{"id":504,"date":"2020-10-07T09:53:59","date_gmt":"2020-10-07T14:53:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yestoemployment.org\/?page_id=504"},"modified":"2020-12-15T13:09:07","modified_gmt":"2020-12-15T19:09:07","slug":"ndeam-2020","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/yestoemployment.org\/ndeam-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"NDEAM 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"504\" class=\"elementor elementor-504\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a1e6b8e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a1e6b8e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aadb015\" data-id=\"aadb015\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fe30c3e\" data-id=\"fe30c3e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24b840e elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"24b840e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Events<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1c3205 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"f1c3205\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-calendar-alt\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-005a8ec elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"005a8ec\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8ad7dfb\" data-id=\"8ad7dfb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1d13a3f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1d13a3f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-04fb40e\" data-id=\"04fb40e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-698069c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"698069c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">National Disability Employment Awareness Month 2020<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d679128 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d679128\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">October 2020<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ecee0a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ecee0a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM)! The purpose of NDEAM is to educate about disability employment issues and celebrate the many and varied contributions of America&#8217;s workers with disabilities. This year\u2019s NDEAM theme is \u201cIncreasing Access and Opportunity\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-da04bee\" data-id=\"da04bee\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4263d7c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4263d7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dol.gov\/agencies\/odep\/initiatives\/ndeam\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"647\" src=\"https:\/\/yestoemployment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/NDEAM-2020-Poster.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-507\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yestoemployment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/NDEAM-2020-Poster.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/yestoemployment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/NDEAM-2020-Poster-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/yestoemployment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/NDEAM-2020-Poster-768x497.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b02021 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4b02021\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) has provided a range of resources to help employers and other organizations plan NDEAM. Resources include the official poster, sample articles, a press release, proclamation, and social media content.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5403f5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5403f5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Each year, National Disability Employment Awareness Month, is led by the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dol.gov\/agencies\/odep\/initiatives\/ndeam\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">U.S. Department of Labor&#8217;s Office of Disability Employment Policy<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (ODEP), but the true spirit lies in the many observances held at the grassroots level across the nation every year. Employers of all sizes and in all industries are encouraged to participate in NDEAM. Please join the YES! Center as we celebrate the achievements of workers with disabilities and continue to promote access to competitive, integrated, employment for all!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ada3b8 elementor-grid-3 elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-top elementor-posts--show-avatar elementor-card-shadow-yes elementor-posts__hover-gradient elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"0ada3b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;pagination_type&quot;:&quot;numbers&quot;,&quot;cards_columns&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;cards_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;cards_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;cards_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:35,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;cards_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;cards_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.cards\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-cards elementor-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-595 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog category-ndeam-blog\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/yestoemployment.org\/things-to-consider-when-developing-equitable-employment-programs\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"195\" src=\"https:\/\/yestoemployment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/DC-Team-300x195.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-597\" alt=\"Photo of 9 sitting around a round conference table having a discussion.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yestoemployment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/DC-Team-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/yestoemployment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/DC-Team-1024x664.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/yestoemployment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/DC-Team-768x498.jpg 768w, https:\/\/yestoemployment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/DC-Team-1536x996.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/yestoemployment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/DC-Team-scaled.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/yestoemployment.org\/things-to-consider-when-developing-equitable-employment-programs\/\">\n\t\t\t\tThings to Consider When Developing Equitable Employment Programs\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Below are three questions I ask myself when developing or working on any employment program for youth with disabilities:&nbsp; Who are we missing at the table? Am I developing this<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/yestoemployment.org\/things-to-consider-when-developing-equitable-employment-programs\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Things to Consider When Developing Equitable Employment Programs\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tOctober 30, 2020\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-586 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog category-ndeam-blog\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/yestoemployment.org\/a-way-to-get-there-addressing-transportation-in-rural-areas\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"204\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/yestoemployment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Frank-Huffman-2-204x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-591\" alt=\"Photo of Frank Huffman, who uses a power wheelchair, smiling looking at the camera on a dock overlooking. water.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yestoemployment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Frank-Huffman-2-204x300.jpg 204w, https:\/\/yestoemployment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Frank-Huffman-2.jpg 528w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 204px) 100vw, 204px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/yestoemployment.org\/a-way-to-get-there-addressing-transportation-in-rural-areas\/\">\n\t\t\t\tA Way to Get There: Addressing Transportation in Rural Areas\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Transportation touches on every aspect of our lives &#8211; from attending school, career training, attending community activities and religious services, shopping and banking, obtaining medical care, and engaging in employment.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/yestoemployment.org\/a-way-to-get-there-addressing-transportation-in-rural-areas\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about A Way to Get There: Addressing Transportation in Rural Areas\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tOctober 28, 2020\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-566 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog category-ndeam-blog\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/yestoemployment.org\/utah-school-to-work-project-working-with-youth-with-significant-disabilities\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/yestoemployment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Andrew-169x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-573\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yestoemployment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Andrew-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/yestoemployment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Andrew-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/yestoemployment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Andrew-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/yestoemployment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Andrew-864x1536.jpg 864w, https:\/\/yestoemployment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Andrew.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/yestoemployment.org\/utah-school-to-work-project-working-with-youth-with-significant-disabilities\/\">\n\t\t\t\tUtah School to Work Project: Working with Youth            with Significant Disabilities\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Utah School to Work Project has developed eight (8) project demonstration sites, where multi-agency partners work together as a team to coordinate employment services for transition age youth with significant<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/yestoemployment.org\/utah-school-to-work-project-working-with-youth-with-significant-disabilities\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Utah School to Work Project: Working with Youth            with Significant Disabilities\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tOctober 19, 2020\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-556 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-ndeam-podcast category-podcasts tag-employment tag-national-disability-employment-awareness-month\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/yestoemployment.org\/national-disability-employment-awareness-month-alison-barkoff\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" src=\"https:\/\/yestoemployment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/YES-to-Employment-podcast-logo-v2-300x198.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-557\" alt=\"The YES! to Employment podcast logo: the silhouette of a table-top microphone against a blue and yellow background with the YES! Center logo, tagline and URL.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yestoemployment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/YES-to-Employment-podcast-logo-v2-300x198.png 300w, https:\/\/yestoemployment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/YES-to-Employment-podcast-logo-v2-1024x676.png 1024w, https:\/\/yestoemployment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/YES-to-Employment-podcast-logo-v2-768x507.png 768w, https:\/\/yestoemployment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/YES-to-Employment-podcast-logo-v2-1536x1015.png 1536w, https:\/\/yestoemployment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/YES-to-Employment-podcast-logo-v2.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/yestoemployment.org\/national-disability-employment-awareness-month-alison-barkoff\/\">\n\t\t\t\tNational Disability Employment Awareness Month: Alison Barkoff\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>This is the first in a series of podcasts in recognition of National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM). TASH\u2019s interim Executive Director, Serena Lowe talks with Alison Barkoff, the Director<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/yestoemployment.org\/national-disability-employment-awareness-month-alison-barkoff\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about National Disability Employment Awareness Month: Alison Barkoff\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tOctober 14, 2020\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-516 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog category-ndeam-blog\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/yestoemployment.org\/want-to-engage-families-better-just-listen\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/yestoemployment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_1580.jpeg_1602258448850-edited-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-542\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yestoemployment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_1580.jpeg_1602258448850-edited-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/yestoemployment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_1580.jpeg_1602258448850-edited-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/yestoemployment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_1580.jpeg_1602258448850-edited-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/yestoemployment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_1580.jpeg_1602258448850-edited-768x769.jpg 768w, https:\/\/yestoemployment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_1580.jpeg_1602258448850-edited.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/yestoemployment.org\/want-to-engage-families-better-just-listen\/\">\n\t\t\t\tWant to Engage Families Better? Just Listen.\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>\u201cI know I should be thinking about the future, but frankly the prospect of her being employed scares me. She\u2019s very vulnerable. You\u2019ll have to be patient with me and<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/yestoemployment.org\/want-to-engage-families-better-just-listen\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Want to Engage Families Better? Just Listen.\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tOctober 13, 2020\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-492 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-success-stories category-blog category-ndeam-success-stories tag-ndeam75 tag-employment tag-national-disability-employment-awareness-month tag-ndeam\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/yestoemployment.org\/meet-devon\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/yestoemployment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Devon-edited-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-495\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yestoemployment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Devon-edited-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/yestoemployment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Devon-edited-1022x1024.jpg 1022w, https:\/\/yestoemployment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Devon-edited-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/yestoemployment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Devon-edited-768x769.jpg 768w, https:\/\/yestoemployment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Devon-edited.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/yestoemployment.org\/meet-devon\/\">\n\t\t\t\tDevon&#8217;s Story of Employment &#8211; &#8220;I love my job!&#8221;\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>I love my job.&nbsp; I started working at Universal Cells (UCells), an Astellas Pharma company located in Seattle, Washington, in February 2018 as an Office Lab Assistant.&nbsp; There have been<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/yestoemployment.org\/meet-devon\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Devon&#8217;s Story of Employment &#8211; &#8220;I love my job!&#8221;\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tOctober 6, 2020\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-477 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog category-ndeam-blog\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/yestoemployment.org\/people-with-disabilities-want-careers-just-like-everyone-else\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" src=\"https:\/\/yestoemployment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/YES-Center-BG-22-300x224.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-478\" alt=\"Tia with Dee Muller Katovitch, one of her professors at Syracuse University.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yestoemployment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/YES-Center-BG-22-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/yestoemployment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/YES-Center-BG-22.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/yestoemployment.org\/people-with-disabilities-want-careers-just-like-everyone-else\/\">\n\t\t\t\tPeople with disabilities want Careers&#8230; just like everyone else!\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Tia with Dee Muller Katovitch, one of her professors at Syracuse University. Career development is very important to me because I believe that people with disabilities should have the same<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/yestoemployment.org\/people-with-disabilities-want-careers-just-like-everyone-else\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about People with disabilities want Careers&#8230; just like everyone else!\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tOctober 1, 2020\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c84f7f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c84f7f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">NDEAM Activities<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-a76e1da elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a76e1da\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e989b16\" data-id=\"e989b16\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e7eb4a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7e7eb4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Three Part Webinar Series<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0daa628\" data-id=\"0daa628\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70f87dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"70f87dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/yestoemployment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/YES_tech_webinar_logo.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-408\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yestoemployment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/YES_tech_webinar_logo.png 800w, https:\/\/yestoemployment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/YES_tech_webinar_logo-300x100.png 300w, https:\/\/yestoemployment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/YES_tech_webinar_logo-768x256.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cb5f9f elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"5cb5f9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08e99cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"08e99cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Please join the YES! Center for a three-part webinar series, Technology, Communications &amp; Employment for Youth with Disabilities, on October 15th, 22nd, and 29th as we explore various approaches for infusing technological solutions into strategies for supporting individuals with significant disabilities live their best lives through employment, independent living, and full participation in the community.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c7f6e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"0c7f6e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"\/technology-communication-employment-for-youth-with-disabilities-webinar\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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These individuals will talk about their experiences in finding jobs and in participating in the workforce.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also on the blog, read all about the innovative strategies the Partnerships in Employment (PIE) grantees funded by the Administration for Community Living\u2019s Administration on Disabilities are deploying to promote employment systems-change efforts in their states.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Events National Disability Employment Awareness Month 2020 October 2020 October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM)! The purpose of NDEAM is to educate about disability employment issues and celebrate the many and varied contributions of America&#8217;s workers with disabilities. 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