Nearly Half of the Oldest Americans Have Disabilities
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The Gifts and Challenges of Being a Quadriplegic Father
Central PA Organization Aiding Ukrainian Refugees Living With Disabilities — RCPA Member Keystone Human Services Featured
How Blended, Braided, or Sequenced Funding Can Help Drive Employment, Equity, and Inclusion
The LEAD Center will host a webinar entitled “How Blended, Braided, or Sequenced Funding Can Help Drive Employment, Equity, and Inclusion” on Tuesday, March 22, 2022 from 3:00 pm–4:30 pm ET. This federal interagency webinar will feature state practitioners across the workforce system discussing how they successfully applied innovative and collaborative resource sharing to benefit both businesses and jobseekers with disabilities.
Register here for the webinar.
DRP Requesting Information on Voter Experience for Individuals With Disabilities
Disability Rights PA (DRP) is collaborating with Penn State to conduct a project that seeks to learn about the experiences of people with disabilities when voting. You can view the flyer with information about the interviews as well as contact information to participate in the interviews, which are being conducted by researchers at Penn State.
Interviews are happening now over the next two weeks, and there are still spots remaining to be interviewed. DRP and Penn State would very much like to hear from voters with disabilities about their experiences and any barriers they have faced in voting.
Creating Inclusive Virtual and Hybrid Apprenticeships
The Partnership on Inclusive Apprenticeship released a guide on “Creating Inclusive Virtual & Hybrid Apprenticeships: What Apprentice Learned During COVID-19.” This guide discusses how Apprentice, a technology apprenticeship intermediary, successfully transitioned to a 100% virtual environment during the COVID-19 pandemic. Their experience shows how apprenticeship programs can actively transform their business models to recruit and support apprentices with disabilities. The guide offers valuable insights, approaches and lessons learned to help other organizations shift to remote work. Read “Creating Inclusive Virtual & Hybrid Apprenticeships: What Apprentice Learned During COVID-19” here.
Businesses in Lehigh Valley Finding Success as They Hire People With Disabilities
Low Wages and Pandemic Gut Staffing Support for Those With Disabilities
