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4 Tips to Improve Your Experience as an Inclusive Employer (From a Career Coach)

4 Tips to Improve Your Experience as an Inclusive Employer (From a Career Coach)

by Camille Cody | Oct 19, 2020 | Inclusive Employment

By Patsy Webb, M.A.Ed.S., and FLC Career Coach  1) Raise your expectations  One attitude I meet when walking in the door of a new employment opportunity with a coaching client is hesitance. This often means the workplace manager has very low...

3 Things Individuals with IDD Value Most About Having a Job

by Camille Cody | Oct 7, 2020 | Community Partnerships, Inclusive Employment

In his 60 Minutes interview on CBS News, Recruiting for Talent on the Autism Spectrum, Anderson Cooper interviews individuals with Autism about what it’s like finding a job as a person on the spectrum. Their responses on why having a job is meaningful to...
“Everyone Deserves a Place to Belong” featured in 2020 Nashville Film Festival

“Everyone Deserves a Place to Belong” featured in 2020 Nashville Film Festival

by Camille Cody | Oct 5, 2020 | Advocacy Through The Arts, Community Partnerships, Events

 Friends’ film included in 2020 Nashville Film Festival highlights The 2020 Nashville Film Festival is happening now (October 1-7, 2020), and the Friends’s film, Everyone Deserves a Place to Belong, is included this year! Watch Lauren Ponto and Jason...
BBQ & Bluegrass Bash {In YOUR Backyard) in photos

BBQ & Bluegrass Bash {In YOUR Backyard) in photos

by Camille Cody | Oct 1, 2020 | Events

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