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Highlights

Suicide Prevention and Mental Health in the Workplace

Suicide prevention at work, with tips for colleagues and supervisors, was discussed in a research-backed webinar by the Employer Assistance Resource Network on Disability (EARN), which is housed at ILR’s Yang-Tan Institute on Employment and Disability. A recording of the webinar is available.
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Suicide Prevention and Mental Health in the Workplace

Reducing Interview Anxiety for Autistic Applicants

Cornell Chronicle
YTI research shows that to reduce the challenges of job searching, autistic applicants should rehearse socially appropriate responses and practice answering interview questions about teamwork with examples from previous experiences.
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Reducing Interview Anxiety for Autistic Applicants

Focus Group Participants Sought for Study

The Yang-Tan Institute is looking for employers, managers and HR professionals who want to participate in a 90-minute, online focus group as part of a study of how workplace policies, attitudes and practices impact the employment experiences of justice-impacted individuals with disabilities.
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Focus Group Participants Sought for Study

In the News

Governor Hochul Launches Fifth Annual New York State Disability Rights And Employment Awareness Month (DREAM) Symposium

LongIsland.com
“YTI loves working with the Office of the Chief Disability Officer on the DREAM Symposium. It is a great celebration of what people with disabilities bring to the workforce in New York State,” says Wendy Strobel Gower, executive director of ILR’s Yang-Tan Institute, commenting on the Albany-based event.
Governor Hochul Launches Fifth Annual New York State Disability Rights And Employment Awareness Month (DREAM) Symposium

Trump rolls back federal hiring rules. Are disabled workers at risk?

USA Today
“We know people would like to work. We’ve been confirming that for ages. And many people are qualified, but they get stopped at the door,” says Susanne Bruyère, academic director of ILR’s Yang-Tan Institute on Employment and Disability, discussing research about people with disabilities and employment.
Trump rolls back federal hiring rules. Are disabled workers at risk?

Pessimism, Cost of Living Are on the Rise, New York at Work Report Finds

Cornell Chronicle
Studying two decades of data collected through the Empire State Poll, researchers have found that the cost of living dominates respondents’ key concerns, eclipsing other priorities, such as the environment.
Pessimism, Cost of Living Are on the Rise, New York at Work Report Finds

In New York State

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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