Employment

Employment can be challenging for people with disabilities. But Griffin is forging his own path to success. Read his incredible story.

People who have autism can be great employees and have a lot to contribute. Here are the top career choices for people with autism.

Here are the facts about employment for people with disabilities today and how integrated community employment benefits everyone involved.

Hear the perspective of two AbleLight Document Control Associates on hiring and working with people with developmental disabilities.

Meet Rach, a nursing home employee who happens to have a disability. Here’s how Rach found more than a job. She found her passion. 

How can you help your loved one prepare for employment? An AbleLight job coach gives some tips on meaningful, integrated employment for loved ones.

People with intellectual and developmental disabilities want to work like everyone else. Work gives them the feeling of being included, says Kurt Rutzen, Disability Advocate at AbleLight.

This week, we sit down with Sarah Watson, an AbleLight Thrift Store manager, to get her take on integrated employment for people with disabilities.

Here are the facts about employment for people with disabilities today and how integrated community employment benefits everyone involved.

Even today, employers are still hesitant to hire people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Here are some of the common reasons and why each one doesn’t hold water.