Goldman Sachs announces its Neurodiversity Hiring Initiative internships in New York and Jersey City this Fall.

Informational Workshop: Wednesday, September 4 or Thursday, September 5

Assessment: Monday, September 16 – Friday, October 4

Internship: Monday, October 21 – Friday, December 13

Find out more at:
​https://specialisterneusa.com/2019/07/goldman-sachs-neurodiversitywork-internship/

We are pleased to publish two more Research Briefs related to college students with disabilities and their employment.

In Career Development Needs and Models of Support Kate Pillette of Northeastern University reviews the literature related to the career development needs of college students with disabilities. Her brief highlights exemplary career support models and offers recommendations for best practices in maximizing positive employment outcomes for persons with disabilities.

Jay Feldman of RTI International’s Center for the Evaluation and Study of Educational Equity examines research-based, and promising practices in providing support and training for college students with mental health disabilities in ​Career Development for College Students with Mental Health Disabilities.

Both are available at the NCCSD Research Brief page: ​http://www.nccsdonline.org/research-briefs.html

Join free live webinars, and view recorded ones about National Trends in Disability Employment  (nTIDE),  a project of the  University of New Hampshire's Institute on Disability (UNH-IOD)  in partnership with Kessler Foundation

https://researchondisability.org/home/ntide

​The National Center for College Students with Disabilities (NCCSD) at the Association on Higher Education And Disability (AHEAD) is pleased to announce the publication of a new research brief. 

This Brief shares the career development and employment landscape for disabled students along with recommendations and strategies for college professionals to improve services. Please share with your networks.

Students with Disabilities and Post-College Employment: How Much Do We Know?
By Elizabeth Kutscher, Lauren Naples, and Maxine Freund

Available at http://www.nccsdonline.org/research-briefs.html in Word and PDF formats

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Here's the first Job Accommodation Network ENews Newsletter for 2019. Helpful information for employers and employees. You can subscribe to the newsletter at: https://askjan.org/newsletters/2019/ENews-V17-I1-cfm.cfm

The Trump Administration is eyeing changes to the Obama-era WIOA which will impact disabled workers.

https://www.disabilityscoop.com/2019/01/14/feds-weigh-changes-work-rules/25876/