With the help of positive press coverage in numerous outlets like ABC News, Business Insider, and PEOPLE.com, Delivering Jobs has been able to reach millions of people across the nation, furthering conversations about the importance of creating employment and leadership opportunities for people with autism, intellectual and/or developmental differences.
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In 2020, the Entertainment Industry Foundation launched Delivering Jobs, a campaign to create employment opportunities for people with autism, intellectual and/or developmental differences. Upon EIF’s 80th anniversary, actress and filmmaker Tal Anderson, who has autism, spoke to THR about the initiative.
For people with disabilities (PWD), the pandemic finally validated what many in the community have been saying for years: that remote work can in fact be productive.
October 24, 2019 – DISABILITY SCOOP: Three of the nation’s most prominent disability organizations are banding together in an effort to bring about a million jobs for people with developmental disabilities by 2025.
October 24, 2019 – PEOPLE: Delivering Jobs is hoping to put people with autism, Down syndrome, cerebral palsy and other intellectual and developmental differences in jobs and leadership positions.
October 24, 2019 – FOX BUSINESS: Across the United States, companies are starting to reap the benefits of a more inclusive workforce. We’re seeing new faces and hearing new voices in politics, boardrooms and on television screens.
October 23, 2019 – CHEDDAR BUSINESS: Special Olympics, the venerable athletics organization providing training and competitions for people with intellectual disabilities, has launched the Delivering Jobs campaign this National Disability Employment Awareness Month to help provide the skills and resources for them to seek employment.