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The Long-Lasting Impact of Thomas P. Golden

The impact that former Yang-Tan Institute Executive Director Thomas P. Golden made is felt every day in communities across the United States through the lives of his former students.
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The Long-Lasting Impact of Thomas P. Golden

OPEN DOORS partnership assists with message against gun violence

OPEN DOORS gives voice to its members, allowing them to tell their embodied stories to spread awareness of how gun violence can impact lives.
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OPEN DOORS partnership assists with message against gun violence

WIP-C™ credentialing program impacts thousands of lives

As a trained work incentive practitioner, Milton Johnson assists people with disabilities with managing benefits while returning to work and gaining financial independence
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WIP-C™ credentialing program impacts thousands of lives

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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