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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

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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