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Highlights

Employment of Justice-Impacted Youth with Disabilities

A new policy brief from the Yang-Tan Institute makes six recommendations for policy changes to improve employment outcomes for formerly incarcerated young adults with disabilities in New York state.
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Employment of Justice-Impacted Youth with Disabilities

Neurodiversity and Employment: Podcast Features Bruyère

Neurodiversity in the workplace is the topic of a Cornell Keynotes podcast episode with Susanne Bruyère from the Yang-Tan Institute.
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Neurodiversity and Employment: Podcast Features Bruyère

Counselors Benefit from Disability-Related Training

What do you get when you combine experts in the disability field at the Yang-Tan Institute with vocational rehabilitation counselors in New York state?
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Counselors Benefit from Disability-Related Training

In the News

These disabled people tried to play by the rules. It cost them their federal benefits

NPR
Debora Wagner, senior extension associate with the Yang Tan Institute on Employment and Disability, discusses the challenges of using Supplemental Security Income.
These disabled people tried to play by the rules. It cost them their federal benefits

I have a disability and I found a job I love. Social Security is making me pay dearly.

The Hill
In this opinion piece, Jennifer Brooks, a research associate at the Yang Tan Institute, explains how Social Security penalizes disabled workers.
I have a disability and I found a job I love. Social Security is making me pay dearly.

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

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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