Husband. Father. Director - Culture, Diversity & Inclusion @WalmartAction & @AFB1921 Board Chair. Dreams of Cleveland Super Bowl/World Series. Views all mine
Bentonville, Arkansas
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What a surprise and honor! Thank you @nytimes 🤗
ALT A screenshot of the New York Times crossword puzzle. Highlighted is 35 across with the answer filled in as “Judith Heumann.” The corresponding clue at the bottom of the image reads “Leading disability rights activist in the 2020 documentary ‘Crip Camp’”
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In 26 years in the digital accessibility space I've never seen so many corporate accessibility job announcements. Very encouraging. Here's @Walmart's opening for Senior Director II, Enterprise Accessibility. bit.ly/3gVJ23q @a11yjobs #a11y Thx @RussellShaffer + team.
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Special shout-out to @RussellShaffer, former AFB Board Chair, current Senior Director #DiversityInclusionEquity @WalmartInc, and always a good person to lead tonight's festivities celebrating #AFB100 w/ @theblindcook, @hobywedler, and Marcus Roberts. You won't want to miss it!
Join MasterChef winner, cookbook author, and restaurateur @ChristineHHa; entrepreneur and wine expert @hobywedler; and jazz pianist and composer Marcus Roberts as they discuss food, wine, music, creativity, and pursuing your dreams. Only at #AFB100! ow.ly/hmqo50DnM2L
ALT February 11, 7 PM EST. Dinner & Music for a Historic Celebration. Christine Ha. Marcus Roberts. Hoby Wedler, Ph.D. Russell Shaffer. AFB 100. Inclusion Knows No Limits.
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Are you ready?! AFB’s Dinner and Music for a Historic Celebration is starting in ONE HOUR (7 pm EST)! Get ready to enjoy your evening with good food, music, wine, and friends. Come celebrate #AFB100 with us! afb.org/DinnerAndMusic @RussellShaffer @theblindcook @hobywedler
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Some exciting news from our members @Walmart and @Microsoft! Great to see such progress from #WGDP as the U.S. works to break down barriers for women in the global economy.
Live now! Watch Deputy Secretary Biegun, Advisor @IvankaTrump, NSA O'Brien, @USAIDBGlick, and Ambassador Currie host a virtual event to highlight the new progress and partnerships of the #WGDP Initiative. xitter.cf/i/broadcasts/1BdGYngbz…
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Our hearts remain with the El Paso community ❤️
Today, our Walmart family joined the community at our Cielo Vista store to remember those who lost their lives as a result of the tragic shooting one year ago today. bit.ly/2PmpszW #ElPasoStrong
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.@Walmart exceeds its goal to hire 250,000 U.S. military veterans by 2020. Walmart Senior Director Military Programs @BryntParmeter joins @JillMalandrino on @Nasdaq #TradeTalks to discuss employment, entrepreneurship, and mental health initiatives. pscp.tv/w/cenQGzFvUEVMT1hMTH…
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We’re proud to say, for the fifth year in a row, we’ve received a 100% rating from the Disability Equality Index. We recognize fostering a diverse workplace culture means including everyone – like Derrick and his service dog, Thor. bit.ly/3j5GyQ2
ALT Derrick and his service dog, Thor.
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"Especially the paycheck!" People with #disabilities want to work and earn those paychecks $$. Hire someone with a disability and get that #DisabilityAdvantage! @hollyrpeete @DisabilityIN
RJ Peete and @hollyrpeete are sharing R.J.’s experience as a person living with a #disability on staff at @Dodgers! #DisabilityAdvantage
ALT Holly and RJ Peete posing for a photo.
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"At @WalmartCareers, we have been intentional to ensure that #Disability is a part of how we define #DiversityAndInclusion." via @RussellShaffer #DisabilityAdvantage #EmployeesWithDisabilities
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Given today’s announcement by the NFL and the Washington team’s ownership, we are discontinuing the sale of items that reference the team’s name and logo. bit.ly/2Zvct3w
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"If your feminism doesn’t have black and other women of color at the forefront — doesn’t give them a seat at the table — is it really feminism in the first place?” I wrote about how brands built around women's empowerment have failed employees of color. thelily.com/these-millennial…
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As a society, we have work to do. @walmartinc committing to redouble our efforts to advance racial equity through our business and through philanthropy, including committing $100 million over five years to tackle systemic drivers of racial disparity. bit.ly/3cBeBv5
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We are pleased to announce the next session in the Virtual AFB Leadership Conference, "Mitigate Unconscious Bias," Thursday, May 7, 1:00 pm Eastern. Presenters: Chris Rice & Grant Doster of @LHH_Global and @RussellShaffer of
@WalmartInc ow.ly/8FEL50zshw6 #AFBLC2020
ALT Left to right: Chris Rice, Managing Director, Global Talent Development, LHH Grant Doster, Senior Vice President, Global Practice Lead – Inclusive Solutions, LHH Russell Shaffer, Director – Global Culture, Diversity & Inclusion, Walmart Inc.
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We teamed up with @airaio, @AFB1921 + 12 other orgs this week to launch Flattening the Inaccessibility Curve: studying the outsize effects of #COVID19 on those who are blind, have low vision or age-related vision loss. For those folks: here’s the survey
flatteninaccessibility.com
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Happy Birthday, Mr. Sam! 🎂 We can only imagine the best gift on his 102nd birthday would be knowing what a difference you’re all making ✨ Share your Mr. Sam stories below! 👇
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.@ajt and @baconseason never cease to amaze me. Former founders of SocialRank have launched a job board for COVID-19 layoffs tcrn.ch/2WF10OZ via @techcrunch
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Check out this blog by @WalmartOrg scholarship recipient Sheyenne! Proud of the partnership w/@collegefund to make higher education accessible to deserving #NativeScholars. Read her story ⬇️⬇️⬇️
#EducationIsTheAnswer #BetterTogether #TeamWalmart collegefund.org/blog/student… – at Bentonville, AR
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Let’s Go @Chiefs! For Dustin!🤞🏼🏈
#SuperBowl #SuperBowlLIV #TeamWalmart #thisisthatplace – at Rogers, AR
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The @SAP U.S. #AutismatWork program is mentioned in this Forbes top 10 D&I employer article. The program grew from a jobs-only program to having provided more than 500 student educational opportunities, internships and job opportunities forbes.com/sites/ruthumoh/20…