Disability and Employment News from Across the Web the Week of August 21, 2017
Washington PostJerry Lewis telethons raised billions for
muscular dystrophy. Many cheered when he went off the air.Washington
PostMattlin, who once appeared on Lewis's telethon, wrote that the annual
spectacle “always turned my stomach” before statin ...
Target
Unveils Clothing For Kids With Special Needs - Disability Scoop
Disability ScoopTarget Unveils Clothing For Kids With
Special NeedsDisability Scoop“We heard from our guests — and members of our own
team — that there's a need for sensory-friendly clothing for kids that is both
fashionable and affordable,” Meghan R ...
Disabled
Teen Gets VIP Biker Escort to School to Show Bullies Who's Boss - WKRG
WKRG-Disabled Teen Gets VIP Biker Escort to School to
Show Bullies Who's BossWKRGCoarsegold, Calif (KGPE) – A Coarsegold teen got the
escort of a lifetime to her first day of high school. 14-year-old Hannah Lewis
was born with Spina Bifida, a disablin ...
Seattle
Moves to End Minimum Wage Exemption for Disabled Workers - Seattle Weekly
Seattle Moves to End Minimum Wage Exemption for Disabled
WorkersSeattle WeeklyEmily Miller, Chief People Officer at the Northwest
Center, says they now employ only six disabled workers in Seattle (as janitors
at the Ballard Locks, with job coaches) a ...
How
Do You Write A Good Cover Letter? HR Professionals Reveal Their Best Tips -
Bustle
Bustle-How Do You Write A Good Cover Letter? HR
Professionals Reveal Their Best TipsBustleI'm so pumped to write a cover letter
today!” Those one-page summaries of all of your best qualities and why your
dream job should hire you are hella intimidatin ...
Nearly
half of jobseekers lie on their resumes - Fast Company
Fast CompanyNearly half of jobseekers lie on their
resumesFast CompanyDo you know someone who misrepresented themselves on their
resume? If so, you're among 46% of over 1,000 workers and the more than 300
senior managers who reported that they know s ...
How
to answer the 5 most important interview questions - Ladders
Ladders-How to answer the 5 most important interview
questionsLaddersMark Zuckerberg, CEO and founder of Facebook, describes his
hiring process this way: “I will only hire someone to work directly for me if I
would work directly for that person.” Zuck
You Are In Control of Your Attitude, and Only You
Personal
Branding Blog – Stand Out In Your Career / by Debra Benton -The
only things you can control in this world are your attitudes and your effort.
You have little or no say over the craziness of your colleagues, boss, the
government, or your family, but you can take charge of your own actions
and
When Those With Autism Age Out, What’s Next?
Disability
Scoop / by Brendan Meyer, The Dallas Morning News/-With little
for her daughter with autism to do after aging out of school, one mom took
matters into her own hands organizing regular activities for adults on the
spectrum.