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...

Conducting a Job Search: Quick Tips to Guide Your Journey

• By: Michael Giorgio Spectrum Works, Inc.
• June 25th, 2021
• career, cover letter, disclosure, employment, interview, job search, job training, networking, resume, special interests, strengths, Summer 2021 Issue
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Let us begin with facts: job searching is not always easy - for anyone. Most people, whether they are autistic or not, will experience several potential hurdles when finding the right job for them. Although there are additional challenges that are unique to autistic individuals, the initial steps...

Job Skills Are Skills for Life

• By: Marjorie Madfis, MBA Yes She Can
• January 1st, 2019
• employment, girls and women, job training, soft skills, transition to adulthood, winter 2019 issue
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What we learn at work can often help us in our life, outside of our place of employment, and what we learn during our personal experiences can benefit our performance on the job. Sometimes these transferable job skills and behaviors are referred to as “soft skills.” For example, after an IBM...

Cut Out for Him: A Father on His Son’s Employment Future

• By: Jeff Stimpson
• April 1st, 2014
• disability rights, employment, Fair Labor Standards Act, father, job training, transition to adulthood, vocational skills, wages, work-based learning, young adults
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My 15-year-old son Alex (diagnosed PDD-NOS) goes to a special-needs school where some students are old enough to work. A few years ago Alex’s teacher told me about when she approached a local thrift shop about students volunteering there. “We don’t hire the handicapped,” the clerk...

Employment for Persons on the Autism Spectrum: Examination of the State of the Field and the Path to Pursue

• By: Dianne Zager, PhD Pace University Colleen A. Thoma, PhD Samuel M. Fleisher, EdD
• April 1st, 2014
• adult services, autism employment, employment, job training, self-determination, sensory challenges, social communication, Universal Design for Transition, vocational support
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Despite evidence of the potential of individuals with autism to perform competitive jobs, employment rates for people on the spectrum remain extremely poor. Approximately 75% of adults with autism are unemployed or underemployed (Autism Society, 2011; Van Laarhoven & Winiaski, 2012). In 2013,...

Creating the Path to Employment

• By: Jerry Philip NEXT for AUTISM
• April 1st, 2014
• autism employment transition, employment, independent living, internship programs, job training, Project SEARCH, soft skills development, supported employment, vocational rehabilitation, workplace skills
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New York Collaborates for Autism (NYCA) creates comprehensive, evidence-based community services to support people living with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) right now. In 2011, NYCA turned its attention toward creating employment opportunities for young adults with ASD. As part of its research...