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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

Untapped opportunities for employers: Benefits of hiring people with disabilities

CHRON News
“Employers are recognizing they may be unnecessarily eliminating applicants,” said Susanne Bruyère, academic director at the Yang-Tan Institute on Employment and Disability, sharing how health issues can create gaps in a job candidate’s employment history that may cause an AI to screen out a qualified job candidate.
Untapped opportunities for employers: Benefits of hiring people with disabilities

Local businesses recognized during National Disability Employment Awareness Month

Binghamton Homepage.com
“I think all of us find identity in our job, in our work. … We want to make sure that what we’re doing and how we’re spending our time matters,” said Wendy Strobel Gower, executive director of ILR’s Yang-Tan Institute, in a keynote speech covered in this article.
Local businesses recognized during National Disability Employment Awareness Month

Inclusive employment centre stage at IDEA Symposium

Canadian Occupational Safety
This article relays specific advice about improving employment outcomes for people with disabilities that was offered by Susanne Bruyère, academic director of the Yang-Tan Institute, in her opening keynote to the Inclusive Design for Employment Access (IDEA) Symposium at the University of Toronto.
Inclusive employment centre stage at IDEA Symposium

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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