Together We Will Be Included FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: January 9, 2023 Press Contact: Dr. LaMondre Pough, CEO and Co-Founder Billion Strong Corp. 18122 Vontay Rd., Rockville, Virginia, USA, 23228 LaMondre@billion-strong.org Rockville, Virginia (January 9, 2023) – Billion Strong, a Global Nonprofit Organization, is proud to announce 501(c)(3) Nonprofit Status. Billion Strong, a global […]
By Sometimes, helping others is the best way we can help ourselves. If you’re struggling to develop self-confidence, helping out in your local community can help because it allows you to see the results of your volunteer work first-hand. However, many people simply do not know how to get involved, or are unaware of the […]
Living independently while also navigating hearing loss poses many challenges. Fortunately, with assistive and accessible technology, you can tackle those challenges head-on. Assistive technology is any device, hardware, or software that can be used to complete a task that might otherwise be too difficult or even impossible to achieve with a disability. Take a look […]
Rockville, Virginia (16 September 2022) – Billion Strong, a Global Nonprofit Organization, the world’s first global identity and pride organization for the community of persons with disabilities, is proud to partner with EnAble India, a pioneering NGO in the employability of persons with disabilities (PwDs). EnAble India and Billion Strong Corp enter a multitude of […]
By: Dr. Azadeh Abbaszadeh After three years of research on AKTION T4, the most extensive systematic genocide of the disabled in human history, Dr. Azadeh Abbaszadeh, with her team, decided to build a memorial in the central part of the capital, located in the largest park of Tehran. The name of this memorial is * […]
To the Respected President of the United Nations General AssemblyMr. Abdulla Shahid The “T4” project began more than 80 years ago in 1939, under the direct command of Adolf Hitler. Today, T4 is regarded as the most significant systematic massacre of the disabled in all of human history. In this project, which was carried out […]
In 1999, the Supreme Court alleviated the fears of persons with disabilities (PWDs) in Olmstead vs. LC. The landmark decision states: “Institutional placement of persons who can handle and benefit from community settings perpetuates unwarranted assumptions that persons so isolated are incapable of or unworthy of participating in community life… Confinement in an institution severely […]
The community of people with disabilities is composed of more than 1.3 billion people spread out all over the globe. Some of them are not even aware that they belong to the community and a lot of them try to hide their disabilities for many different reasons. With that said, someone needs to know that they have allies wherever they may be in the world. Especially for countries where help is barely even given or limited.
Rockville, Virginia (September 14, 2021) – Billion Strong, a Global Nonprofit Organization, is proud to announce expanding Billion Strong Website to Five Languages.
Rockville, Virginia (August 23, 2021) – Billion Strong, a Global Nonprofit Organization, is proud to announce the appointment of Mr. Nabil Eid as Chief Strategy Officer (CSO).
