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2. Best Buddies International - Wikipedia

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   Best Buddies has eight formal programs – Best Buddies Middle Schools, High Schools, Colleges, Promoters, Citizens, Ambassadors, Jobs, and e-buddies. These programs offer participants with intellectual and developmental disabilities opportunities to learn social skills and job training to be more included in society and to work on being ...

3. Supported employment - Wikipedia

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   Supported employment was developed in the United States in the 1970s as part of both vocational rehabilitation (VR) services (e.g., NYS Office of Vocational Services, 1978) and the advocacy for long term services and supports (LTSS) for individuals with significant disabilities in competitive job placements in integrated settings (e.g., businesses, offices, manufacturing facilities).

4. Employment of autistic people - Wikipedia

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   [4] Young autistic adults are the most unemployed group when compared to people with learning disabilities, intellectual disabilities, or speech/language impairment. [5] The majority of people diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder want and are able to work, and there are well-publicized examples of successful careers.

5. Direct support professional - Wikipedia

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   However, their job broadly centers around assisting their clients to lead their most independent, autonomous, and socially participatory lives. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] A DSP provides support with community integration , competitive integrated employment , and acts as an advocate in communicating the wants, needs, and goals of the disabled individuals that ...

6. Sheltered workshop - Wikipedia

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   Disability service providers, many parents, and disabled workers themselves support the workshops and state that eliminating the minimum wage exemption would eliminate those jobs and the choice to work (because many with severe disabilities will never be able to perform at the level of an ordinary worker) and thereby prevent disabled people ...

7. The 18 best jobs for people with an incredible memory - AOL

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   Having a great memory is a very valuable trait in the job market since many jobs require workers to memorize words, numbers, pictures, and procedures. The 18 best jobs for people with an ...