by Grady Chambers | Oct 11, 2024 | NDEAM, Participant Stories, School to Work Transition
We’re so excited to see CIS participant Annie spotlighted by Wild Hand, an amazing local store and community space that brings people together around a love of fiber craft! Annie graduated from a local college with a BA in Studio Art,...
by Grady Chambers | Oct 10, 2024 | NDEAM, Participant Stories
There’s a genius in our midst! Give it up for Alice Wong, who last week was named as a 2024 MacArthur Fellow for her wide-reaching impact in increasing the cultural visibility of people with disabilities and widening cultural understanding of...
by Grady Chambers | Oct 8, 2024 | General, NDEAM
“Lions, and tigers, and bears, oh MY!” That’s what our participant Tarik has been saying since starting his job at the Philadelphia Zoo this summer, where he’s found a great position and a supportive community of co-workers. Even neater? Tarik is a graduate of...
by Grady Chambers | Oct 4, 2024 | General, NDEAM, Staff Spotlights
A behind-the-scenes but crucial part of our success ensuring “good jobs for all” (this year’s NDEAM theme) is the work of our Benefits Counseling team, led by Angelina Bush. Benefits Counseling is a specialized service that greatly helps the people we support achieve...
by Grady Chambers | Oct 3, 2024 | General, NDEAM
Our celebration of NDEAM (National Disability Employment Awareness Month!) continues with this story on Danielle, a standout employee at Hampton Inn in Delaware, where she recently won a prize for her towel creation, “Crabby Abby.” Here’s the backstory: the team at...
by Grady Chambers | May 21, 2024 | General, NDEAM, News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2024
Give it up for Tremaine, pictured here on ‘Day One’ of his new job! Tremaine was recently hired as Facilities Manager at The Goodwill Foodbank in Delaware, which is a big responsibility for a new hire! With the help of his job developer, Carol...
by Grady Chambers | Oct 25, 2023 | General, NDEAM, Participant Stories
It’s been a minute since we heard from our Project Career Launch students, and that’s about to change…right… now! Recently, two of our Project Career Launch students were spotted in the community volunteering with “Our Closet in Your Neighborhood”—a pop-up...
by Grady Chambers | Oct 24, 2023 | Delaware, NDEAM, Participant Stories
It’s the last week of NDEAM and we’re taking our lead from Thomas, who knows what it means to finish strong. Thomas topped the podium in a recent Special Olympics cycling race, also winning gold in another...
by Grady Chambers | Oct 23, 2023 | Employer Focused, NDEAM, Participant Stories
National Disability Employment Awareness Month is in its final stretch, and we’re encouraging you to hit that like button to cheer on Domere and his excellent employer, Broad and Brew. Domere is coming up on two years in his job at the local Philly favorite for bites...
by Grady Chambers | Oct 19, 2023 | Delaware, NDEAM, Participant Stories
Check out these great pictures from our team in Delaware, who showed up huge for the Boardwalk Buddy Walk at Rehoboth Beach two weeks ago! The Buddy Walk is a one-mile walk to benefit research, education, and family support for those with Down syndrome,...
by Grady Chambers | Oct 18, 2023 | General, NDEAM, Participant Stories
We’re continuing our celebration of National Disability Employment Awareness Month with this spotlight on Bon Appetit at the University of Pennsylvania and the whole Dining Services system at Penn. Since 2016, more than 40 CIS participants...
by Grady Chambers | Oct 17, 2023 | General, NDEAM, Participant Stories
We continue our series on Invisible Disabilities Awareness Week with another story of a CIS staff-person living with invisible disabilities. Meet one of our Employment Trainer at CIS. “You Don’t look like you’re sick” (eyes...
