Ability Marketplace

11/03/2022

Roughly half of mothers of children with autism have high levels of depressive symptoms, new research finds, a rate that's significantly greater than for mothers of typically developing children.

10/03/2022

Federal officials are sending $177 Million to states in a major push to shift people with disabilities away from subminimum wage work in favor of competitive integrated employment.

02/14/2022

The Illinois Lottery has launched its Special Olympics Illinois Instant Ticket - Fast Doubler! Players can win up to $20,000 while , as 100% of profits will fund programs for athletes at Special Olympics Illinois.

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12/01/2020

The University of Illinois at Chicago announced a $2.5 million grant to develop an accredited program aimed at preparing people with intellectual disabilities for employment opportunities.

11/25/2020

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10/17/2020

“The goal would be to partner with schools or special-need adult programs that could do most of the basic training prior to on-the-job training.”

Inspired by his son & low statistics on employment for people with disabilities in the medical field, Smile Generation dentist Dr. Jacob Dent created a Special Needs Dental Assistant Tech Training Program ➡️ https://j.mp/3lMPESp.