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Cinco de Mayo: Toasting Success
Cinco de Mayo, Spanish for the 5th of May, is not Mexico’s Independence Day! It is actually a celebration of Mexican heritage. This day remembers a battle in 1862 where an outnumbered Mexican militia...
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Redefining Success
Educating with Common Sense As a parent of teenagers, I have bought into the mindset that my children MUST go to college in order to be “successful” and get a good job. As a well educated professional...
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Plan and Balance: The Key to a Great Thanksgiving
Last Thanksgiving I went to my Mom’s house and ate dinner. As mothers often do, she made sure that I eat enough to be more than full. After that, out of consideration for other family members, I...
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Happy 25th!
Finding Success Approximately 215 years after the Declaration of Independence was signed (214 years and 22 days to be exact), the United States assured that all Americans with disabilities would be...
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A New Start – Overcoming a Criminal Background
Nearly everyone who has ever looked for employment has faced some kind of barrier or obstacle in their job search. This can especially be true for someone with a criminal background. For this person,...
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Inclusion Matters
Marketing to Consumers with a Disability Recently I decided to start a small business. I also decided that conducting research on how to market a successful business would be worth my while. I wanted...
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Paving the Pathway to Success
On Saturday April 2, 2016 I had the honor of representing Workforce Solutions as one of several presenters for The Apprenticeship “Paving the Pathway to Success” training day for young adult...
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Removing Barriers and Opening Doors of Opportunities for Young Adults
Who and where are our young adults? And what are our they doing? According to a recent study conducted by The Opportunity Nation Coalition, almost 6 million young adults are neither in school nor...
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Father’s Day
Hello everyone! I would like to tell you what Father’s Day has meant for me growing up. If my father loved a day more than others, it was Father’s Day; a.k.a., “Advice Day.” On this one day of the...
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JP Morgan Chase Summer Institutes 2016
What a Summer! At the 2016 JP Morgan Chase Summer Institutes, Workforce Solutions, partnering with Project GRAD and local community colleges, offered high school students an experience like no other....
View ArticleNational Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM)
For more than 70 years, Americans have celebrated the inclusion of people with disabilities as a valuable asset to the workforce during the month of October which is National Disability Employment...
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This summer I have been privileged to work with groups of young people with disabilities who are looking for summer employment. I have met so many nice young adults who are motivated not only to find...
View ArticleThe 183-Year-Old
Part TwoWhile still hugging Ms. Jaya, she expressed right away “I didn’t get the gig and I am disappointed in you!” With a laugh on my face, I said, “ME?” “Yes, you said I shouldn’t have any issues...
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