Employment

As we celebrate National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM), we’re excited to share Ana’s journey of finding her dream job working with children through AbleLight’s Employment Supports program.

October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM). It’s a time to celebrate and raise awareness around the contributions and capabilities that individuals with disabilities bring to the workforce. It’s also a time to highlight the value and importance of having access to meaningful employment opportunities.

In honor of National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM), here are just some of the benefits of hiring people with developmental disabilities.

This week, we celebrated National Thrift Day across all of our AbleLight Thrift Shops and recognize the dedicated workers that go above and beyond the job.

It’s National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month and throughout the month you’ll hear about people we serve who are thriving with a little support from AbleLight and our dedicated direct support professionals (DSPs), like Tyler, who recognize their unique abilities, their special gifts, and create opportunities for them.

Learn about our new framework for education and how it provides unique opportunities for AbleLight College students through internships.

We are proud to hire people with disabilities! Learn how we help others find integrated employment through Employment Support services such as job coaching.

There are more than 6.5 million people in the U.S. with an intellectual or developmental disability (IDD). Right now, 70% of them are living with an aging parent or caregiver with no plans for the future. What will happen to them when there’s no one left to care for them?

It starts as a job, but can become something far greater. Find out how you can make a career out of being a Direct Support Professional.

Find out what it takes to be a Direct Support Professional (DSP), the unsung heroes that so many people with developmental disabilities depend on every day.