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.
Embracing inclusion during Disability Employment Awareness Month Read More »
In honor of National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM), here are just some of the benefits of hiring people with developmental disabilities.
Employing people with developmental disabilities is good for business Read More »
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.
Shining a spotlight on 2023 Retail Associates of the Year Read More »
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.
DD Month: Tyler creates opportunities as an AbleLight DSP Read More »
Learn about our new framework for education and how it provides unique opportunities for AbleLight College students through internships.
Preparing AbleLight College students for the future Read More »
We are proud to hire people with disabilities! Learn how we help others find integrated employment through Employment Support services such as job coaching.
Helping People with Developmental Disabilities Find Meaningful Work Read More »
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?
Discover the most rewarding job you never knew existed. Read More »
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.
Direct Support Professionals—It starts as a job and becomes a career Read More »
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.
Direct Support Professionals—the unsung heroes of healthcare Read More »
Most people with developmental disabilities do not have paid, integrated employment, but many parents are working to change that by starting their own businesses. Why? So their loved ones can experience the fulfillment of a job where they can contribute.
Creating business so self-advocates and loved ones can have a job Read More »
