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Attendees
from the
business
and
human
resources
world
acknowledged
that it
will be
both
unavoidable
and
ill-advised
not to
consider
hiring
individuals
with
disabilities
in the
very
near
future,
given
upcoming
Federal
contract
requirements
requiring
diversity
hiring
minimums,
as well
as an
oncoming
wave of
vacancies
in the
employment
field,
requiring
companies
to tap
into
this
workforce.
(Photo
by HB
Meeks/Tell
Us USA
News
Network) |
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Autism
Employment:
Sparking
Ideas
and
Extraordinary
Results
Autismallianceofmichigan.org
TROY,
MI -
Attorney
Albert
Taylor
Nelson,
Jr., Of
Counsel
Giarmarco,
Mullins
&
Horton,
PC and
Continental
Services
hosted
local
businesses
and
human
resource
service
agencies
along
with the
Autism
Alliance
of
Michigan
(AAoM),
to set
forth
together
on a new
path
toward
inclusion
of
individuals
with
autism
and
related
disabilities
in the
employment
world.
Inspired
by the
efforts
of the
Autism
Alliance
of
Michigan,
Al
Nelson
invited
his own
corporate
partners
to
attend
today’s
luncheon
at
Continental,
with the
hope of
improving
the
landscape
of
employment
options
for
individuals
with
autism
spectrum
disorders.
Conversations
and
testimonials
were
captured
by
Harold
Meeks,
Founder
and CEO
of Tell
Us USA
Media.
During the Autism Employment forum,
Autism Alliance of Michigan CEO
Colleen Allen, along with their
corporate partners, joined together,
to share and learn more about a new,
sustainable, competitive employment
model. (Photo by HB Meeks/Tell Us
USA News Network)
The
Autism
Alliance
of
Michigan
is a
statewide
non-profit
with a
long-standing
history
of
advocacy
for
autism-related
issues
that
affect
individuals
across
the
lifespan.
AAoM
entered
the
employment
world to
better
assess
the
catastrophic
unemployment
numbers
and
system
failures
that
brought
hundreds
of
adults
with
seemingly
impossible
obstacles
to
successful
employment
to their
doorstep
over the
past
several
years.
Barriers
to
employment
further
interfere
with
these
individuals’
ability
to lead
an
independent
and
fulfilling
life.
Today we
heard
from
Alliance
leaders,
CEO
Colleen
Allen
and
Tammy
Morris,
along
with
their
most
recognized
corporate
partner,
Ford
Motor
Company,
to learn
more
about a
new,
sustainable,
competitive
employment
model.
In
addition,
we heard
from
Griggs
Steel,
and DTE
Energy,
who have
also
been
engaged
with
AAoM,
and have
taken
their
own
giant
strides
toward
hiring
individuals
with
disabilities.
During
the
Autism
Employment
forum,
Autism
Alliance
of
Michigan
Chief
Program
Officer
Tammy
Morris
along
with
their
corporate
partners,
joined
together,
to share
and
learn
more
about a
new,
sustainable,
competitive
employment
model.
(Photo
by HB
Meeks/Tell
Us USA
News
Network)
Attendees
from the
business
and
human
resources
world
acknowledged
that it
will be
both
unavoidable
and
ill-advised
not to
consider
hiring
individuals
with
disabilities
in the
very
near
future,
given
upcoming
Federal
contract
requirements
requiring
diversity
hiring
minimums,
as well
as an
oncoming
wave of
vacancies
in the
employment
field,
requiring
companies
to tap
into
this
workforce.
Hiring
individuals
with
autism,
who most
often
demonstrate
a high
degree
of focus
and low
turn-over,
helps
address
the high
expenses
associated
with
recruiting,
retention,
and
current
high
rates of
turn-over.
As we
heard
from
business
and
human
resource
leaders
today,
the
catalysts
that
brought
them to
consider
hiring
individuals
with
autism,
were as
diverse
as the
autism
spectrum
is
itself.
No two
stories
are
alike.
We heard
from
those in
management
or HR
positions
personally
impacted
by
autism
in a
family
member,
those
who were
professionally
motivated
to find
a gifted
individual
to solve
a unique
business
problem
or to
save
their
company
money,
and
those
who
recognized
their
unique
position
and
opportunity
to
affect
real
change
in
hiring
initiatives.
Regardless
of their
motivation,
what we
witnessed
today in
Troy,
Michigan,
were
additional
hand-raisers
and
companies
willing
to learn
and
participate
in a
conversation
about
encouraging
and
supporting
the
hiring
of
individuals
with
disabilities.
Michigan
Attorney
Al
Nelson,
and
Continental
Services
hosted
local
businesses
and
human
resource
service
agencies
along
with the
Autism
Alliance
of
Michigan
(AAoM),
to set
forth
together
on a new
path
toward
inclusion
of
individuals
with
autism
and
related
disabilities
in the
employment
world.
(Photo
by HB
Meeks/Tell
Us USA
News
Network)
There is
a very
viable
and
talented
pool of
candidates
at their
doorstep...and
knocking.
In that
context,
AAoM
currently
has over
220
applicants
that are
willing
and
ready to
find
employment.
We
believe
that
everyone
who
wants to
work
should
have the
opportunity.
As such,
we
encourage
you to
contact
AAoM for
the next
steps of
how your
company
can make
a
difference.
The
Autism
Alliance
of
Michigan
is a
local
partner
who can
provide
assistance
to the
hiring
company
throughout
the
entire
process,
toward
what can
be a win
for the
company,
a win
for the
individual,
and a
win for
a better
community
at
large.
Call
877-463-AAOM
to learn
more.
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