inclusion

Removing Barriers to Employment for People With Disabilities

Removing Barriers to Employment for People With Disabilities

October is U.S. National Disability Employment Awareness Month and while many people struggle to find a job, it is even more difficult if you have a disability. Read the story of 9 people who received the training and found a job, even in the midst of a pandemic.

It's time you hire more people with a disability

It's time you hire more people with a disability

October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month which gives us a chance to celebrate companies that employ people with disabilities and embrace diversity and inclusion practices, and raise awareness for those companies that don’t.  Services to Enhance Potential (STEP) and other Community Rehabilitation Organizations, are preparing individuals with developmental disabilities for these opportunities.  Every day these organizations work with thousands of individuals with disabilities helping prepare them for work opportunities.  Additionally, efforts are taken to work with the potential employer to assure the individual’s transition to the work place is a smooth one and the employer needs continue to be met.