Independence Landing: Preparing people with disabilities with job skills | Opinion

October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month. It’s a reminder that when workplaces welcome diverse talents, ...

Infios Partners with Aspire and Parts Town to Transform Job Training for Young Adults with Disabilities

Infios, a global leader in intelligent supply chain execution, today announced its collaboration with Parts Town, a ...
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Hope Network helping people with disabilities learn job skills

KENTWOOD, Mich. — Hope Network helps more than 34,000 people every year overcome challenges. One program that helps is their Vocational Work Skills services, which helps people get work. Caleb, 34, ...
WXYZ

Program helps young adults with disabilities gain independence through job training partnerships

FARMINGTON (WXYZ) — A post-secondary program in Farmington Hills is helping young adults with physical and developmental disabilities gain crucial work skills and ...
The New York Times

Job Training Exists for Students With Disabilities. Many Never Get It.

Washington makes money available to the states to help young people with disabilities enter the work force. New Jersey has the worst record of helping connect families with such help. By Meredith ...
CSR Wire

Aspire Wins $9.2 Million Grant To Revolutionize Job Training for Young People With Disabilities

HILLSIDE, IL, June 18, 2025 /CSRwire/ -- Aspire, a Chicagoland nonprofit empowering people with disabilities, has received a $9.2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education’s Rehabilitation ...
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Lanakila Pacifc employment services: Getting disabled jobs

October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month, and one local nonprofit group, Lanakila Pacific, has been working ...
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New Growth Project: Farm cultivates jobs to grow skills, confidence for those with disabilities

ROCKFORD, Mich — The harvest at one farm in Rockford cannot be measured simply by its produce. Launched in 2021, the operation cultivates job opportunities for people with disabilities. "It's a wide ...
WESH

Orlando 'RAISE' program teaches life skills to young people with disabilities

ENOUGH TO DO IN LIFE, BUT IMAGINE DOING IT IF YOU’RE DOING IT WITH DISABILITIES. SO WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO HELP PEOPLE DEVELOP THE LIFE SKILLS NEEDED TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN A JOB OR IN LIFE? AS WESH 2’S ...
Long Island Press

FREE Opens Brentwood Job Center for People With Disabilities

A new center offering job training and employment support for individuals with disabilities has officially opened in Brentwood, marking a major step toward inclusive workforce development on Long ...
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Youth Month – Engen Launches Call Centre Training for People with Disabilities, Tackling Youth Unemployment and Critical Skills Shortages

In celebration of Youth Month, Engen is proud to highlight the success of its inaugural Call Centre Skills Centre (CSC) learnership and announce the intake of ten new trainees—all people with ...
PBS

Why police still lack training to effectively respond to people with disabilities

Despite the rise of people diagnosed with autism, explicit training for law enforcement to respond to people with developmental or intellectual disabilities is still rare. Misunderstandings between ...