John Samuel is passionate about removing barriers for all people with disabilities—and now, his company’s workforce development program Ablr Works is living that mission by removing barriers and getting more people access to tech careers. Hear how.
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Durham-based Ablr Works has teamed up with the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services’ Division of Services for the Blind (DSB) to kick off the initiative this month. Read more here.
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The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported an unemployment rate of 7.3% among people with disabilities in 2019, which was a slight decrease from the 8% reported in 2018. People with disabilities are still twice as likely to be unemployed, compared to those without a disability, writes LCI’s John Samuel.
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To me, the positive aspect of this terrible situation we are going through is that more companies are figuring out how to enable their workforce to be able to work from home. This will greatly benefit the disability community, writes LCI Tech head John Samuel.
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LCI Tech director John Samuel, 38, is set to be a keynote speaker at NC TECH’s Diversity + Inclusion Summit at Durham’s Sheraton Hotel on March 13. He shares his personal story in an exclusive interview with WRAL TechWire.
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In the US, it’s estimated the annual discretionary spending of people with disabilities is over $200 billion. The global estimate is nearly $7 trillion.
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