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Employee Self-Advocacy: How To Talk To Your Employer About Your Disability

Not everyone feels comfortable sharing their personal lives with their employers, particularly when it comes to health issues and disability. Legally, you are in no way obligated to disclose your disability to your employer, or even to a potential employer during an interview. It is also illegal for employers to ask about it outright, but once you bring it up, the topic is fair game. Continue reading Employee Self-Advocacy: How To Talk To Your Employer About Your Disability →

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Tips for Conducting Virtual Interviews with Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Job Candidates

By Susan Murad

With National Disability Employment Awareness Month just concluded, the Center on Employment at Rochester Institute of Technology’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf is offering tips for employers conducting virtual interviews with deaf and hard-of-hearing job candidates. Continue reading Tips for Conducting Virtual Interviews with Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Job Candidates →

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Bullied boy with dwarfism scores role in new ‘Mad Max’ movie

By Toyin Owoseje, CNN

Quaden Bayles, an indigenous Australian boy who won the support of celebrities and well-wishers around the globe after being bullied because of his disability, has landed a role in the new “Mad Max” movie. Continue reading Bullied boy with dwarfism scores role in new ‘Mad Max’ movie →

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The Employee’s Practical Guide to Requesting Accommodations

Asking for job accommodations can be difficult, especially if you’ve never done it before or believe that your accommodation might be “too cumbersome.” Continue reading The Employee’s Practical Guide to Requesting Accommodations →

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5 Tips to Create or Improve Your Linkedin Profile

Ready to land your dream job? You’re in luck because recruiters and employers are looking for candidates in record numbers this year. Continue reading 5 Tips to Create or Improve Your Linkedin Profile →

Google announced the launch of the Google Cloud Autism Career Program for neurodiversity..and is one of the best places for professionals with disabilities

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Amazon, Starbucks and Google among best places to work for professionals with disabilities

By Ashton Jackson, CNBC

In 2021, 77% of workers with disabilities said their employer has done a better job supporting them since the pandemic started. Now, companies are building on that support, with significant increases in leadership and boardroom diversity, according to the 2022 Disability Equality Index report from Disability:IN, a global organization advocating for disability inclusion in the workplace. Continue reading Amazon, Starbucks and Google among best places to work for professionals with disabilities →

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The short supply of special education teachers

By the School of Education

Special education teachers ensure an equitable education to millions of students across the nation. With 14 percent of students needing some type of special education service, these teachers play a key role in making sure all students have a chance to thrive academically. General education teachers and students alike rely on special education teachers’ specialized knowledge in skills assessment and the development of learning activities with special needs and disabilities in mind. Continue reading The short supply of special education teachers →

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Meet the Google Dealmaker Advocating for Disabled Workers

By techyparas, Times Grid

Rising up within the south German metropolis of Tuttlingen, Patrick Schilling could not use his native library. Continue reading Meet the Google Dealmaker Advocating for Disabled Workers →

James Caverly plays professor Harold Hill in The Music Man at Olney Theatre Center. (Teresa Castracane Photography)

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Olney Theatre reimagines ‘The Music Man’ with a deaf Harold Hill

By Thomas Floyd, The Washington Post

James Caverly was working as a carpenter in Olney Theatre Center’s scene shop some seven years ago when he laid the foundation for an unconventional undertaking: a production of “The Music Man” featuring a blend of deaf and hearing actors. Continue reading Olney Theatre reimagines ‘The Music Man’ with a deaf Harold Hill →

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Soccer Star Carson Pickett First USWNT Player With Limb Difference

By TMZ

Pro soccer player Carson Pickett made history on Tuesday … becoming the first player with a limb difference to hit the pitch for the United States women’s national team. Continue reading Soccer Star Carson Pickett First USWNT Player With Limb Difference →