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nTIDE October 2020 Jobs Report: Job numbers hold steady for Americans with disabilities
Kessler Foundation and University of New Hampshire nTIDE Report--featuring Job Path, a New York City based nonprofit that taps multiple ...
September 2020 COVID Update: Americans with disabilities strive to stay in labor market
As the pandemic persists, furloughs are converting to job losses for many workers, increasing the number of people actively looking ...
How is gender diversity achieved in working life?
Credit: University of Bern The aim of the international "G-VERSITY - Achieving Gender Diversity" research project is not just to ...
The rise of ‘zoom towns’ in the rural west
Growing populations in gateway communities cause urgent planning challenges; the GNAR initiative aims to help local officials prepareCredit: Brian Whitehead/National ...
UC Davis creates new college program for students with intellectual disabilities
The fully integrated program is the first of its kind in CaliforniaCredit: UC Davis Health The UC Davis MIND Institute ...
Study defines risk factors for unemployment in working people with multiple sclerosis
Lauren Strober, PhD, of Kessler Foundation reports on first prospective study of employment in multiple sclerosis, identifying factors and behaviors ...
nTIDE Sept 2020 Jobs Report: Unease rises as numbers fall for Americans with disabilities
Kessler Foundation and University of New Hampshire nTIDE Report--featuring more on the 2020 Kessler Foundation National Employment and Disability Survey ...
August 2020 COVID update: Shift to actively looking to work may signal slowing recovery
nTIDE's experts take a closer look at factors underlying fluctuations in the unemployment numbers for people with and without disabilitiesCredit: ...
Perspective on employment rates after spinal cord injury – 30 years after the ADA
Experts detail new paradigms of vocational rehabilitation that are fostering measurable progress in employment outcomes for individuals with spinal cord ...
New funding explores the social, cultural and economic impact of COVID-19
Credit: uOttawa Seven University of Ottawa professors are among recipients of millions in funding from The Social Sciences and Humanities ...
Evidence-based vocational rehab practices raise employment rates after spinal cord injury
Kessler Foundation scientists detail benefits of returning to work, and effective approaches to improving employment outcomes for individuals disabled by ...
COVID-19 deaths among black essential workers linked to racial disparities
Credit: Charlie Ehlert Racial disparities among essential workers could be a key reason that Black Americans are more likely than ...
nTIDE August 2020 Jobs Report: Modest gains encouraging for Americans with disabilities
Kessler Foundation and University of New Hampshire nTIDE Report--featuring The Chicagoland Entrepreneurship Education for People with Disabilities (CEED) Project, an ...
Employers reject transgender people
Credit: Teiksma Buseva Employers in Sweden more often reject job applications from transgender people - especially in male-dominated occupations. Moreover, ...
nTIDE July 2020 Jobs Report: July numbers raise red flag for Americans with disabilities
Kessler Foundation and University of New Hampshire nTIDE Report--featuring the Just in Time Employment Supports Project, a multi-state project of ...
Impact of climate change on tropical fisheries would create ripples across the world
Tropical oceans and fisheries are threatened by climate change, generating impacts that will affect the sustainable development of both local ...
CSU study links physical stress on the job with brain and memory decline in older age
Credit: Courtesy of Colorado State University A new study out of Colorado State University has found that physical stress in ...
Couldn’t socially distance? Blame your working memory
UC Riverside-led study highlights critical role working memory capacity plays in social distancing compliance during early stages of the COVID-19 ...
nTIDE June 2020 Jobs Report: Numbers up but COVID spikes may impact economic recovery
Kessler Foundation and University of New Hampshire nTIDE Report -- featuring the nonprofit National Organization on Disability, which guides business ...
