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Improving Interviews for Autistic Jobseekers

Researchers at ILR's Yang-Tan Institute are studying the experiences of Autistic jobseekers in STEM to understand interview challenges and develop recommendations for improving the hiring process.
Job interview
Improving Interviews for Autistic Jobseekers

Relentless Advocate Bridges Research, Policy and Practice

Scientific inquiry, practical solutions and pioneering strategies led by Susanne Bruyère have changed work cultures around the world to include more people with disabilities.
Susanne Bruyère
Relentless Advocate Bridges Research, Policy and Practice

Employment First Is Focus of 2025 DREAM Symposium

The Yang-Tan Institute on Employment and Disability helped to plan and support a two-day symposium held in Albany that aimed to support New York’s Employment First goals.
The audience in the front row and farther back, at the 2025 DREAM keynote
Employment First Is Focus of 2025 DREAM Symposium

In the News

Matthew Saleh Wins Community-Engaged Practice and Innovation Award

Cornell Chronicle
Senior Research Associate at Yang-Tan Institute recognized for his work on career pathways for youth with disabilities and other barriers to employment.
Matthew Saleh Wins Community-Engaged Practice and Innovation Award

Cartoons About Disability Will Educate Children

Cornell Chronicle
Familiarizing children with disability is the goal of a Northeast ADA Center video project launching this summer and aimed at students in kindergarten through third grade.
Cartoons About Disability Will Educate Children

Can My Boss Force Me Not to Wear a Face Mask at Work?

Wall Street Journal
Wendy Strobel Gower, program director at the Yang-Tan Institute on Employment and Disability, says, “It comes down to: Does your company have an obligation to follow the guidance of federal and also state and local authorities?”
Can My Boss Force Me Not to Wear a Face Mask at Work?

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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