We’re happy to have Derek Shields as a guest writer on our blog. Derek is the director of the National Disability Mentoring Coalition; an organization that aims to raise awareness about the importance and impact of mentoring in the lives of people with disabilities, as well as increase the quality and number of mentoring programs […]
Youth encounter numerous roadblocks and challenges when it comes to advocating and disclosing their disability in the workplace. A study by pubmed.gov in 2018 showed that youth with disabilities are in need of training around disclosure and requesting accommodations. Here’s what our very own Jordan Lome has to say about self advocacy and disclosure for […]