Thanks to funding from The Milbank Foundation, Partners for Youth with Disabilities (PYD) will be expanding Campus Career Connect (C3), PYD’s new online, professional e-mentoring program to support an additional […]
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This blog post was written collaboratively by Eli Wolff (Partners for Youth with Disabilities) and Mary Hums (University of Louisville). Eli and Mary have both worked in the area of mentoring […]
Partners for Youth with Disabilities is honored to introduce our second PYD Legends Award recipient, Bill Schawbel. Bill is a man of many trades – aside from his new acclaimed […]
Developing an inclusion statement is one of the most powerful ways an organization can internally and externally demonstrate their commitment to inclusion. If inclusion is a priority for your organization, […]
In order to succeed in school and at work, youth and young adults with disabilities need to know how and when is appropriate to self-disclose and request accommodations. Supporting youth […]
Stop me if this sounds familiar: you’ve put effort into designing your program or organization to be inclusive of people with disabilities, and yet, none show up! What do you […]
At present, the CDC estimates the prevalence of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) as 1 in every 68 children. In other words, if you work with youth, the odds are that […]
Everyone learns differently, which can make it challenging to bring out the best in every student. Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is an educational framework that guides the development of […]
How do you design program events, games, crafts, and activities that are inclusive to youth with and without disabilities? If you’re running a youth program or event, it’s important to […]
Have you ever struggled to a child to engage in your program? Ever had to deal with an unruly child that just won’t follow directions? We’ve all been there, and […]