October 3, 2003

Ready, willing, and working
Posted by tzannos@bostonworks.com">Svetlana Husseini at 11:28 AM -

Many employers don't necessarily think to actively recruit the disabled workforce when trying to fill their jobs. Mainly because they don't know where to recruit them. There are many non- profit organizations in the state that assist disabled individuals in acquiring skills and placing them in jobs. These agencies can also assist the companies with accomodations and making sure that the employer is compliant with the Americans with Disabilites Act.

From The Christian Science Monitor.

A few years ago, Wilt participated in a pilot school-to-career program through Triangle Inc., a nonprofit agency in the bordering town of Malden. Triangle provides services to about 600 disabled people each year, always emphasizing its motto, "People with Ability." The curriculum for the six students in the Citizens Bank program included everything from servicing ATM machines to dressing appropriately for work, and Wilt was one of two graduates hired full time by the bank.

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