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Medicaid HR1 Work Rules Create Concerns for People with Disabilities

The new Medicaid HR1 work rules have created concerns for thousands of people with disabilities who rely on Medicaid to work, live in the community and manage complex health needs.
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Medicaid HR1 Work Rules Create Concerns for People with Disabilities

Disability Compounds Employment Woes for People with Criminal Records, and Vice Versa

Cornell Chronicle
Justice-impacted individuals with disabilities are considerably less likely to be employed than people with disabilities who have not interacted with the criminal justice system, according to Yang-Tan Institute research.
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Disability Compounds Employment Woes for People with Criminal Records, and Vice Versa

NYS Can Protect Workers with Disabilities, Strobel Gower Tells State Senate

Cornell Chronicle
Wendy Strobel Gower, executive director of YTI, testified before the NY State Senate that individuals with disabilities face numerous challenges in the workplace and a growing threat from recent federal policy changes – but that New York state can mitigate these harms.
Wendy Strobel Gower testifies before the NY State Senate
NYS Can Protect Workers with Disabilities, Strobel Gower Tells State Senate

In the News

Pictured Rocks opens accessibility feedback for trails, waterfalls and campgrounds

Yahoo News
Disability Statistics, a website created by the Northeast ADA Center – which is housed within ILR’s Yang-Tan Institute on Employment and Disability – is referenced in this article about accessibility at Pictured Rocks National Lake Shore, in Michigan. [Syndicated from MLive]
Pictured Rocks opens accessibility feedback for trails, waterfalls and campgrounds

Cornell expert urges New York lawmakers to strengthen workplace protections for people with disabilities

FingerLakes1.com
“Without strong federal enforcement, New Yorkers with disabilities are at greater risk of exclusion,” said Wendy Strobel Gower, executive director of ILR’s Yang-Tan Institute, as part of her May 6 testimony to the New York Senate Standing Committee on Disabilities and the Senate Standing Committee on Labor.
Cornell expert urges New York lawmakers to strengthen workplace protections for people with disabilities

As more workers request accommodations, how should workplaces react?

Fortune
Susanne Bruyère, academic director of the Yang-Tan Institute on Employment and Disability, discusses how prominent companies are adapting hiring practices to support neurodivergent employees.
As more workers request accommodations, how should workplaces react?

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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