While searching through job openings and applications for companies that hire workers with “special needs,” “disabilities,” and “other impairments,” I came across one for a well-known company involved in a worker’s rights dispute. The company often hires individuals with special needs and was one of the first large market employers to make a point of …
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“They Don’t Climb”
Reasoning Behind the Importance of an Individualized Approach I vividly remember the meeting where I learned my first lesson about how different each child on the autism spectrum is. My family entered an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) meeting for my four-year-old autistic brother to discuss how the school could best serve his needs. My mother …