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Thousands of Benefits Planners Is Ray Cebula’s Legacy
Ray Cebula reflects on his legacy and the impact of his life’s work to train benefits planners to assist people with disabilities who want to work.
YTI Receives Grant to Fund ADA Center, Support Mental Health Research
The center will provide guidance and training on the Americans with Disabilities Act, and researchers will investigate ways to make workplace mental health programs more accessible.
Strategies for Helping People with Disabilities Achieve Vocational Goals and Make Informed Choices about Work
Two projects that will provide policymakers with research-based recommendations to support people with disabilities seeking jobs in integrated settings paying above subminimum wage are underway at the Yang-Tan Institute on Employment and Disability.
Suicide Prevention and Mental Health in the Workplace
Suicide prevention at work, with tips for colleagues and supervisors, was discussed in a research-backed webinar by the Employer Assistance Resource Network on Disability (EARN), which is housed at ILR’s Yang-Tan Institute on Employment and Disability. A recording of the webinar is available.
Reducing Interview Anxiety for Autistic Applicants
Cornell Chronicle
YTI research shows that to reduce the challenges of job searching, autistic applicants should rehearse socially appropriate responses and practice answering interview questions about teamwork with examples from previous experiences.
Medicaid HR1 Work Rules Create Concerns for People with Disabilities
The new Medicaid HR1 work rules have created concerns for thousands of people with disabilities who rely on Medicaid to work, live in the community and manage complex health needs.
Disability Compounds Employment Woes for People with Criminal Records, and Vice Versa
Cornell Chronicle
Justice-impacted individuals with disabilities are considerably less likely to be employed than people with disabilities who have not interacted with the criminal justice system, according to Yang-Tan Institute research.
NYS Can Protect Workers with Disabilities, Strobel Gower Tells State Senate
Cornell Chronicle
Wendy Strobel Gower, executive director of YTI, testified before the NY State Senate that individuals with disabilities face numerous challenges in the workplace and a growing threat from recent federal policy changes – but that New York state can mitigate these harms.
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.
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.
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.
Stress Awareness Day is a reminder to reflect on what stress is, how to stay ahead of it, and why one person’s overwhelming day is another person’s easy glide. It’s also a reminder to consider how to improve workplace accessibility around stress.
Stress-busting resources for Stress Awareness Day that you can download and use right away, as well as professional development opportunities for understanding and reducing workplace stress through a variety of lenses
New Website Helps Businesses Follow the Americans with Disabilities Act
Research-based website explains how small businesses can best follow the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and welcome customers and employees with disabilities
YTI’s recent efforts in our home state of New York have included improving opportunities for people with disabilities to obtain competitive, integrated employment and supporting New York’s efforts to become a model employer of people with disabilities.
News about three field-initiated research grants that YIT was recently awarded by the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research
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.
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.
Bill Erickson Has a Spreadsheet with 3.2 Million Rows
As lead researcher for the DisabilityStatistics.org website, Bill Erickson’s goal is to help people understand the numbers behind disability. In this Q&A, Bill shares how he does this and gives insight into his field.
At New York state’s annual DREAM symposium, the Yang-Tan Institute (YTI) delivered over a dozen breakout sessions that reflected the broad expertise of the institute. The institute also assisted with developing and producing the event.
What the Proposed Rule to End Subminimum Wage Means for Workers with Disabilities
On December 3rd, 2024, the United States Department of Labor proposed a new rule to end the 14c waiver program for people with disabilities. The Yang-Tan Institute's Ellice Switzer responds to a Q&A on the new proposed rule.
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?
Bruyère Educates Saudi Officials on Disability Rights
Susanne Bruyère, a disability rights activist who has spent her career researching and advocating for policy change around inclusive hiring, recently assisted Saudi Arabia’s efforts to promote disability rights.
Researchers at the Yang-Tan Institute have identified “predictors of success” for high schoolers with autism. These experiences correlate with success in postsecondary education, employment and independent living.
Matt is fascinated by the law and its relationship to disability and criminal justice. He is an energetic teacher and researcher in Cornell University’s ILR School, and he has taken on roles involving equity in employment.
Jennifer D. Brooks and Sarah von Schrader investigated how access to remote work for people with disabilities has been affected since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
