Empower Tennessee

08/19/2025

Join us TODAY for our Living Your Best Empowered Life Peer Support Meeting where we'll be discussing where to go for resources for housing and employment. We'll meet hybrid in-person and on Zoom on Tuesday, August 18, 2025 from 11 AM to 12:30 PM. Register here: bit.ly/PSLYBEL22

See you soon!

08/18/2025

Join us tomorrow for our Living Your Best Empowered Life Peer Support Meeting where we'll be discussing where to go for resources for housing and employment. We'll meet hybrid in-person and on Zoom on Tuesday, August 18, 2025 from 11 AM to 12:30 PM. Register here: bit.ly/PSLYBEL22

See you tomorrow!

08/15/2025

It's time to get your copy of our book club selection for September's meeting, "My Sister's Keeper" by Jodi Picoult. Our next meeting will be on Tuesday, September 9, 2025 and you can register now at: https://bit.ly/ETBC25

We hope to see you there!

08/13/2025

Join us next week for our Living Your Best Empowered Life Peer Support Meeting where we'll be discussing where to go for resources for housing and employment. We'll meet hybrid in-person and on Zoom on Tuesday, August 18, 2025 from 11 AM to 12:30 PM. Register here: bit.ly/PSLYBEL22

See you next week!

08/12/2025

Be sure to join us tomorrow, Wednesday, August 13 for our Empowered Ladies meeting where we will be discussing what we have been doing to stay cool in this relentless summer heat. Register now at: bit.ly/PSELAS22

08/11/2025

Reminder: tomorrow is our book club meeting. We will be meeting via zoom from 6-8 PM and you can register here: https://bit.ly/ETBC25

Please join us even if you haven't read the book to engage in community and help us select our next books to read!

08/05/2025

Please register now to join us this week for Empowered Gents. We'll be meeting on Zoom on Thursday, August 7, 2025 from 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM. Register here: https://bit.ly/ETEG22

Please feel free to invite others to join us for a lively discussion as well! Questions or comments? Please reach out!

08/04/2025

Empower Tennessee will be closed on Thursday, August 7, 2025 for a Self Care Day.

We'll reopen on Monday, August 11, 2025.

07/22/2025

Please join us for an afternoon of celebration & acknowledgment of our progress since the passing of the Americans with Disabilities Act in 1990.

Where: Frist Art Museum at 919 Broadway Nashville, TN 37027
Date: Friday, July 25th
Time: 2:00 PM CT to 4:00 PM CT
Register: bit.ly/etada35reg

Note: There is limited parking, so please carpool with family, friends, and colleagues.

Thank you to our friends at the Frist Art Museum for welcoming our guests to visit their exhibits and Martin ArtQuest before and after our celebration and to the Music City Chorus for singing at the event!

05/30/2025

We're at the Nashville PBS station for a screening of The Good in Us.

Empower Tennessee is featured in the Five Points Pizza segment. Thanks, David and Jerome.

Join Nashville PBS' Jerome Moore as he presents his new show, "The Good in Us," guiding viewers on an inspiring journey through Nashville's vibrant small bus...

04/07/2025

Empower Tennessee was invited by the Tennessee Disability Coalition to speak at a press conference on Friday about the proposed State legislation (HB901/SB861) to eliminate the Tennessee Human Rights Commission.

The HRC is a nonpartisan organization employing more than 30 people to investigate accusations of discrimination in employment, housing, and other basic needs.

The proposed legislation would move these responsibilities to the politically-appointed Office of the Attorney General.

We've seen some of the questionable actions by this office that would negatively impact people with disabilities; notably the Lane case in which our AG argued in front of SCOTUS that the State of Tennessee shouldn't be required to comply with the ADA and make our public buildings -- including court houses -- accessible to its citizens.

We're so proud of our Director of Engagement, Kasondra Farmer, for speaking so eloquently on this subject and encourage you to educate your elected officials and friends about the potential impact of this legislation on the people in our state.

WATCH LIVE: Lawmakers and stakeholders hold a press conference on a bill they say would strip Tennessee citizens of legal protections.

01/31/2025

We are the best.

Not in spite of disability, but often because it is a part of us.

-- The Tennessee Disability Coalition of which Empower Tennessee is a Member

Americans with disabilities have brilliance, have talent, have skills. We have value. Often our experiences adapting to a world not made for us and to attitudes that question our value has honed a creativity and a resilience and a work ethic that benefits our careers and our places of business and our communities exponentially.

In a press conference today on the tragic D.C. plane crash last evening, the President questioned whether disability should disqualify us from certain jobs, stating that his administration wants only the best.

Our answer: We are the best. Not in spite of disability, but often because it is a part of us. It is false that disability is disqualifying. It is discrimination to discount us because of such false beliefs.

Hate speech hurts. To everyone in our community hurt by our President's statements, please know your value. You are part of a beautiful, rich community with a history of overcoming hate and low expectations. This community is strong and will persevere.