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Allsup Sponsors 2018 “I Am Invisible No More” Video
Let’s help the “I am Invisible No More” video go viral! Videos about Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits may never trend, even though about 2.5 million people apply each year. But the Invisible Disabilities Association video Allsup is sponsoring should go viral. View “I Am Invisible No More!” on YouTube to see why. Top five reasons why Allsup is a video sponsor, and why you should share it and help it trend. 1. People with invisible disabilities deserve to be believed. More than a million Americans with severe disabilities are stuck in a Social Security disability backlog because decision makers don’t […]
Invisible Disabilities Association Fundraising will Benefit from an Improved Facebook Donation Policy
Invisible Disabilities Association Fundraising Will Benefit from an Improved Facebook Donation Policy You can now contribute to the Invisible Disabilities Association on Facebook and rest assured every cent will go to our critical cause because of an improved Facebook donation policy. CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced on Nov. 26 that the company would stop deducting fees on donations to charitable organizations made through its service. “Now 100 percent of the money people donate on Facebook goes to the causes they care about,” Zuckerberg said. Matching Gifts included in Improved Facebook Donation Policy As a result of the announcement regarding the improved Facebook donation policy, there […]
IDA Facebook Frames Now Available to Help You Share and Educate Others About Invisible Disabilities
IDA Facebook Frames a Huge Hit During Invisible Disabilities Week IDA Facebook Frames were first introduced for the 2017 Invisible Disabilities Week (IDW) and they are extremely popular. The frames are an overlay on a person’s profile photo. They share a message that the profile belongs to someone who lives with an invisible disability or a loved one. It also gives the viewer a link to learn more about invisible disabilities. They were a huge HIT! More than 6,500 people put the IDW frame on their profile images that week. And they also downloaded their photos with the frames to […]
Invisible Disabilities Week Wrap Up Concludes with Gratitude, New Friends, and Good People Recognized
Invisible Disabilities Week wrap up gave us pause to reflect on how thankful we are to all of our followers, community and hard-working team of volunteers for helping to make this 2017 Invisible Disabilities Week a huge success! As a result, the Invisible Disabilities Association was able to support and spread messages of awareness, education and sharing around the world. Highlighting Invisible Disabilities Week (IDW) were two fantastic television interviews, two corporate speaking events, an Amazon sweepstakes, a flood of online sharing on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, and, finally, a very exciting 2017 IDA Awards Gala in Denver.
Invisible Disabilities Champions including Wayne Brady to be Honored this Month at Laugh Out Loud Gala in Colorado
Invisible Disabilities Champions include Wayne Brady to be Honored at the 10th Annual Awards Gala in Colorado on Oct. 21 Lone Tree, Colo. (Oct. 03, 2017) Invisible Disabilities® Association (IDA) honors its 2017 Invisible Disabilities champions on Oct. 21st at the 10th Annual Awards Gala, Laugh Out Loud, in Lone Tree, Colo. Among this year’s recipients is five-time Emmy award winner and Grammy nominated actor, singer, dancer, improviser, and songwriter Wayne Brady for openly sharing his personal journey through depression. As a result, Brady inspires others with his realistic and pragmatic approach to coping and his positive voice. Laugh Out Loud is […]
Conversation Starter Products to Address Your Invisible Disability and These Originate from Member Requests
Conversation starter products to address your invisible disability also can make it easier to live and work with the people you encounter in your daily life. The Invisible Disabilities Association (IDA) is very excited to announce the addition of two incredibly handy new awareness items in the IDA Store. Both products were inspired by people living with invisible disabilities and result in fulfilling many requests from our readers for ID cards, badges, and shirt pins. Therefore, as an organization working hard to see to the needs of all members, we are elated to bring these essential tools to our membership and […]