Upcoming Event

Save the Date: PWDF’s 17th, Free 3-hour Public Awareness Seminar “Employment Support Frameworks for People with Psychiatric, Intellectual, and/or Developmental Disabilities (P/IDD) with an Emphasis on Transitional Age Youth (TAY) with an emphasis on transitional age youth (TAY)”

By: PWDF Staff

Join PWDF on June 4, 2018 from 2:00 – 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time at the Koret Auditorium in the Main Library, San Francisco for our next free 3-hour public awareness seminar, titled “Employment Support Frameworks for People with Psychiatric, Intellectual, and/or Developmental Disabilities (P/IDD) with an Emphasis on Transitional Age Youth (TAY) with an emphasis on transitional age youth (TAY)”

The Seminar is free and open to the public. Details will be provided on our website soon.

We look forward to seeing you on June 4, 2018.

PWDF Profile

Who We Are

People With Disabilities Foundation is an operating 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in San Francisco, California, which focuses on the rights of the mentally and developmentally disabled.

Services

Advocacy: PWDF advocates for Social Security claimant’s disability benefits in eight Bay Area counties. We also provide services in disability rights, on issues regarding returning to work, and in ADA consultations, including areas of employment, health care, and education, among others. There is representation before all levels of federal court and Administrative Law Judges. No one is declined due to their inability to pay, and we offer a sliding scale for attorney’s fees.

Education/Public Awareness: To help eliminate the stigma against people with mental disabilities in society, PWDF’s educational program organizes workshops and public seminars, provides guest speakers with backgrounds in mental health, and produces educational materials such as videos.

Continuing Education Provider: State Bar of California MCLE, California Board of Behavioral Sciences Continuing Education, and Commission of Rehabilitation Counselor Certification.