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The Safe and Productive Internet Life & Literacy Skills Curriculum... Teaching students with disabilities essential Internet skills in today's digital world.  
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Special skills, special training
05/22/10 - Disability Aware & Business
How Would It Feel to Be on the Other Side of Disability? Great Video!
05/17/10 - Disability Aware & Business
Tips to Follow When Employing People with Disabilities
05/08/10 - Disability Aware & Business
Employers, Workers Get Help Understanding Disability Rights On The Job
05/07/10 - Disability Aware & Business
Tips, help, and more tips!
JJ's List Applauded for Doing the Most with the Least
04/25/10 - Disability Aware & Business
JJ's List won praise, even when it didn't win the USA Today contest.
Big win for employers in disability bias case
04/25/10 - Disability Aware & Business
Employers frequently worry that if they discharge a disabled employee, they will be sued for disability discrimination even if they had a good reason for terminating the employee. That’s because disabled employees may claim their disability was a motivating factor in the decision. Until recently, that was enough to win at least a partial victory in court. Fortunately, that’s no longer the case.
Nebraska developmental disability programs to focus on jobs
04/25/10 - Disability Aware & Business
Programs for adults with developmental disabilities will be more focused on finding jobs for them, under new agreements with the federal Medicaid program. Previously, the state of Nebraska paid agencies working with adults with developmental disabilities only for the time they were working face to face with a client, said Jodi Fenner, director of the state's Division of Developmental Disabilities. Now the state can pay for the legwork agencies take to create job opportunities for adults with developmental disabilities, under new agreements.
Duquesne professor working to help autistic people work
04/05/10 - Disability Aware & Business
Young men with Asperger syndrome or other forms of high-functioning autism, a neurobiological disorder that affects communication skills, can often learn the skills of a job fairly easily. What they struggle with is how to behave with people. Dr. Huang's solution? Pair them with mentors who will stay with them throughout the work shift and coach them on how to interact with bosses, co-workers and customers.
Northbrook woman's line gives clothes a soft touch
04/05/10 - Disability Aware & Business
Try finding clothes that are tagless, flat-seamed, wide-collared, elastic-waisted, smooth, bio-washed cotton and styled with a creative flare. That describes Soft Clothing for All Children, the first line of its kind specifically created for youngsters with tactile sensitivity, but fashionable enough to appeal to any kid's taste.
Duquesne professor working to help autistic people work
03/29/10 - Disability Aware & Business
Young men with Asperger syndrome or other forms of high-functioning autism, a neurobiological disorder that affects communication skills, can often learn the skills of a job fairly easily. What they struggle with is how to behave with people. Dr. Huang's solution? Pair them with mentors who will stay with them throughout the work shift and coach them on how to interact with bosses, co-workers and customers.
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