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YTI Awarded Field-Initiated Research Grants

News about three field-initiated research grants that YIT was recently awarded by the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research
Wendy Strobel Gower
YTI Awarded Field-Initiated Research Grants

Working Together Emphasized at YTI Conference

Hosted by the Yang-Tan Institute on Employment and Disability, the conference Working Together: Advancing Disability Inclusion in NYS Workplaces brought together leaders, providers, educators, and self-advocates for presentations and conversations.
Susanne Bruyere, speaking at the Working Together conference
Working Together Emphasized at YTI Conference

DisabilityStatistics.org Offers Visualization and Local Data

For those who need data about disability, the revamped DisabilityStatistics.org website offers a wide range of information. A Feb. 26 webinar will introduce new data and features.
Screenshot of Disability Statistics Home page shows the tagline "Disability stats your way". It also shows an athlete doing a sqat. The athlete has a prosthetic leg.
DisabilityStatistics.org Offers Visualization and Local Data

In the News

This Nonprofit is Making Much-Needed Disability Data Easier to Use

Disabled Journalists Association
“What we try to do is provide data and information as up to date as possible based on the best data sources we have available,” said Bill Erickson, senior research specialist, discussing DisabilityStatistics.org, a website with free maps and charts of disability data, published through ILR’s Yang-Tan Institute.
This Nonprofit is Making Much-Needed Disability Data Easier to Use

How manufacturers can recruit and retain workers with disabilities

Manufacturing Dive
“We’ve seen great candidates really get lost when employers rely too heavily on those types of indicators to reach new talent,” says Ellice Switzer, program director, inclusive workplaces, at ILR’s Yang-Tan Institute on Employment and Disability, discussing the importance of evaluating applicants’ skills, not just education or experience.
How manufacturers can recruit and retain workers with disabilities

Redesign Your Hiring Process to Attract Neurodivergent Job Seekers

Reworked
Tips on adjusting recruiting and hiring processes to more effectively attract and interview neurodivergent jobseekers are shared by Susanne Bruyère, academic director at ILR’s Yang-Tan Institute on Employment and Disability.
Redesign Your Hiring Process to Attract Neurodivergent Job Seekers

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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