Victory! Seattle City Council votes YES to Paid Time Off for Domestic Workers On November 22nd, 2021 the Seattle City Council unanimously voted to approve a resolution to establish a Portable Paid Time Off system for Domestic Workers. For the past two years, Hand in Hand has been working as part of the worker-led Seattle
November is National Family Caregivers Month which recognizes the 65.7 million people who assist a loved one with personal care, skilled nursing tasks, and care management sometimes round the clock. They are partners, spouses, grandparents, parents, and children of all ages who provide support to a loved one with essential daily tasks. Twenty-four percent of
Hand in Hand is proud to partner with Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA), to demand that Congress pass the Air Carrier Access Amendments Act. Introduced by Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Representative Jim Langevin (D-RI), this law would give individuals the right to sue airlines, require airlines to meet defined accessibility standards of new airplane designs, as well as the removal of access barriers on existing airplanes.
It is with heavy hearts that we share the passing of a beloved member of the Hand in Hand community. Engracia Figueroa, a fierce advocate for people with disabilities, passed away on Sunday due to complications from injuries she sustained when United Airlines destroyed her custom wheelchair last July. Engracia was a member of Hand
The care economy is not working for most of us. Older adults and people with disabilities who need support at home are struggling to pay for care or going without. Home care workers and attendants are underpaid and undervalued, with many leaving the profession for higher paying jobs. Family and friends are providing care without
When you take a flight, you expect that you and your belongings will get to your destination safe and sound. It’s your right to know that you and your things will be taken care of. But too often, this same right isn’t afforded to people with disabilities. For Engracia Figueroa, a disability rights activist and president
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: United Airlines Destroys $30,000 Wheelchair of Activist Returning From Disability Rights Rally Activist Fights for Compensation from United, Now Stuck at Home After Her “Worst Nightmare Came True” During Disability Pride Month LOS ANGELES (July 15, 2021)— United Airlines destroyed a $30,000 power wheelchair belonging to long-time disability rights activist Engracia Figueroa,
Hand in Hand is excited to partner with the Care Can’t Wait coalition, Caring Across Generations and NDWA to present the art installation Communities of Care located in Washington DC’s Freedom Plaza, July 13-17th 2021. Created by artist Paola Mendoza, Communities of Care illuminates the essential caregiving that takes place in our homes and communities every
As the national spotlight focuses on the future of care for older adults and people with disabilities, this Father’s Day I am thinking about my family’s experience, six years ago, when my dad was recovering from stomach cancer surgery and how home care enabled his full recovery. I deeply value and am grateful for my
Hand in Hand is excited to announce the launch of Home and Community-Based Stories, a storytelling and organizing fellowship for those who both need and provide home care in California. This fellowship brings together people with disabilities, older adults, family caregivers, and homecare workers to deepen their organizing and storytelling skills— with the intention of
