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  • Reimagining a Differently-Abled World

    March 16, 2022 |

    The Elephant |

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    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: Kenya

    Riziki Source helps people with disabilities access job opportunities through their disability-friendly website.

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  • In Holland People With Dementia Can Work on a Farm

    March 07, 2022 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: Netherlands, Brielle, Holland

    Care farms in the Netherlands allow people with dementia to work alongside farmers in joint responsibility and decision-making. This work provides physical and emotional benefits like movement, social interaction, and a sense of purpose.

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  • Are community jobs the solution for Missouri's sheltered workshops?

    February 23, 2022 |

    The Kansas City Beacon |

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    Response Location: United States, Sedalia, Missouri

    Even as several states banned subminimum wages for disabled workers and adopted versions of the "employment-first" legislation in the country, the Center for Human Services became an anomaly when it closed its sheltered workshop programs in Missouri where they find immense support. In the last five years, the non-profit has focused, instead, on helping adults with disabilities gain employment in traditional jobs in their own communities and earn minimal wages.

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  • ResQZone

    February 08, 2022 |

    KWCM-PBS |

    Broadcast TV Programs |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Marshall, Minnesota

    An e-waste recycling program in Minnesota aims to take old computers that normally end up in a landfill and give them to community members with income-based needs. Since the ResQZone initiative started as a partnership between a nonprofit and the county government, they’ve been able to get 420 computer systems back into public use. They also hire and train people with disabilities to do the refurbishing.

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  • How A Textile Factory Empowers Its All-Blind Work Crew

    December 05, 2017 |

    UPROXX |

    Multi-Media |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Dallas, Texas

    A startling 70% of blind persons in the United States are unemployed. The Dallas Lighthouse for the Blind is helping shift the understanding of what types of jobs are available to this population with a revolutionary factory built specifically for its blind employees. Each machine is retrofitted to be used safely and easily, empowering individuals to become more independent. This video takes you inside the factory to meet some of the workers.

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  • Why Some Companies Are Trying to Hire More People on the Autism Spectrum

    December 28, 2016 |

    The Atlantic |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    The unemployment rate for individuals diagnosed on the autism spectrum is a whopping 58%, but a number of pilot programs at big companies are working to increase what is being called "neurodiversity" in the workplace. Inspired by the success of a Dutch organization that helps place autistic workers, firms like EY and Microsoft are finding that employing individuals with unique cognitive abilities benefits not just people, but the company's bottom line.

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  • From Institution To Inclusion

    March 14, 2016 |

    American University Radio (WAMU) |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

    For individuals with developmental disabilities in Washington, D.C., inclusion’s uphill battle, while still happening, has shown results. After the practice of institutionalization ended decades ago, there was a shift to group home living, nonprofit advocacy groups, and job placements. Challenges remain though, like slow-moving bureaucracy, funding, and those still fighting inclusion, but moves toward inclusive jobs and living continue.

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  • Out of Jail, and Into a Job

    March 28, 2012 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Most programs to cut recidivism don’t significantly reduce rates of repeated arrests or incarceration, but one called the Center for Employment Opportunities that started in New York City is making a dramatic dent. The program provides newly-released prisoners with transitional services - most significantly, distinct working crews where they can be constructively monitored and learn teamwork - effectively helping keep them out of jail and transition back into society.

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  • For Some With Autism, Jobs to Match Their Talents

    June 30, 2011 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Denmark, Ballerup

    Individuals who have Aspergers Syndrome and autism experience difficulty in conforming to workplace norms and find themselves unemployed. Specialisterne, a Danish company, has opened employment opportunities for them. Sixty countries around the world have sought to adopt the company model.

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