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10% of blind or vision-challenged individuals in the U.S. are unemployed, compared with a 4.8% disability rate among the non-disabled population. In our new original article for #BlindnessAwarenessMonth, we explore strategies and solutions to resolve this issue, bringing together the insights of disability self-advocates, experts, and professionals. Follow the links in bio to read the article and to visit us online. #HireDifferent #BlindnessAwarenessMonth https://www.instagram.com/p/Cka5EFNOt4S/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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14C HAS GOT TO GO: ENDING SUBMINIMUM WAGE FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES

Advocacy, fairness, inclusion - these aren’t just empty platitudes, but real goals Creative Spirit and our partners are working towards every day. This Disability Pride Month, we’re making those ideals a reality by fighting against 14c, an outdated policy that allows employers to pay workers with disabilities sub-minimum wage. This simply cannot stand. Will you join Creative Spirit in making a difference?

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Candidate Spotlight: Joanna McElnea

Businesses can benefit enormously from the talents of people who are #neurodivergent. That’s why this month, we’re taking advantage of #DisabilityPrideMonth and amplify the voices of our own candidates, including Joanna McElnea, Creative Spirit’s community manager, who plays a vital role in our daily operations. Follow us and update your follow setting to notify you when our content goes live. Stay tuned throughout the month to see them all!

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NON PROFIT SPOTLIGHT: SPECIAL IN UNIFORM

As an employer, you’re constantly seeking ways to #innovate and boost productivity. Look no further for inspiration than #SpecialInUniform, a program introduced by the #JewishNationalFund in 2008.

This remarkable program seeks to integrate #IndividualsWithDisabilities into the Israel Defense Forces, moving on to #employment and independence after their service. Most importantly, it highlights the value of #inclusion, and just how much people who are #neurodivergent are capable of. We are proud to stand together with #SpecialInUniform, and we hope you’ll apply their philosophy to your own organization. #HireDifferent with us today! #DisabilityPrideMonth

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Candidate Spotlight: Sydney Brown

For #DisabilityPrideMonth, we’re sharing the perspectives of several of our candidates regarding how Creative Spirit has positively impacted their lives and helped them achieve their career goals. Today, we’re sharing a quote from Sydney Brown, a former CS candidate now working as a fashion product receiver for The RealReal. Sydney and all Creative Spirit’s candidates represent how talented, hard-working, and capable people who are neurodivergent can be. Stay tuned and follow us throughout the month for the rest of our candidate spotlights.

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Disability Disclosure: Embracing Who We Are

While hosting SNL last week, Tesla #CEO Elon Musk disclosed his #Asperger’s Syndrome (now known as high-functioning #autism). We applaud Elon for this move and hope it will inspire business leaders to recognize how talented, hard-working, and capable people with intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDDs) can be.

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#HireDifferent During July's - Disability Pride Month

Creative Spirit is ready to help your company provide an inclusive and welcoming environment in which everyone, including employees with intellectual and developmental disabilities (#IDDs), can achieve their full potential. July is #DisabilityPrideMonth, presenting an opportunity to make your organization truly inclusive by hiring differently — let's inspire all organizations to do the same.

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ENGAGE Interview with Laurel Rossi

Don’t hesitate to check out this insightful article with Creative Spirit co-founder Laurel Rossi, discussing our new #HireDifferent research examining attitudes and behaviors of corporate decision-makers when it comes to hiring people with disabilities (PWD). Help us get this report in front of your #CEO, #CHRO, and Human Resources teams! Through our services, we can provide organizations with a talent pipeline of individuals who are neurodiverse, helping them place fair wage employment and inclusion at the top of their agenda.

Including Disabilities in DE&I - Engage

From Major League Baseball to retailers like Best Buy, L’Oréal, and Target, organizations big and small are having conversations on Diversit