personal perspective to my role as CAO.  I know what a company needs to do for employees with disabilities to feel accepted and purposeful, and what a business must do to serve customers with disabilities with consideration and respect.  Other persons with disabilities have held CAO or similar positions.  For example, Microsoft recently hired Jenny Lay-Flurrie as its new Accessibility Director.  Becoming deaf from an ear infection during childhood, Jenny will integrate her personal experiences into her new position.  As it’s inferred in the article Talk to the Hand, Lay-Flurrie’s motto “You can do anything” is helping Microsoft execute programs to assist persons with disabilities with technologies.  For instance, she helped plan Ability Summit, a showcase of products and services to empower them for the future.

Another accessibility executive who has a disability is Jonathan Avila.  His vision impairment has brought a personal perspective to his job also.  Who else better than a person who cannot see can develop solutions and innovations for users with vision, as well as other, impairments?  Avila also serves on WCAG working group and mobility accessibility task force.

You can be skilled at accessibility testing and know all about best practices and guidelines.  But the first-hand experience of facing accessibility barriers gives a CAO an extra edge.  It brings empathy to the role, making the CAO passionate about helping businesses bulldoze those barriers that other persons with disabilities have encountered.

If a company even creates a COA or a Director of Accessibility position, it is taking a smart business move.  With 15% of the world’s population having a disability and $1 trillion in aggregated spending by consumers with disabilities, appointing a skilled COA will allow a business to be more profitable and reputable.  If the skilled COA has a disability, it makes the company more credible, sending a strong message to the public that it is serious about accessibility.

Learn more about our work at www.RuhGlobal.com or follow us on Social Media @rosemusachio, @debraruh and @ruhglobal on most channels.

Ruh Global Communications, an international leader in strategic disability inclusion and accessibly policies, programs and marketing, announced that it has named Rosemary Musachio as Chief Accessibility Officer (CAO).  With over fifteen years in the arena of electronic and Information technology (E&IT) accessibility, Miss Musachio will manage internal and external accessibility projects.  She will ensure that accessibility best practices will be followed within the company and help clients meet their accessibility needs, including website and product accessibility.  Additionally, she will consult on accessibility and inclusion issues that clients face from the employee to the customer level.  Prior to this new position, Miss Musachio was the company’s Chief Strategy Officer.

“Every business needs to include accessibility in its fabric to become stronger.  Otherwise, it will rip and create big gaps,” Miss Musachio explains.  “Making every aspect of a company accessible and inclusive increases productivity, embraces diversity with common goals, and promotes more of a positive image to the public.  Since I have cerebral palsy, I bring a personal perspective to my role as CAO.  I know what a company needs to do for employees with disabilities to feel accepted and purposeful, and what a business must do to serve customers with disabilities with consideration and respect.”

“Honored to promote Rosemary Musachio as our Chief Accessibility Officer (CAO). She has been in the ICT Accessibility field for over 16 years.  She has worked with national and multi-national corporations, non-profits, agencies and organizations all over the world,” says Debra Ruh, Ruh Global Communications, CEO.  “Rosemary represents everything we want to achieve in the field.  She is a talented technologist, college graduate, tester, user of Assistive Technology (AT), published author, poet, person with Cerebral Palsy (CP) and undisputed global expert in ICT accessibility.  This woman is changing the world with her talents and we are extremely proud of her.”

About Rosemary Musachio

Since 2001, Rosemary Musachio has been well versed in the accessibility realm.  She has been an accessibility analyst and training manager.  She has worked with a number of major cooperate clients on accessibility projects and has written numerous blogs on the topic.  Before Rosemary entered the accessibility industry, she was a local monthly columnist and freelance writer.  She also edited and published resource newsletters for persons with disabilities.

 About Ruh Global Communications:

Founded in March 2013, Ruh Global Communications is a strategic digital marketing firm that helps businesses and government entities include persons with disabilities within every level of an infrastructure, from interviewing and hiring to job training and retention.  We help countries implement of the United Nations (UN) Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD).  We also work with national and multi-national firms to help them include persons with disabilities in their workforce and developing accessibility and social media programs, providing outreach and training, and helping companies procure assistive technology.  Ruh Global has presented at conferences throughout the world about accessibility and disability inclusion.

For further information, please visit us at www.ruhglobal.com , and follow us on Twitter: @RuhGlobal  or @DebraRuh. or call: +1 (804) 986-4500

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Debra Ruh, CEO
Ruh Global Communications
18122 Vontay Rd.
Rockville, VA 23146, USA
(804) 986-4500
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Rockville, VA.—Ruh Global Communications, an international leader in strategic disability inclusion and accessible policies, programs and marketing, has won the Acquisition International Business (AI) Excellence Awards for 2016 as the Strategic Digital Marketing Firm of the Year.  These awards recognize and honor outstanding achievements of companies and their executives through a variety of industries that have succeeded despite the high level of corporate competition.

Ruh Global is one of the award-winning companies that have consistently shown creativity, innovation, and perseverance in building a solid business even though recent economic times have been tough.

Recipients of the AI Business Awards were determined by the number of votes cast by AI subscription members, submission of supporting evidence, and AI in-house research.

“Ruh Global Communications is humbled to win this award.  Our global efforts teach countries, agencies, and corporations to include effectively, the community of persons with disabilities into the workforce and respective cultures.  As social entrepreneurs, we focus on our efforts to make a positive difference in the world.  We are honored to be acknowledged for our efforts,” says Debra Ruh – CEO at Ruh Global Communications.

About Ruh Global Communications

Founded in March 2013, Ruh Global Communications is a strategic digital marketing firm that helps businesses and government entities include persons with disabilities within every level of an infrastructure, from interviewing and hiring to job training and retention.  We help countries implement of the United Nations (UN) Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD).  We also work with national and multi-national firms to help them include persons with disabilities in their workforce and developing accessibility and social media programs, providing outreach and training, and helping companies procure assistive technology.  Ruh Global has presented at conferences throughout the world about accessibility and disability inclusion.  For further information, please visit us at RuhGlobal.com , and follow us on Twitter: @RuhGlobal  or @DebraRuh.

About Acquisition International

Founded in 2011, Acquisition International, Acquisition International (AI) is a publication that focuses on global corporate news, events, and opinion.  The world-known publication has 108,000 subscribers in over 70 companies.  AI also maintains an active website with the latest news in the global business world, including the Deal Diary that features 100 daily deals from companies of various industry sections.  For further information, visit Acquisition-intl.com.

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Press Contact:

Debra Ruh, CEO
Ruh Global Communications
18122 Vontay Rd.
Rockville, VA 23146, USA
(804) 986-4500
Debra@RuhGlobal.com
www.RuhGlobal.com

Ruh Global Communications, a global leader with corporate inclusion strategies, accessibility advocacy and corporate inclusion industries, announces today it has named Richard J. Streitz Chief Operating Officer.

As COO, Mr. Streitz will have overall responsibility for the company’s growing domestic and international operations, including strategic business development, implementing global growth strategies, and overseeing the company’s recently expanded services in the North American and European regions. He will focus on continuing to build a strong, client-focused organization, while increasing efficiency across all aspects of operations. In addition, he will have day to day responsibilities over finance, marketing, logistics and information technology.

”This re-alignment strengthens our executive management team and greatly adds to our capacity to implement our growth strategy,” said Debra Ruh, CEO of Ruh Global Communications. “Richard’s proven outstanding leadership and deep knowledge of the industry coupled with his international corporate experience will be instrumental in aligning Ruh Global Communications to meet the present and future needs of the company implementing inclusionary corporate strategies worldwide.”

Ruh Global Communications recently expanded its domestic and international operations as part of its strategic growth plan to accommodate a rapidly growing list of customers exploring corporate inclusionary strategies globally. PRESS RELEASE R. Streitz – COO Ruh Global Communications

“The increasing value of corporate inclusionary strategies properly implemented has made accessibility management an essential component to developing corporate level inclusion strategies that strengthen engagement within their respective communities,” added Ruh. “With Richard leading our global operations, I have full confidence that Ruh Global Communications will continue to be a resource and a trusted strategic partner for larger corporations, institutions and governmental agencies worldwide.”

Richard Streitz first worked together with Debra Ruh in 2011 when he was president of an international resort and entertainment development company. Richard worked with Debra’s group to assist in reviewing the company’s inclusion practices through its worldwide strategic planning, project development, corporate branding and international marketing. Recently, Richard served as consulting executive director of corporate strategies for Ruh Global Communications, where he helped develop macro level planning for their new global client services.

Prior to joining Ruh Global Communications, Mr. Streitz was President of S&S Theme Parks and Resorts S.A., a Costa Rican company focused on creating universal designed living, entertainment and recreational built environments. Richard also worked for the prestigious Walt Disney Imagineering group for over a decade where he was actively involved with supervising the design, fabrication and construction efforts for their attractions, theme parks and resorts in Europe, Asia and the USA. Mr. Streitz has served on the Board of many different companies and non-profit organizations where he enjoys sharing his corporate expertise and international experience for a greater common good.

About Ruh Global Communications: Ruh Global Communications are experts in compliance and ICT Accessibility (CRPD, Section 503, 504, and 508 and ADA). We understand the unique needs of businesses and organizations and how to protect them by reducing risks, while at the same time maximizing value and ROI based on crucial accessibility initiatives. Our goal is to ensure that our clients are aware of and prepared for mounting changes in global and national accessibility and disability guidelines and mandates. We possess the inherent capability of realistically evaluating accessibility and compliance technology, as well as disability employment solutions, from the perspective of the target audience – people with disabilities. Ruh Global Communications is privately held and headquartered in Rockville Virginia.

For more information, visit Ruh Global or call: +1 (804) 986-4500

Press Contact:

Debra Ruh, CEO
Ruh Global Communications
18122 Vontay Rd.
Rockville, VA 23146, USA
(804) 986-4500
Debra@RuhGlobal.com
www.RuhGlobal.com

Growing up with spinal muscular atrophy, a genetic neuromuscular disease that affects all muscles of the body, can bring social challenges for anyone.  For Alice Wong, the challenges made her angry.  Rather than the anger becoming a negative impact on her adult life, she has been able to utilize it to fight for her rights and those of others with disabilities.

As she wrote in her essay Hey, Angry Girl, Alice faced a lot of attitudinal barriers while she was growing up in Indianapolis, Indiana.  Besides the usual stares and naïve questions from people, she also faced barriers in her education.  For instance, to complete her second year drama class, one of the requirements was to do a skit that required physical action.  The professor insisted it had to be done standing up, which Alice couldn’t do.  So she had to forego it.

Attending the University of California, Alice discovered ways to break down barriers that she had encountered during her youth and still was facing.  Works of disability activists and researchers such as Paul Longmore, Irving Zola, Erving Goffman, and others inspired Alice to express her ideas and voice her frustration through writing and research.  Her writings have helped people with disabilities to live as independent as possible.

For instance, Alice is the Staff Research Associate for the Community Policy Living Center at the University of California where she authors curricula for the College of Personal Assistance and Caregiving and producing reports on Olmstead-related legislation and lawsuits.  In fact, Alice is the co-author of several online courses on personal assistance care, which can be found at Direct Course Online.  She’s also the founder of the Facebook group “Self-Directed Care Discussion Group”, where members can voice their concerns and ask questions about personal assistance issues.

Besides personal care assistance, Alice also has motivated other persons with disabilities to make their voices heard.  She has launched the Disability Visibility Project, a blog-like platform so persons with disabilities can write about their challenges and successes.  These stories make our voices heard, act as a historical resource, and illustrate their diversity.  As with the Facebook personal assistance group, she also utilizes Twitter to encourage them to discuss issues that concerns the disability community.  Hopefully, agency or government officials notice these discussions and act upon what needs to be done to ensure our basic rights as humans.

Alice also promotes social media accessibility as a council member of the National Council of Disability (NCD).  In 2014, she co-moderated a series of online dialogues to discuss how social media platforms can become more accessible, such as users adding text alternatives to images and including correct captions for videos.   “{O}ne of my advocacy efforts is through community-building efforts on social media such as Facebook and Twitter,” Alice says. “I’ve come across some amazing people with disabilities all over the world and we share our experiences that seem to be universal.”

As an avid advocate for persons with disabilities, Alice offers three bits of advice.  First, don’t consider yourself the problem.  Society creates most of the barriers that you need to overcome.  Second, reach out to other persons with disabilities who have experienced similar situations that you do for guidance and mentoring.  Third, share your struggles and successes with others who may need help.

Alice turned her anger as a little girl into something positive as a woman—her passion and desire to help others with disabilities.

Follow Alice on Twitter at @SFdirewolf.

Ruh Global is excited to announce that Debra Ruh is the newest addition to the Huffington Post’s Blog Team. In her first blog, How Much Should We Value a Person With Disabilities? A Tribute to Jean Dewar, Debra introduces her daughter, Sara Ruh and Jean Dewar, a woman born with a disability at the turn of the century. It was a time where wide-spread use of sign language was very limited and when those with disabilities were treated quite differently. Debra Ruh addresses the similar opposing factors that Sara and Jean have faced, being women with disabilities. Ruh does so, while providing insight on the injustice that people with disabilities were challenged with.

Read the complete article at Huffington Post.
For all blogs by Debra Ruh visit her Huffington Post Profile.

Press Contact:

Debra Ruh, CEO
Ruh Global Communications
18122 Vontay Rd.
Rockville, VA 23146, USA
(804) 986-4500
Debra@RuhGlobal.com
www.RuhGlobal.com

The 25th Anniversary of the ADA Series: Disability Inclusion in the Workforce – Training & Finding Champions

Training will save an organization a lot of time and effort as well as reduce risks. Disability inclusion should be integrated into all corporate training, writes Debra Ruh.

– To see the full article by Debra Ruh, visit G3ict

We watched the media surrounding the signing of the ADA on television 25 years ago. My husband and I had followed the efforts being made in Washington, D.C. with great interest as persons with disabilities championed for the passage of this important legislation. It had become personal to our family. Before it became personal we believed that all Americans should have equal rights, but we did not understand all the implications and nuances.

Our daughter Sara Ruh had been born a few years earlier with Down syndrome (DS). She was not diagnosed until she was four months old, which was unusual at the time. I was 28 years old when I got pregnant with Sara and so the doctors did not recommend prenatal testing because there was no history of disabilities in my family.

I do remember that right after Sara was born a strange thought floated through my mind that she looked like a baby with DS. I immediately dismissed this because I did not know what babies with DS looked like and I did not know anyone who had it. Plus I was on pain medication because of the difficult birth.

A few months later, following some tests, a doctor diagnosed Sara as having DS. The doctor called us into the office and gave us the news that changed our lives. He doctor told us that she would be easier to raise than a child with ADHD. He also noted that she might never learn to walk or talk. He sent us to a geneticist and we were told that she might get pregnant at 16 so be careful. These well-meaning doctors were not very helpful. We decided to not listen to their negative comments with information that seemed out of place.

As we sat in the meeting room, hearing the news that our daughter’s path was going to be much different than what we had anticipated, we did not realize that people all over the United States were fighting for the rights of persons with disabilities.

The 25th Anniversary of the ADA is powerful for our family and for people all over the world. The ADA was one of the most powerful civil rights legislations of our time. The United States has accomplished so much during the 25 years of the ADA. Our family is so thankful to the people that fought for Sara and other persons with disabilities.

Sara Ruh did not get pregnant at 16 and she learned to talk and walk. Today she is an artist, a thespian, a dancer, and a motivational speaker. She has spoken all over the world to audiences as large as 5,000 at a time. She has been employed with Nordstrom’s for the last 9 years.

Sara has a good life and she spends a lot of time volunteering and helping other people. Her life matters and she has more options because of the people that fought for her rights and got the ADA passed 25 years ago.

The United Nations promulgated the Convention on the Rights for Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), and unfortunately, the United States has yet to ratify it despite the fact that 150+ other countries have done so. There’s a perception that signing the CRPD is unnecessary as we have the ADA. However, in order to incorporate newer benchmarks of accessibility, we need to be part of a global mandate that fosters a culture of inclusion for all citizens, including senior citizens. Disability is not a narrowly defined concept, but a spectrum that is inclusive of all abilities.

Join G3ict and other leaders in helping assure that persons with disabilities have access to ICT, education, employment, and a host of services that go towards making life productive, successful and valuable.

To learn more about Debra Ruh please visit: www.RuhGlobal.com.

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“Supporting children with disabilities and becoming a role model for other philanthropists.”
By Debra Ruh

I had the pleasure to interview Jay Ruderman.  He is the President of the Ruderman Family Foundation, an impressive organization that focuses on the inclusion of people with disabilities in the United States and Israel. He also serves on the Board of Directors of the Jewish Funders Network and is a member of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Executive Committee.

Jay is married and a father of four children.  He is a life-long Bostonian and after graduating from law school, he began his career as an assistant district attorney in Salem, Massachusetts. He became Deputy Director of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) in New England in 2001.  He also enlisted in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in 2005 and became the liaison between the IDF and Diaspora Jewry.  After his service in the IDF, he became the Leadership Director for AIPAC in Israel.

Let’s begin the interview:

Debra Ruh (Debra) question:  Jay you are on a mission to change the way the United States and Israel view individuals with disabilities in society.  Tell us more about your mission.

Jay Ruderman (Jay) answer:  Individuals with disabilities are one of the last communities to have their rights systematically violated by the government.   Wikipedia defines social justice as, “the ability people have to realize their potential in the society where they live.”  This definition can be broken down into three parts: realizing potential, in society, and where they live.  For Jewish people with disabilities, each of these parts presents a challenge – and for the rest of us, they present an opportunity.

The full inclusion of people with disabilities in society is a matter of social justice, civil rights, and fairness. Every Jew counts, every Jew has something unique to offer our community, and every Jew is created in the image of God, no matter how they look or express themselves.  Approximately 1,000,000 Jews in the United States have some form of disability.  Look at that number again: 1,000,000 people, in the Jewish community alone. Our job must be to invite them in, not put up barriers to keep them out.

Can a person with a disability realize his or her potential?  The unemployment and underemployment rate for people with disabilities of working age is close to 80%.  Gainful employment can build a person’s self-esteem, enable him or her to get out of the house and be social, and change preexisting prejudices about his or her abilities.  Additionally, gainful employment allows individuals with disabilities to become contributing members of the workforce, which benefits the overall economy.  Keeping people with disabilities out of work leaves them at home, with little chance to realize their potential.

Are we, as a society, inclusive?  Many of our schools are not.  Many parents are forced to forgo a Jewish education because schools lack the resources or are unwilling to “accommodate” a child with disabilities. These children should not be accommodated.

They should be welcomed with open arms, like every other child! When considering moving to a new city, all parents have to consider educational options. Parents of children with disabilities have added concerns:  If the community is not inclusive, then the community is not meeting the needs of all citizens.

Debra Ruh (Debra) question:  Please explain more to our readers about your work in Israel and in the United States to include children with disabilities in society.

Jay Ruderman (Jay) answer:  Let me give some background about our foundation. The Ruderman Family Foundation is an American-Israeli foundation which focuses on recognizing and rewarding innovative programs which provide services that foster full inclusion of people with disabilities in their local Jewish community. It exemplifies the best in Jewish values. Guided by our Jewish values, we support effective programs, innovative partnerships and a dynamic approach to philanthropy in our core areas of interest: advocating for and advancing the inclusion of people with disabilities throughout the Jewish community and modeling the practice of strategic philanthropy worldwide.

Our first major foray into philanthropy was a large initiative to improve the Jewish day school system.  We partnered with another family and we determined that children with disabilities were not able to access the Jewish educational system.  We made a big commitment to this effort and have been involved in this project for over 10 years.

After becoming the president of the Ruderman Family Foundation my goal was to continue the excellent work of the foundation.  I also wanted to raise the inclusion of persons with disabilities to other foundations and philanthropists.

 Debra question:  Let’s talk more about your work in Israel.  

Jay answer: The foundation got involved in a major initiative with the Israeli government and an organization called the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee to make Israeli society more inclusive of people with disabilities.  This was the first time a private family foundation partnered with the Israeli government.

The project is a series of pilot projects that allows the Israeli government to be a more proactive with inclusion of persons with disabilities.  The programs are supporting the Israeli government to move away from housing people with disabilities in institutions and instead create programs that allow persons with disabilities to live independently in their communities.  Centers for independent living programs are now located throughout Israel.

We felt strongly about supporting the established centers for independent living throughout Israel.  The programs help individuals with disabilities obtain or improve job skills.  We also have programs that are teaching them independence, self-defense strategies and how to react to violence.  The programs provide families that have young children with disabilities support networks of a myriad of issues focused on inclusion and unity.

After these programs were successful, we began to invest in other societal programs to help people with disabilities.  For example we support a project in Israel that helps persons with intellectual disabilities get married.  We partner with major organizations to help educate and bring awareness to issues that are impacting the full inclusion of individuals with disabilities.  By advocating for a more progressive model inclusion and funding innovative programs.

We are very active online and are heavily engaged with media in both the U.S. and Israel.  We believe it is critical to take a leadership role and publicly advocate for individuals with disabilities.

Debra question: How about your efforts in the United States?  Why don’t you tell us more.

Jay answer:  We are heavily engaged in the Boston area.  We realized that there is a major gap in the United States between education and entering the workforce.  Persons with disabilities are provided educational options until they are 21 years old.  We saw major transition from education to employment issues.  Unemployment for persons with severe disabilities is over 70%.   We decided to become part of the solution so we created an employment program in Boston called “Transitions to Work”.

The individuals with disabilities are trained at specific job sites.  For example, we have a program in a Boston area hospital.  After the student completes our program they secure positions with that hospital or with other hospitals in the area.

Our program teaches skill sets that are valuable to these employers.  Our program also is unique because we work with employers to determine the skill sets and the employers sign-off on the program to be sure it meets their training needs.   We started having more successful employment outcomes when we facilitated these conversations at the CEO level.  Once that happened we started to see a change in attitude and employers started to become major advocates for employment with people with disabilities.

One employer has hired many of our graduates.  The lead manager started talking to colleagues about the program and they found many positive by-products.  The manager noted that the company hired these employees not only because it is the right thing to do it but because it was good for their businesses bottom-line.  These efforts have changed their workforce.  Employee morale has been boosted all over the company.  Their employees feel good about working there because it’s not just about the bottom line but about becoming a socially conscious business.  They have become an employer of choice and they are able to recruit and retain better talent across the board.

Debra question: Tell our audience about the foundation and your efforts to support disability inclusion.

Jay answer:  We take a different approach from many other foundations.  For example, we do not accept unsolicited applications for support.  The Foundation’s methodology is very interactive with our grantees.  We issue an invitation to an applicant to apply after we have conducted a thorough analysis of the potential partner.  We check to be sure there is a shared vision, innovation, organizational strength and a willingness to collaborate.

We collaborate with other major funders to partner and promote the sharing of knowledge on or about successes in its mission.   Also our staff is heavily involved in the development of the programs.  They remain very involved in major programs funded over multiple years.  We carefully monitor the programs to assess future funding potential.

As part of our commitment to inclusion and enhancing the lives of adults and children with disabilities, we are actively supporting a range of innovative projects with organizations that focus on integration into society and minimizing feelings of loneliness. These projects cover education, housing, employment, synagogues, community life and much more.

To learn about the many organizations in the United States and Israel, past and current, who have received grants from the foundation, please click below:

Major partnerships:
http://www.rudermanfoundation.org/programs/inclusion/major-partnerships

Grantees in the United States:
http://www.rudermanfoundation.org/programs/inclusion/u-s-grantees

Grantees in Israel:
http://www.rudermanfoundation.org/programs/inclusion/israel-grantees

To learn more about The Ruderman Foundation please visit: www.rudermanfoundation.org

To learn more about Jay Ruderman please visit: http://www.rudermanfoundation.org/about-us/staff/jay-ruderman