Archive for May, 2012

May 16th, 2012

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Study Shows More Job Training Programs Needed for People With Autism

A new research study from professors at Washington University in St. Louis published last week in Pediatrics shows one in three young adults with autism are not prepared for life after high school; putting a spotlight on the lack of post-secondary job training and employment opportunities for these particular individuals with disabilities. The abstract for [...]

May 15th, 2012

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Contract Services Keep Products Made in the U.S.A.

Buying American is starting to gain the same momentum that it had in the 1980s thanks to media focus on the issue from outlets like ABC and its “Made in America” series, plus “America Revealed” on PBS. A couple of recent stories by local media outlets are showing how people with disabilities in contract service [...]

May 14th, 2012

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Advocate Urges Culture of Disclosure for People With Disabilities Seeking Employment

A guest blogger on the Office of Disability Employment Policy website is urging businesses to promote a culture that would encourage employees with disabilities to voluntarily identify themselves as such, in an effort to promote workplace fairness and diversity, as well as encourage businesses to add even more individuals with disabilities to their payroll. Mathew [...]

May 11th, 2012

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Small Businesses More Ready to Hire People With Disabilities Than They Think

Small businesses are the backbone of the U.S. economy. Some variation of that sentence will be uttered approximately 14,926 times between now and Election Day in November. Keeping the entrepreneurial engine operating efficiently means keeping costs under control and maximizing the return on investment from every employee hired. Awareness that both of these goals can [...]

May 10th, 2012

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Film Festival Brings Stories About People With Disabilities Into Popular Culture

Lost in the recent discussions about employment rates, workplace accessibility, and assistive technology was Rich Juzwiak’s thoughtful essay, “13 Hours, 42 Movies About People With Developmental Disabilities: Enduring Sprout,” published on, of all places, Gawker. The “Sprout” Juzwiak’s article title refers to was the 10th Annual Sprout Film Festival, which took place at New York [...]

May 9th, 2012

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Assistive Technology Developers Honored as Champions of Change

Every week, the White House acknowledges American innovators through its Champions of Change program. Since the program was launched last year, it has put the spotlight on sustainability, renewable energy, youth violence, entrepreneurism, Native Americans, and volunteering, among other issues and special interests. This week, people with disabilities got their turn, as 14people were honored [...]

May 8th, 2012

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Meet-and-Greets for People With Disabilities Putting a Dent in Unemployment Rate

“Lackluster,” “meager,” and “disappointing” are just three adjectives used in headlines reporting on the unemployment report released by the U.S. Department of Labor last Friday. If you are an individual with a disability, however, you may be picking a different description. Because the unemployment rate for this subset of the population bucked the national trend, [...]

May 7th, 2012

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Sewing Factory Demonstrates Large-Scale Accessibility for People With Disabilities

New Jersey’s Daily Journal published an op-ed by Department of Human Services Commissioner Jennifer Velez following Governor Chris Christie’s announcement of the state’s new “Employment First” policy for people with disabilities, where “benefits become the safety net that will supplement employment, not the other way around.” No one welcomes this shift in attitude more than [...]

May 4th, 2012

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Uptick in Manufacturing Raises Hope for More Job Opportunities for People With Disabilities

Tuesday’s news that American manufacturing activity grew in April substantiates recent optimism that the U.S. economy is on the rebound, and fosters hope for an increase in jobs when the Department of Labor issues its monthly report this Friday. CNNMoney correspondent Annalyn Censky wrote that instead of the anticipated decrease in the Institute of Supply [...]

May 3rd, 2012

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Outsourcing to Americans Part of Supply Chain Renaissance

Yesterday’s reference to a Supply Chain Digital item from editor A. Selway Ryan was a true example of how a story on the Internet can lead you down a rabbit hole, looking for more information and discovering a Wonderland. It’s no surprise that a site dedicated to covering industry supply chains would be rich with [...]

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