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National Disability Employment Awareness Month – Research to Advance Access and Equity for Workers with Serious Mental Illness

October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM), which recognizes the contributions of America’s workers with disabilities, past and present, and looks ahead to building the inclusive workforce of the future. This week is also Mental Illness Awareness Week, organized … Continue reading

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CASP and Special Education: Children with Disabilities, Their Families, Their Communities, and the Professionals That Support Them

The Ann Sullivan Center of Peru (CASP, its Spanish acronym) is a nonprofit education organization created in Peru in 1979 to serve people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), such as autism spectrum disorders, Down syndrome, or cerebral palsy, and … Continue reading

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Research In Brief – Terms Related to Employment

In 2016 we began the Research In Focus series, highlighting new and interesting findings from NIDILRR-funded studies, presented in a reader-friendly format. As a follow up, we offer our new occasional series Research In Brief, where we break down some … Continue reading

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Success stories: Project SEARCH

The Henrico Citizen (Richmond, VA) has a nice piece on graduates of Project SEARCH, a one-year high school transition program for young adults with significant disabilities. The six graduates of the inaugural Project SEARCH session at Bon Secours St. Mary’s … Continue reading

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Learn More: 2 upcoming webcourses from Worksupport.com

The Research and Training Center on Workplace Supports has two upcoming webcourses on employment services: Customized Employment, Feb 1-Mar 1. $60 per individual The course will cover these important topics on customized employment and more: Principles and Indicators of Customized … Continue reading

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