Impact

An op-ed in The Hill recommends improvements for how the Social Security Administration manages overpayments to workers with disabilities.

Jennifer D. Brooks and Sarah von Schrader investigated how access to remote work for people with disabilities has been affected since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

With a professional mission of challenging assumptions about limits around disability, Wendy Strobel Gower is the new Thomas P. Golden Executive Director of the Yang-Tan Institute on Employment and Disability.

A new free website explains work incentives that assist people who receive government disability benefits with moving ahead in their careers.

After a decade of training supported employment specialists in New York, the Yang-Tan Institute shares some successes and looks to the future.

The Yang-Tan Institute on Employment and Disability shares tips related to the ADA, approaching its 33rd anniversary.

A recent profile by the American Psychological Association shares expert advice from Susanne Bruyère for recruiting and hiring people who are neurodiverse. It also discusses the importance of neurodiversity in the workplace.

Business owners and employees can learn best practices for welcoming service animals into public places using resources from the Northeast ADA Center that are aimed at the concerns of small- and medium-sized businesses. These resources include a new website and a free webinar.

The impact that former Yang-Tan Institute Executive Director Thomas P. Golden made is felt every day in communities across the United States through the lives of his former students.

OPEN DOORS gives voice to its members, allowing them to tell their embodied stories to spread awareness of how gun violence can impact lives.

After participating in PROMISE, Capri is applying to college and planning a career.

A disability-related class taught by YTI faculty inspired Josh Lafazan to make accessibility improvements on Long Island.

As a trained work incentive practitioner, Milton Johnson assists people with disabilities with managing benefits while returning to work and gaining financial independence