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  • For Disabled Workers, a Tight Labor Market Opens New Doors

    Ben Casselman

    October 25, 2022 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    Several companies’ newfound openness to remote work is leading to opportunities for people whose disabilities make in-person work difficult or impossible to find stable employment. The share of adults with disabilities who are working has soared in the past two years, far surpassing its pre-pandemic level and outpacing gains among people without disabilities.

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  • In a Tight Labor Market, a Disability May Not Be a Barrier

    Ben Casselman

    September 05, 2019 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Round Rock, Texas

    With the assistance of a local non-profit partner, Dell Technologies created a program to recruit employees on the autism spectrum to tap into an under-utilized section of the labor pool. Dell Technologies reflects the national trend to open opportunities to individuals not targeted in current recruiting practices, including stay-at-home parents and retirees as well as people with disabilties.

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  • Microloans Don't Solve Poverty

    Ben Casselman

    December 08, 2015 |

    FiveThirtyEight |

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    Response Location: Malawi

    The research on microfinance suggests that it might neither help nor hurt poor communities, although a major financing organization argues that the researchers employed the wrong approach to measuring impact.

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