Tony
Young is Senior Policy Analyst with United Cerebral Palsy, Inc.
He specializes in public policy issues regarding employment, income
security, long term supports, and technology as they impact individuals
with significant disabilities.
Over 28 years as a quadriplegic, Mr. Young has served in a variety of
state and national bodies, including the Congressional Task Force on the
Rights and Empowerment of Americans with Disabilities, the Presidents'
Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities, the Virginia Board
for People with Disabilities, the Blue Ribbon Panel on Entrepreneurship
and Small Business for People with Disabilities; various Task Forces of
the Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities, and as a Fellow with the
World Institute on Disability.
Mr. Young was presented with the 1998 Disability Achievement Award by the
American Public Health Association's DisAbility Forum. This award is given
to a person who has a long history of making substantial achievements in
the field of disability science or policy benefiting persons with
disabilities.
Listen or read Tony Young's comments on hiring people with disabilities.
"Employers shouldn't fear hiring persons with disabilities. People
with disabilities are really more like people without disabilities. They
want to work. They're energetic. They're enthusiastic, and they're not
overly costly. Reasonable accommodations don't usually break the bank,
that's why we call it reasonable. The supports needed in the workplace can
be easily integrated into the normal flow of business. And, there's lots
of help out there for employers who want to do this. If you have an
employee and you're not sure how to fit them into your organization,
there's Job Accommodations Network and the RRTC on Workplace
Supports. They can help you very effectively find out how to make this
person a valuable part of the organization." -- Tony Young
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