by dankeelan | Nov 1, 2022 | Disabilities, Featured, Future of Work
The anthropologist Margaret Mead affirmed, “If we are to achieve a richer culture, rich in contrasting values, we must recognize the whole gamut of human potentialities…one in which each diverse human gift will find a fitting place.” In this new era of work, the...
by dankeelan | Sep 14, 2022 | Disabilities
The unemployment rate in Australia for autistic people is 34.1%, according to the most recent data. This is more than three times the rate for people with disability (10.3%) and almost eight times the rate of people without disability (4.6%). Autistic people...
by dankeelan | Jun 21, 2022 | Disabilities
As employers struggle to fill job openings, they might look to workers like Amy Espinosa. Espinosa works on a cleaning crew through the Arc Erie County New York. She was part of a team keeping the Broadway Market looking tidy during the busy Easter season, and is now...
by dankeelan | May 31, 2022 | Disabilities
Brendan O’Donnell, 43, grinned ear to ear as he took an eager customer’s chai latte order. “I have a learning disability, and at a very young age, I was told that I wouldn’t be able to walk and talk. Now, look what I can do,” said O’Donnell, who recently began work as...
by dankeelan | May 24, 2022 | Disabilities, Jobs
Jobs data showed small declines in unemployment for people with and without disabilities in April, according to Friday’s National Trends in Disability Employment (nTIDE) COVID Update. The April data also showed that the number of workers still on temporary...
by dankeelan | May 4, 2021 | Disabilities, Entertainment
Deafinitely Theatre today announce they will be showcasing the work of deaf and hard of hearing theatre freelancers that were awarded a bursary in February 2021, via their website – beginning today in celebration of UK Deaf Awareness Week 2021, Coming Through It...
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