Disability and Employment News the Week of July 17, 2017


Workers With Disabilities Paid Little While Executives Got Six Figures

Disability Scoop / by Corlyn Voorhees, Bangor Daily News-A nonprofit paid some of its employees with disabilities as little as $2 to $3 an hour, while top managers took home as much as $570,000, an investigation finds.

Females with Autism Show Greater Difficulty with Everyday Tasks Than Males

Disabled World -Largest study to date of executive function in females with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) reveals unique challenges in diagnosis and intervention

National Disability Voter Registration Week Begins

disability / Patch.com-MARIN COUNTY, CA – In honor of National Disability Voter Registration Week, the Marin County Elections Department and the nonprofit Marin Center for Independent Living are partnering July 17-21 to promote voter registration for people with disabilities .

Disability Services Remain In Peril Under Revised Health Bill - Disability Scoop

Disability ScoopDisability Services Remain In Peril Under Revised Health BillDisability ScoopDespite a nod to the vulnerability of home and community-based services under a Republican health care plan in the U.S. Senate, disability advocates say a ne ...

EEOC Sues Advanced Home Care For Disability Discrimination - The National Law Review

The National Law ReviewEEOC Sues Advanced Home Care For Disability DiscriminationThe National Law ReviewWhen Pennell returned from medical leave related to her disability, she asked her supervisor, the revenue program manager, if she could telework a ...

Doctors With Disabilities: Why They're Important - New York Times

New York TimesDoctors With Disabilities: Why They're ImportantNew York TimesBut the prospect of less stigma and greater support for people with disabilities was a central reason my family immigrated to the United States. My sister was born the same y ...

7 words smart job candidates avoid in cover letters - Ladders

Ladders7 words smart job candidates avoid in cover lettersLadders“Cover letters give you a way to make a first impression and to directly address the key requirements of the position, helping to get you past the initial screening and encouraging the ...

 

Tech may replace half of all low-skilled jobs in the U.S. - CBS News - CBS News

CBS NewsTech may replace half of all low-skilled jobs in the U.S. - CBS NewsCBS NewsBall State University sits in Muncie, Indiana, at the heart the "Rust Belt," so educators there have the right to be pessimistic about the drift of the U.S. economy.a ...

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Indeed tips on #succeeding in first week, month and 90 days of your new #job indeedhi.re/2rCIsg1

Easterseals HQ@Easter_Seals

For actors with #disabilities, memorizing the part is only the beginning nyti.ms/2v9Tag7

Ability Chicago Info@AbilityChicago

Maine nonprofit paid #disabled workers less than minimum wage, its executives got six figures bangordailynews.com/2017/07/12/mai… via @bangordailynews