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'Heartbreak' as report shows job issues for adults with learning disabilities

The mother of a young man with a learning disability has said it is "heartbreaking" watching her son "starting to sense that he's not having the opportunities or the chances of somebody his age".
The Oakland PressOpinion

Column: Too many people with disabilities are being left on sidelines in job search

Throughout Oakland County and across Michigan, many businesses are posting “Help Wanted” signs. Restaurants, manufacturers, ...
WGN-TV

Creating jobs for people with learning and developmental disabilities

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Local non-profit Gateway To Learning is ...
WTSP

Project SEARCH program helping adults with disabilities prepare for jobs

TAMPA, Fla. — Marielle Kaspar said she started off shy nine months ago. On Wednesday, she spoke proudly in front of a room full of people having gained new public engagement and communications skills ...
BBC

'I gained independence through learning farm skills'

A charity in East Sussex is helping adults with learning disabilities find jobs through gaining farm skills. Little Gate Farm, near Rye, matches its trainees to local employers and supports them to ...
JSTOR Daily

Improved Targeting of Social Programs: An Application to a State Job Coaching Program for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities

In a climate of flat or shrinking budgets, can programs reallocate existing resources to improve efficiency? We illustrate the potential for gains from redirecting resources using data from a state ...
ABC 7 Chicago

New program helps adults with intellectual challenges after aging out of public education system

CHICAGO (WLS) -- For 24-year-old Marquez Jones and his mother, it's a bridge to a brighter future. "It's life-changing. It's life-changing to be able to give him the skills that he needs to be, to ...
Education Week

These Grants Could Help Students With Disabilities Access Jobs, Training

The U.S. Department of Education is investing $236 million into a perennial challenge in education: Helping young people with disabilities move from K-12 schools to post-secondary programs and the ...
WGN-TV

Applications open for ComEd’s job training program for adults with developmental disabilities

CHICAGO — Applications are now open for ComEd’s Energy Force Ambassador Program, a job training program for adults with developmental disabilities. According to ComEd, those who are chosen to ...
WHYY

Philly study focuses on learning how to use public transit as path to independence for people with learning disabilities

Luke Tomczuk, 28, of Philadelphia, is a member of a research team at Temple University studying the effectiveness of Chance to Ride, a training curriculum and program designed to teach young adults ...
BBC

'I gained independence through learning farm skills'

Little Gate Farm matched Dan Bowen with his employers, a fishmongers in East Sussex A charity in East Sussex is helping adults with learning disabilities find jobs through gaining farm skills. Little ...