The Power of Dialogue: Small Business and Career Mentoring

• By: Valerie Paradiz, PhD Center for Integrated Self Advocacy
• October 1st, 2013
• communication and dialogue, disability employment, employment discrimination, mentoring, professional development, self-advocacy, workplace inclusion
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As a small business owner and non-profit administrator, I have had exposure to a variety of work experiences. The most difficult experiences ultimately taught me new strategies I didn’t know I needed to learn. For example, in a job interview several years ago, I disclosed my diagnosis of autism....