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Thousands of Benefits Planners Is Ray Cebula’s Legacy

Ray Cebula reflects on his legacy and the impact of his life’s work to train benefits planners to assist people with disabilities who want to work.
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Thousands of Benefits Planners Is Ray Cebula’s Legacy

YTI Receives Grant to Fund ADA Center, Support Mental Health Research

The center will provide guidance and training on the Americans with Disabilities Act, and researchers will investigate ways to make workplace mental health programs more accessible.
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YTI Receives Grant to Fund ADA Center, Support Mental Health Research

Strategies for Helping People with Disabilities Achieve Vocational Goals and Make Informed Choices about Work

Two projects that will provide policymakers with research-based recommendations to support people with disabilities seeking jobs in integrated settings paying above subminimum wage are underway at the Yang-Tan Institute on Employment and Disability.
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Strategies for Helping People with Disabilities Achieve Vocational Goals and Make Informed Choices about Work

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YTI Works for New York State

Partnering with state agencies, policymakers, and communities across New York state to support efforts to increase employment of people with disabilities

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It’s not possible to determine what somebody can achieve based on some disability or diversity characteristic that they have. Everyone has a right to participate in society to the best of their ability.
– WENDY STROBEL GOWER, THOMAS P. GOLDEN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
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