Monday, September 12, 2016
Ford Joins Growing List of Grant Makers Focused on People With Disabilities
Saying it made a major mistake by overlooking the needs of people with disabilities in revamping its programs to focus on inequality, the Ford Foundation pledge Monday to undertake a top-to-bottom review of its policies and practices on the issue.
The self-examination will include a close look at Ford’s hiring practices, leadership, grant-making priorities, and the physical accessibility of its New York headquarters.
The foundation does not plan to start a new program on disabilities, wrote Darren Walker, president of the foundation, in a letter released today. Rather, Ford will attempt to include a discussion of disabilities across its work...