The Daniel Jordan Fiddle Foundation’s “NYC Overload Project” Creates Employment for Singer/Songwriters

• By: Linda J. Walder, Esq. The Daniel Jordan Fiddle Foundation
• April 1st, 2014
• community inclusion, creative arts, employment opportunities, job skills development, music, neurodiversity, self-expression, sensory overload
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Envisioning and then creating innovative employment opportunities for adults living with Autism has always been a hallmark of The Daniel Jordan Fiddle Foundation’s mission. Last spring, while attending a performance by participants from The Miracle Project New York, the seeds of another new...

Residential Farms Provide Housing and Employment for Adults

• By: Rachel Silverman
• July 1st, 2013
• adult autism housing, employment opportunities, independent living, Medicaid funding, residential farm programs, service shortages, supportive housing programs, transition to adulthood
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The U.S. autism community is facing a “perfect storm.” More adults need services amid economic crisis and budget cuts. Today, about 300,000 adults are living with autism (Advancing Futures for Adults with Autism, n.d.). The total annual cost per adult with autism is roughly $71,000 in 2009...