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In early November, Kifayah Al-Alban, Nora Al-Othman, and Carol Marshall of Training Gate (TG) – Kuwait visited with Dr. Paul Wehman, Dr. Katherine Inge, Ms. Valerie Brooke, and Ms. Cameron Carter in Richmond to learn about employment opportunities and supports available to employees with disabilities. The group visited employees with disabilities throughout the city working in competitive jobs. Many of these individuals were placed through VCU-RRTC's Business Connections. During the visit, a potential long-term partnership was discussed to address challenges associated with the employment of people with disabilities in Kuwait.
TG is a Kuwaiti company, established in November 2009, as the first and the only one of its kind in Kuwait to operate as a specialized human resources development company. In collaboration with international partners, TG focuses on training and skills development for people with disabilities, their families, advocates, teachers, supervisors, co-workers, and related professional service providers in both public and private sectors.
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JVR Article
The impact of the Great Recession upon the unemployment of Americans with disabilities - by Neeta P. Fogg, Paul E. Harrington and Brian T. McMahon
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Recent data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics allows assessment of the impact of the Great Recession on working age persons with disabilities in America. Following an overview of the nature and scope of the Great Recession, the labor market experiences of persons with and without disability are compared for 16 of the 22 months of its duration. Differences which favor those without disabilities were detected in the labor market activity rate, the official unemployment rate, and in the desire for work among those who have quit the workforce. These differences persist among subgroups based upon age and educational attainment. The level of educational attainment appears to not provide the same level of insulation from the consequences of labor market downturns for persons with disabilities as it does for persons without disabilities. Finally, the reasons for unemployment are quite different for persons with and without disabilities.
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