Creating Inclusive Work Environments for Employees with Disabilities

• By: Lori Lerner, LMSW, RYT-200 hr. Services for the UnderServed (S:US)
• July 5th, 2023
• Americans with Disabilities Act, employment, holistic work environment, inclusive work environment, job carving, job coaching, job training, Summer 2023 Issue, urban farm, workplace accommodations, workplace discrimination
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Historically, adults with disabilities have faced high levels of discrimination in the workplace environment. The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, or ADA, was enacted in an effort to eradicate discrimination against employees with disabilities while also requiring employers to provide...

Mobilizing to Maintain Continuity of the Yes She Can Training Program

• By: Lesli Cattan, LCSW Yes She Can
• July 1st, 2020
• anxiety, COVID-19, emotional support, job coaching, job skills, summer 2020 issue, technology, virtual, young women
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Yes She Can provides a job skills training program for young women with autism and related social and learning disabilities. The program is implemented at Girl AGain boutique where clinical professionals and business managers coach trainees in all aspects of running the business. It has been a...