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September 28, 2018 NewsA workforce that empowers everyone is good for job seekers as well as job creators. Observed each October, National Disability Employment Awareness Month celebrates the contributions of workers with disabilities and educates all about the value of a workforce inclusive of their ...
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September 28, 2018 News
A workforce that empowers everyone is good for job seekers as well as job creators. Observed each October, National Disability Employment Awareness Month celebrates the contributions of workers with disabilities and educates all about the value of a workforce inclusive of their ...
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September 27, 2018 News
October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month and MDI will be featuring 31 individuals, one each day, in support. All featured individuals play an important part in fostering a more inclusive workforce, one where every person is recognized for his or her ...
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September 14, 2018 NewsMDI recognizes National Direct Support Professional Week September 9th – 15th. Staff members are crucial to supporting people with disabilities in the community. To recognize the accomplishments and contributions made by direct support professionals to the lives of people with ...
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September 10, 2018 NewsYou’re invited to MDI’s Ability Bash III, Party with a Purpose! At MDI we focus on abilities and strengths – and it pays off. Help us empower people with disabilities by providing career services: identifying skills and interests, job training, ...
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September 7, 2018 NewsNew York Fashion Week has opened its glamorous tent wider to feature models with disabilities wearing adaptive clothing designs by Tommy Hilfiger, Nike and Target. Organized by the Runway of Dreams Foundation, the show on Wednesday included a catwalk welcoming to wheelchairs, crutches, walking ...
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August 14, 2018 NewsWhen Glynis Harvey and Mark Cagley opened Hidden Manna Cafe four years ago, the couple did not set out to hire people with disabilities. But then a social service agency asked: Might the Matteson restaurant employ a woman with ...
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August 14, 2018 NewsSeveral local organizations have come together to successfully launch Life Skills Academy, a pilot program for youth ages 18-21 with a documented disability. The four-week college level residential program at Itasca Community College helped students learn emotional and social ...
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August 6, 2018 NewsKARE 11 recently featured MDI regarding a University of St. Thomas study discussing the hiring bias for people with disabilities. View video.
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August 3, 2018 NewsA new study released by University of St. Thomas Opus College of Business and local nonprofit manufacturing company MDI confirms what most of us probably suspect: individuals with disabilities face implicit bias when it comes to trying to enter the workforce. ...
