Dear Boss (Wo)Man, ,

I wanted to tell you about an article I just read. You see, the federal government just made a $15 million dollar commitment to create more job training programs for individuals with developmental disabilities and this is obviously very exciting news!

$15 million dollars is a fairly substantial amount of money and the cause could not be more deserving of such funds. I’m super excited  – there’s just one problem. Once we have people taking advantage of these federally funded training programs, they are going to be looking for somewhere to work. Just like all of the skilled people with disabilities who are looking for work now. 

And, if you won’t give them a chance... who will?

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The need for more employment opportunities for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities is a hot topic these days and Microsoft is joining the conversation – in a very positive way.

Last week, the software giant announced a new pilot program with Specialisterne that is focused on hiring people with autism for full-time positions in their Redmond, Washington headquarters.

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Each and every month our team has a roundtable meeting to share and discuss timely news stories and articles relevant to our industry.

In our January gathering, one of the hot topics was self-employment and the rise of entrepreneurism in the ID/DD community.

An article in the Fargo Sun Times titled, More Individuals with Developmental Disabilities Own, Operate Businesses really got us thinking.

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Here are some stories making headlines in the world of I/DD services this week.

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