Employment

Ask Susan Collins to Support the Transformation to Competitive Integrated Employment Act (TCIEA)

by Julia Endicott | Nov 25, 2024 | Announcements, Developmental Disability Advocacy, Employment

Dear Senator Collins, We, the undersigned organizations and individuals of Maine, urge you to co-sponsor the Transformation to Competitive Integrated Employment Act (TCIEA) S.533. The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 allows employers to obtain special certificates...

NDEAM: Job Opportunities with Maine Sea Grant

by Julia Endicott | Oct 4, 2024 | Announcements, Employment

October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month! Looking for a new opportunity and interested in working in Maine's fisheries industry? Check out two employment opportunities with Maine Sea Grant. Lobster Research and Extension Coordinator The Lobster...

Social Security Makes Key Policy Changes to Reduce Burdens on Beneficiaries

by Megan Marquis | Jul 22, 2024 | Employment

In recent months, the Social Security Administration announced a series of policy improvements, listed below, that aim to improve payment processing and reduce hardships on beneficiaries. Social Security Commissioner Martin O’Malley acknowledges that, “For 88 years,...

New and Innovative Employment Options Called for in 2022

by Lucas Cuellar | May 27, 2022 | Community Inclusion, Developmental Disability Advocacy, Employment

In the wake of the series of massive and ubiquitous changes which the global COVID-19 pandemic has wrought to nearly every area of life, an opportunity for people with disabilities to enforce their right to work has emerged. The United States is facing an historic...

The Current Use Exception: Substance Use Disorder’s Uneasy Status as a Disability

by Guest Author | Jul 26, 2020 | Community Mental Health, Employment

The Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) is one of the great civil rights success stories of the last half-century. Its recognition of, and reaction to systemic and individualized barriers at every level of American society serves as an example of how legislatures...

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Ask Susan Collins to Support the Transformation to Competitive Integrated Employment Act (TCIEA)

NDEAM: Job Opportunities with Maine Sea Grant

Social Security Makes Key Policy Changes to Reduce Burdens on Beneficiaries

New and Innovative Employment Options Called for in 2022

The Current Use Exception: Substance Use Disorder’s Uneasy Status as a Disability

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