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Everyone is talking about “green jobs”. But what is a green job really? What training and education is required? How does one access these jobs? Finding the answers to these questions can be a daunting task, especially for individuals who…
Want to help make a difference in the world? Thinking about graduate school as a means to that end? If so, you should check out the Idealist Grad Fair, October 24 from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. in San Francisco. More…
Yep, that’s the mandate set down by President Obama. “The Executive Order requires the hiring of an additional 100,000 people with disabilities within the federal government over the next 5 years,” said Kathleen Martinez, Assistant Secretary for the Office of…
School budget cuts abound, but there is still help for special education teachers if you look in the right places. Elaine Mulligan, Project Director at the National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities (NICHCY) has compiled a list rich with…
It seems like every few weeks we get news of yet another horrible disaster happening somewhere: earthquakes, hurricanes, oil spills, tornadoes, tsunamis, nuclear meltdowns, wild fires, floods . . . It’s truly overwhelming, and if you’re anything like me, you…
On April 7 this year, Wells Fargo presented CTP with a check for $15,000. Over the years, Wells Fargo has been a steady and generous supporter of CTP in many ways, providing not only funding support, but internships and permanent…
Know any children artists out there? Specifically children with one or more parents with a disability? Well, The National Center for Parents with Disabilities (a program of Through the Looking Glass) is calling for original art entries from children aged…
You’ve heard of a win-win situation, right? Well this is a win-win-win-win situation. How can you not like it? Let’s back up a minute and start with the need, the gap to be filled, the problem to be solved. Broadband…
Pete Eckert is totally blind and he is a visual artist–a photographer. In 2008 he competed head-on with sighted photographers and won Grand Prize in the Artist Wanted: Exposure 2008 international photography competition. How does he do it? Pete explains…
The World Institute on Disability (WID) has released a second DVD in the series called Access to Medical Care. The new release, Access to Medical Care: People with Developmental Disabilities, is a 25-minute DVD that educates medical providers, families…