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 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...
by Grady Chambers | Oct 17, 2023 | General, NDEAM, Participant Stories
As we are celebrating the month of NDEAM (National Disability Employment Awareness Month), we want to stop and shed light on a pressing issue many of us may face. Did you know that October 15th- 21st is Invisible Disability Awareness Week? IDAW shines a light on...
by Grady Chambers | Oct 13, 2023 | Delaware, NDEAM, Staff Spotlights
Truly the very best thing about CIS is our staff. Whatever path led us to CIS, the common denominator among us is a deep-rooted commitment to making a positive impact in our local communities. In that spirit, we’re excited to continue our series of staff spotlights...
by Grady Chambers | Oct 12, 2023 | General, NDEAM, Participant Stories
A big shout out to our own Abdul, an administrative assistant at CIS who was part of a panel discussion for the Neurodivergent Young Autistic Adult Council (NYAAC) at Drexel University. Among other neurodivergent...
by Grady Chambers | Oct 10, 2023 | Delaware, General, NDEAM, Participant Stories
It’s National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM), and we invite you to hit that ‘like’ button for Kevin, pictured here on “Day One” of his job at a Public Library in Delaware. Kevin started his new position there after 20...
by Grady Chambers | Oct 9, 2023 | General, NDEAM, Participant Stories
There are so many good things happening at Game on State, Media’s brand-new arcade, that you’ll want to explain it all in one breath (it’s hard to do, we’ve tried!). It’s an arcade, but it’s also a candy store. It’s old school—they’re renowned among gamers for...
by Grady Chambers | Sep 29, 2023 | NDEAM, News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2023
Give it up for Pedro, pictured here working around town as a PECO Ambassador! Some of you may already be familiar with him: we spotlighted Pedro back in January for his job at Game on State,...
by Grady Chambers | Sep 28, 2023 | Employer Focused, General, News, Participant Stories
2023 annual Points of Transformation Awards hosted by DBHIDS We had a blast last week at an important annual event—the 2023 Points of Transformation Awards hosted by Philadelphia’s Department of Behavioral Health and...
by Grady Chambers | Sep 25, 2023 | General, News, Participant Stories
Happy Monday, everyone! Did you know that Saturday was International Day of Sign Languages? We stopped in to see one of our participants, Chris, who uses sign language as a form of communication. We had the pleasure of visiting him at his job during his...
by Grady Chambers | Sep 22, 2023 | General, News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2023
Give it up for Jasmen, who recently received an award honoring her ten-year anniversary in her job at Marshall’s! Jasmen began working there in 2014, and it was a great fit from the start. She immediately liked the work environment, and...
by Grady Chambers | Sep 20, 2023 | General, News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2023
Leaves going from green to red; cool crisp air: Fall is a season of change, and that’s proved true for Ogadinma too, who recently started an interesting position as a full-time, remote Customer Service representative. Ogadinma’s pictured here on “Day One” of his new...
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