 Started by one-time political consultant Jennifer Laszlo Mizrahi and philanthropists Donn Weinberg (its founding chairperson, from "The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation") and Shelly Cohen in 2013.Its chairperson is Steve Bartlett, who was a principal coauthor of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.RespectAbility is currently headquartered in Rockville, Maryland.