ABOUT DISABILITYSA
OUR VISIONTo make San Antonio the #1 community where people with disabilities want to live, learn, work, and play.
OUR MISSIONThe mission of disABILITYsa is to educate, advance, and engage individuals with disabilities by building connections, exchanging information, creating opportunities, and strengthening our disability community in the greater San Antonio area.
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disABILITYsa connects people with all types of disabilities and their families to information about local resources, programs and opportunities that promote independence and inclusion where they live, work and play.
OUR objectives
EDUCATE: Exchange information, resources, ideas and support between people with all types of disabilities and the organizations that serve them.
ADVANCE: Advance public attitudes, awareness, respect and consideration for success of individuals with disabilities.
ENGAGE: Engage individuals with disabilities as active participants in their communities.
STRENGTHEN: Strengthen organizations that provide services which benefit people with disabilities.
ADVANCE: Advance public attitudes, awareness, respect and consideration for success of individuals with disabilities.
ENGAGE: Engage individuals with disabilities as active participants in their communities.
STRENGTHEN: Strengthen organizations that provide services which benefit people with disabilities.
SAN ANTONIO MAGAZINE TELLS THE DISABILITYSA STORY
In a recent interview with San Antonio Magazine, disABILITYsa's Executive Director, Melanie Cawthon, had the opportunity to tell the story of disABILITYsa from beginning through today. Looking at our programs, opportunities, and the issue impacting individuals living with a disability in our local community, the article gives a great overview for the organization.
Click the link to read the article:
http://www.sanantoniomag.com/January-2018/Melanie-R-Cawthon/
Click the link to read the article:
http://www.sanantoniomag.com/January-2018/Melanie-R-Cawthon/
current BOARDJane Paccione, Interim Chair
San Antonio Area Foundation Pamela Kelly, Past Chair (RET) Executive Director, RMI Sandy Liwang, Vice Chair Alcoa Electronic & Electrical Solutions Ryan Markmann, Secretary Transition Teacher, NEISD Marissa Gonzalez, Treasurer The Fuentes Firm, P.C. Albert Sawyer X8, LLC Contact: board@disabilitysa.org
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FOUNDING STAKEHOLDERS (2007)Cynthia R. Hamilton
Melanie R. Cawthon Peter and Janet Grojean FOUNDING BOARD (2016)Cynthia R. Hamilton
Melanie R. Cawthon Kathleen Finck Barbara C. Kyse FOUNDer's CIRCLEMary Pat and Michael Bolner
Melanie R. Cawthon Ruth and Michael Cawthon Mary Jane Clark Crystal W Darby Claudette and Anthony Gentry Judie and Paul Gustafson J. Keith and Cynthia Hamilton Barbara Kyse Deaf Interpreter Services, Inc. Dr. Susan Mengden Kay and .Clarence C Simpson, II Kenneth and Debra Wilson |
MELANIE R. CAWTHON, Executive Director
Co-Founder & Executive Director, Melanie Cawthon, started working on disABILITYsa in 2007 along with her fellow co-founders Cynthia Hamilton and Janet Grojean as a collaborative effort to support individuals living with disabilities in the San Antonio community. Melanie has over 19 years of experience in the nonprofit sector, with 14 of those working for organizations serving individuals with disabilities. Melanie has her Bachelors of Business from UTSA and her Master's in Nonprofit Management from OLLU. Melanie lead the organization through the process of incorporating and becoming a 501(c)(3) charitable organization in 2016. Contact Us.
Co-Founder & Executive Director, Melanie Cawthon, started working on disABILITYsa in 2007 along with her fellow co-founders Cynthia Hamilton and Janet Grojean as a collaborative effort to support individuals living with disabilities in the San Antonio community. Melanie has over 19 years of experience in the nonprofit sector, with 14 of those working for organizations serving individuals with disabilities. Melanie has her Bachelors of Business from UTSA and her Master's in Nonprofit Management from OLLU. Melanie lead the organization through the process of incorporating and becoming a 501(c)(3) charitable organization in 2016. Contact Us.
LISA SANTOYO, Program Director
Lisa has worked in Special Education for 8 years and has experience in the customer service and event planning industry. Lisa has a passion in advocating inclusivity of individuals with disabilities and for promoting community engagement. Lisa has a Bachelors of Science in Biology and is a certified teacher in Special and General Education. Lisa has a younger sister who is intellectually disabled who inspires her to create an equal opportunity for all no matter what. Contact Us.
Lisa has worked in Special Education for 8 years and has experience in the customer service and event planning industry. Lisa has a passion in advocating inclusivity of individuals with disabilities and for promoting community engagement. Lisa has a Bachelors of Science in Biology and is a certified teacher in Special and General Education. Lisa has a younger sister who is intellectually disabled who inspires her to create an equal opportunity for all no matter what. Contact Us.
JANICE PEREZ, Administrative Support Specialist
A recent graduate, Janice received her Bachelors in Public Administration with a Minor in Mass Communication from Texas State University. She spent much of her time there staying involved with community organizations and organizing volunteer work for fellow students and dedicating time to nonprofits knowing that is what she wanted to do in life. With a devotion to give back to the San Antonio community, Janice is very grateful to do just that through disABILITYsa, where she gets to meet, collaborate with and assist the very inspiring members of our community every day. When she's not at the front desk eagerly awaiting your calls, you can catch her roller-skating around town or exploring the depths Canyon Lake!. Contact Us.
A recent graduate, Janice received her Bachelors in Public Administration with a Minor in Mass Communication from Texas State University. She spent much of her time there staying involved with community organizations and organizing volunteer work for fellow students and dedicating time to nonprofits knowing that is what she wanted to do in life. With a devotion to give back to the San Antonio community, Janice is very grateful to do just that through disABILITYsa, where she gets to meet, collaborate with and assist the very inspiring members of our community every day. When she's not at the front desk eagerly awaiting your calls, you can catch her roller-skating around town or exploring the depths Canyon Lake!. Contact Us.
SHEILA BLACK, Development and Outreach Director
Sheila Black served as the Executive Director of Gemini Ink and Development Director for the Association of Writers & Writing Programs before joining disABILITYsa as their Director of Development & Outreach. Having a from birth disability, X-linked Hypophosphatemia (XLH), she has written extensively about disability, publishing five poetry collections and serving as a co-editor of Beauty is a Verb: The New Poetry of Disability (Cinco Puntos, 2011), named a Notable Book for Adults in 2012 by the American Library Association. She is also a co-founder of Zoeglossia, a new non-profit to build community for poets with disabilities. Contact Us.
Sheila Black served as the Executive Director of Gemini Ink and Development Director for the Association of Writers & Writing Programs before joining disABILITYsa as their Director of Development & Outreach. Having a from birth disability, X-linked Hypophosphatemia (XLH), she has written extensively about disability, publishing five poetry collections and serving as a co-editor of Beauty is a Verb: The New Poetry of Disability (Cinco Puntos, 2011), named a Notable Book for Adults in 2012 by the American Library Association. She is also a co-founder of Zoeglossia, a new non-profit to build community for poets with disabilities. Contact Us.
get involved
Contributions
You are invited to make a gift online or send a check made payable to disABILITYsa and send to P.O. Box 28243, San Antonio, Texas 78228.
IRS Determination Letter
Packages
You are invited to send any in-kind donations and/or packages to our physical offices located at 5727 W Interstate 10, San Antonio, Texas 78201.
Volunteer
Want to help? Visit our HOW TO GET INVOLVED page to learn more about how you can get engaged with disABILITYsa.
You are invited to make a gift online or send a check made payable to disABILITYsa and send to P.O. Box 28243, San Antonio, Texas 78228.
IRS Determination Letter
Packages
You are invited to send any in-kind donations and/or packages to our physical offices located at 5727 W Interstate 10, San Antonio, Texas 78201.
Volunteer
Want to help? Visit our HOW TO GET INVOLVED page to learn more about how you can get engaged with disABILITYsa.
