…find employment, these cuts aren’t designed to move people to quality jobs that help them escape poverty. In fact, the budget would also cut all Vocational Rehabilitation funding for state…
…people whose names have been placed on the NICS registry, the regulation would have cut off access to employment opportunities for people who already face steep barriers to employment. Policies…
…aspects of their lives; Community living, rather than residing in a segregated or institutional setting; Education that is inclusive and promotes academic, civic, and social knowledge and skills; Employment that…
…VISTA, and in inclusive career development and employment supports for undergraduate students as a graduate assistant at Drexel University. His passion in policy centers around the intersections of social determinants…
…research shows that autistic people with higher Verbal IQs specifically tend to achieve more positive outcomes, such as competitive integrated employment or friendships (McCauley, Pickles, Huerta & Lord 2020; see…
…education, and employment” should be revised to read, “the school you already go to or want to go to and any jobs you want or already have,” to clarify the…
…us to find and maintain employment. Given that the vast majority of people with disabilities would not be able to pay for these services without the aid of Medicaid, the…
…honored. We need access to education and employment, we need access to the tools that empower everyone to be a part of the world and in charge of our own…
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network commends the Maryland Legislature for passing the Ken Capone Equal Employment Act, which will require Maryland employers who pay their employees with disabilities below the…
…we work will give us competitive integrated employment where we work alongside people without disabilities for fair wages – or, to put it another way, real work for real pay….
