Rethinking Driver Readiness: Expanding Access to Employment Through Mobility

• By: Jan Schlueter Neurodiverse Technologies
• April 24th, 2026
• driver education, employment barriers, executive functioning, mobility, neurodivergent adults, simulation-based learning, transportation access, workforce inclusion
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When we talk about employment outcomes for neurodivergent adults, the conversation usually centers around job training, workplace inclusion, or employer education. Those are all important. But there is a more basic issue that often gets overlooked. Getting there. Transportation remains one of...

Improving Employment Outcomes for Individuals with Autism

• By: Marcia Scheiner Asperger Syndrome Training and Employment Partnership (ASTEP)
• April 1st, 2014
• Asperger Syndrome, career opportunities, employer education, employment, high functioning autism, job support, unemployment, vocational rehabilitation, workforce inclusion
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In 2013, a study published by Professor Paul Shattuck, then at Washington University, reported on the outcomes for young adults on the autism spectrum. From Shattuck’s study, we learned that just over half (53.4 percent) of the young adults on the autism spectrum surveyed had ever worked for pay...

Jobs That Teach Employers and Employees

• By: Elise Hahn Felix, LCSW Shari Abel Saunders Valerie Rosen Jewish Child Care Association’s Compass Project
• April 1st, 2014
• community integration, developmental disabilities, employment support, internship, job coaching, socialization, special needs, transition to adulthood, vocational training, workforce inclusion
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Jewish Child Care Association’s Compass Project helps young adults with special needs identify career and educational directions and foster friendships through socialization programs. It also encourages participants to pursue their dreams. Compass staff helps clients develop job readiness skills,...