Our Story
For over 60 years, the Yang-Tan Institute on Employment and Disability in the Cornell University ILR School has conducted a unique combination of research and outreach. With a mission of advancing the inclusion and full participation of people with disabilities in the workplace and community, our research, training, and technical resources expand knowledge about disability inclusion, leading to meaningful change.
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YTI provides high-quality online learning experiences to managers, practitioners, advocates, and policy makers in the disability field
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– WENDY STROBEL GOWER, THOMAS P. GOLDEN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR