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30 Sep 2020
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Client Services in Disability and Rehabilitation

People with disabilities who receive high-quality education and health care are positioned better to enter the workforce and participate in their communities prepared to benefit not only themselves, but their families, employers, and communities. AIR’s diverse portfolio of work on disability issues provides both expertise and resources to help people with disabilities pursue employment opportunities and access evidence-based health care. Our policy recommendations support people with disabilities by helping them live more independently and more connected to their communities.

Surveys and Data Collection. Make use of cost-efficient methods for collecting quality data through web-based surveys, phone, email, or administrative systems. AIR staff use 508-compliant, secure tools for efficient, effective data collection.

Workplace Supports. Ensure the successful recruitment, hiring, and retention of your employees with disabilities by understanding simple, low-cost accommodations and effective implementation of policies to support company growth.

Train Service Providers to Improve Impact. Benefit from learning about people–clients, partners, customers, vendors, and others with disabilities. AIR staff offer customized online and in-person training for all staff to understand the different types of disabilities and how to interact respectfully with all people.

Economic Analysis and Disability Policy. Understand and improve disability policy and decision-making by using advanced economic methods to produce rigorous research. Our team brings expertise in effective design of reports, infographics, and other dissemination tools to ensure audiences understand and make use of economic and policy results.

Capacity Building. Benefit from in-person and online training by AIR staff on topics related to the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) that include: data-driven decision making for program improvement, competitive integrated employment, working effectively with diverse stakeholders with disabilities, and training of trainers to sustain your initiatives. Our flexible, customized approach to training includes the latest in technology for cost-effective training results.

Research and Program Evaluation. Explore and understand challenges that interfere with optimal service delivery by conducting customized evaluations based on your needs, goals, and budget to support practice and improve service delivery.

AIR’s diverse portfolio generates knowledge and resources that help people with disabilities find and sustain employment and live independently. We also conduct research, provide technical assistance, and recommend policies to support greater access for people with disabilities that lead to independent living and community inclusion. This work includes the intersection of disability with special education, patient-centered health care, college and career readiness for youth with disabilities, criminal justice, and refugee and migrant initiatives.

Finding Resources to Stay Healthy During the Pandemic
Social Media Strategies for Knowledge Translation

Related Projects

Project

Disability Employment and Marketplace in Boston and Other Top Metropolitan Areas

In the marketplace, people with disabilities—and their families, friends, and advocates—wield considerable spending power. This underrecognized market sector offers tremendous potential to the business community. AIR and its partners created two research briefs that inform the business community in Boston and several other top metropolitan areas about the challenges faced by workers with disabilities and the contributions that disability-diversity can make to the workforce.

Related Work

21 Apr 2020
Podcast

AIR Informs Episode #5: The Economics of the Coronavirus for People with Disabilities

The coronavirus pandemic is affecting everyone, but people with disabilities will likely feel the effects more than people without. AIR economist Michelle Yin explains factors that make this population especially vulnerable—and discusses how the pandemic has the potential to shift all workplaces to be more inclusive and flexible.
Topic: 
Workforce, Disability and Rehabilitation
1 Apr 2020
Q & A

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Illustration of AIR expert Michelle Yin

Meet the Expert: Michelle Yin

Michelle Yin, Ph.D., works at the nexus of education and labor economics, with a focus on special populations that include people with disabilities, youth at risk of not graduating from high school, and adult literacy learners. Her work provides empirical evidence that helps inform policy, practice, and advocacy.
Topic: 
Education, Workforce, Disability and Rehabilitation
25 Jan 2017
Video

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Video: Kathleen Murphy on Employees with Cancer

Protecting and Improving Outcomes for Employees with Cancer

Interventions and protections for employees with cancer have increased as their numbers in the workforce have grown. Kathleen Murphy talks about how employees with cancer can access different interventions and protections, such as those in the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Topic: 
Health, Workforce, Disability and Rehabilitation
1 Oct 2020
Spotlight

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Disabled man working in a shoe store

Disability Employment Awareness

National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM), recognized every October in the U.S., celebrates workers with disabilities and the value of an inclusive workforce that benefits from their skills and talents. AIR’s disability and rehabilitation work aims to support people with disabilities in creating career pathways, pursuing employment opportunities, and gaining economic security.
Topic: 
Workforce, Disability and Rehabilitation
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Michelle Yin

Michelle Yin

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Kathleen Murphy

Kathleen Murphy

Principal Researcher
Cindy Cai

Xinsheng Cindy Cai

Principal Researcher
GeMar Neloms

GeMar Neloms

Principal TA Consultant

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