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Jobs for the Autistic. Rebroadcast from NPR.

http://onpoint.wbur.org/2013/08/13/jobs-for-the-autistic-rebroadcast Jobs For The Autistic Rebroadcast August 13, 2013 at 10:00 AM : originally broadcast December 3, 2012. They’re growing up.  They need work.  A life.  Maybe work the rest of us might fail at. Specialisterne Consultants at work. (Specialisterne) More and more Americans are being diagnosed with autism. One in 88 American children is […]

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Qatar and Global Disability Movement Shine at London Paralympics

From Ability Magazine Mr. Hassan Ali Bin Ali discusses “One Billion Strong” with HRH Prince William and Dutchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton. At the 2012 Paralympic Games in London, Hassan Ali Bin Ali, Chairman of Qatar’s state-of-the-art Shafallah Center for Children with Special Needs, and a member of the Honorary Board of the International Paralympic […]

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Census Bureau Releases Updated Disability Statistics

Census Bureau Releases Updated Disability Statistics The U.S. Census Bureau has released updated statistics on the population of people with disabilities in theU.S.According to the new figures, 56.7 Americans (18.7% of the population) have some type of disability. Of this number, an estimated 38.3 million (12.6%) have a disability characterized as “severe.” The findings, which […]

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