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...

Career Planning for People on the Autism Spectrum

• By: Yvona Fast, MLS GRASP
• April 1st, 2012
• actually autistic, career, career planning, employment, executive function, job matching, self-assessment, vocational skills, workplace accommodations
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As autistic kids graduate from high school and enter adulthood, parents ask, “What’s next?” Some will go to college, others won’t, but many will want to enter the work force. But what kind of work is the individual suited for? Everyone on the spectrum is different. Deciding on a career...