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Recap of the Past Year & A look into the Future
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By Jesse Schwartzman The past year was a successful one for the disability community! Workability offers people with disabilities who are working, and whose income would otherwise make them […]
Nothing Without Us: A Guide to Total Liberation for Disability Communities
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By Jeremy Einbinder The Disability Rights Movement has been fighting for the rights and inclusion of people with disabilities for a long time, making it an important part of […]
Building an Inclusive Business
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By Jesse Schwartzman As National Disability Employment Awareness Month comes to a close, I thought this would be an excellent opportunity to interview an owner of a business that […]
What is Competitive Integrated Employment
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In a previous blog, there was a mention of competitive integrated employment. Competitive integrated employment (CIE) is having people with disabilities earn the same pay as others without disabilities. […]
Why employers should hire more people with disabilities
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The National Disability Employment Month Programming continues with another focus on hiring people with disabilities. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), during the beginning pandemic, the unemployment […]
October as National Disability Employment Awareness Month
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This month we celebrate October as National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM). NDEAM was declared by Congress in 1988 to spread awareness and the contributions of people with disabilities […]
Financial Slavery
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By Kevin Nunez I’m a 35-year-old single male with a developmental disability. I’m a capitalist and I love this country but I am financially suffocating. I am writing this […]
Personal Touch and Why It Matters
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By Jesse Schwartzman I am the type of person who likes to use real life examples to explain my points. If I bring up a real-life example, then it […]
A Seat at the Table
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By Jesse Schwartzman Have you ever been in a situation where you wanted to make a change so badly but you felt that nothing could be done? I have […]
Direct Support Professional Industry in Need of Overhaul
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By Jeremy Einbinder A person’s disability can affect them in many ways, and many ways in which someone might need assistance. It’s important to support the civil rights and access […]