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...
by dankeelan | Apr 13, 2021 | Disabilities, Gig Workers, Legal
Australian gig economy giants are resisting union efforts to make their workers “employees” — with rights to the minimum wage and injury compensation — but have offered other concessions as their British arms either opt to change workers’ status or face financial...
by dankeelan | Mar 23, 2021 | Disabilities, Management
The pandemic year coincided with the 30th anniversary of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act. While many disability groups have seen improvement in employment rates since it became law, people with I/DD remain at a whopping 21% unemployment rate. Since...
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