Spring flowers in background. YTI Newsletter April 2026
📍Our April 2026 Newsletter has been released! Get the latest information on disability-related research, policy, events, consultations and more sent straight to your inbox! 📩 Don't miss out! Subscribe Today!
👉 www.ilr.cornell.edu/yti/newslett...
Two people in a warehouse setting, a woman pointing and holding an iPad and a man holding a paper. ILR Yang-Tan Institute Logo. DWDC - Unlocking Potential: Applying Job Analysis and Evaluating Transferable Skills for a Better Job Match. May 19, 2026, 1-2:00 pm ET.
Join DWDC in finding a great job match through a job analysis. Learn how to break down job descriptions, observe tasks onsite, and identify the strengths job seekers can carry across roles and industries.
📍CRC available
🗓 May 19, 2026
⏰ 1:00–2:00 p.m. ET
👉 Register Now: ytionline.org/webinars/91
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🚨New Disability Statistics Features: 30,000+ New Places on DisabilityStatistics.org!
📅 Monday, May 11, 2026
⏰ 1:00–2:30 PM ET
Explore powerful new updates to DisabilityStatistics.org!
Don’t miss this chance to turn data into impact!
👉 Register Now: events.yangtaninstitute.org/e/11559/regi...
Two people in a warehouse setting, a woman pointing and holding an iPad and a man holding a paper. ILR Yang-Tan Institute Logo. DWDC - Unlocking Potential: Applying Job Analysis and Evaluating Transferable Skills for a Better Job Match. May 19, 2026, 1-2:00 pm ET.
Join DWDC in finding a great job match through a job analysis. Learn how to break down job descriptions, observe tasks onsite, and identify the strengths job seekers can carry across roles and industries.
📍CRC available
🗓 May 19, 2026
⏰ 1:00–2:00 p.m. ET
👉 Register Now: ytionline.org/webinars/91
Group of friends at a table with food and drinks and server at front of table. ILR Yang-Tan Institute Logo. DWDC - Disability Workforce Development Center. Beyond the Hire: Strategies to Support Long-Term Job Retention. April 28, 2026, 2-3:00 pm ET.
Learn practical ways to help individuals with disabilities thrive at work—beyond the first day. Perfect for Employment Service Professionals and VR Counselors.
#JobRetention #InclusiveEmployment
📍CRC available
🗓 April 28, 2026
⏰ 2:00–3:00 p.m. ET
👉 Register: www.ytionline.org/webinars/89
Check out our new article based on Project ATTAIN (Autism Transition to Adulthood Initiative) research. This study explored predictors of different life experiences in adulthood for Autistic young people.
#autism #autismresearch #selfdetermination #transition
www.frontiersin.org/journals/psy...
Join us for Supported Employment Strategies for Maximizing Competitive Integrated Employment for those with Most Significant Disabilities
#supportedemployment #competitiveemployment
📍CRC available
🗓 April 14, 2026
⏰ 1:00–3:00 p.m. ET
👉 Register here: www.ytionline.org/webinars/88
Two people sitting at a desk in an office setting, one holding a resume. ILR Yang-Tan Institute Logo. DWDC - Empowering Second Chances: Strategies for Supporting Individuals with Felony Convictions in the Job Market. May 7, 2026, 2-3:00 pm ET.
Join us May 7th to discuss supporting job seekers with felony convictions, offering practical strategies, employer insights, and guidance toward felony-friendly opportunities and second chances.
#SecondChances
CRC available
🗓 May 7, 2026
⏰ 2:00–3:00 p.m. ET
👉 Register Now: ytionline.org/webinars/90
March is Brain Injury Awareness month Wrap your brain around the complexities of head injuries #BrainInjuryAwarenessMonth
www.ithacajournal.com/story/sponso...
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📍Our March 2026 Newsletter has been released! Get the latest information on disability-related research, policy, events, consultations and more sent straight to your inbox! 📩 Don't miss out! Subscribe Today!
👉 www.ilr.cornell.edu/yti/newslett...
Group of friends at a table with food and drinks and server at front of table. ILR Yang-Tan Institute Logo. DWDC - Disability Workforce Development Center. Beyond the Hire: Strategies to Support Long-Term Job Retention. April 28, 2026, 2-3:00 pm ET.
Join us for Beyond the Hire: Strategies to Support Long-Term Job Retention
Perfect for Employment Service Professionals and VR Counselors.
#BeyondTheHire
#JobRetention
📍CRC available
🗓 April 28, 2026
⏰ 2:00–3:00 p.m. ET
👉 Register here: www.ytionline.org/webinars/89
A green background with a person's feet, wearing jeans, dress shoes and red socks with black and white bunnies on them. Stand with us on March 21. World Down Syndroms Day 2026 logo. #LotsOfSocks Together against Loneliness.
Tomorrow is #WorldDownSyndromeDay! This year's theme is #TogetherAgainstLoneliness. Be sure to show off your favorite fancy socks and celebrate everything that makes us different, yet the same! 🧦
#LotsOfSocks
Two people sitting at a desk in an office setting, one holding a resume. ILR Yang-Tan Institute Logo. DWDC - Empowering Second Chances: Strategies for Supporting Individuals with Felony Convictions in the Job Market. May 7, 2026, 2-3:00 pm ET.
Join us May 7th to discuss supporting job seekers with felony convictions, offering practical strategies, employer insights, and guidance toward felony-friendly opportunities and second chances.
#ReentrySupport
📍CRC available
🗓 May 7, 2026
⏰ 2:00–3:00 p.m. ET
👉 Register: ytionline.org/webinars/90
A man wearing a Veteran hat and a sweatshirt looking down toward the ground. Cornell University Logo. ILR Yang-Tan Institute Logo. DWDC - Disability Workforce Development Center. Understanding and Supporting Employment for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. March 23, 2026, 2-3:30 pm ET.
Join us for Understanding and Supporting Employment for Individuals with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
#MentalHealthAwareness
#PTSDAwareness #TraumaInformedCare
📍CRC available
🗓 March 23, 2026
⏰ 2:00–3:30 p.m. ET
👉 For more information, Register here: ytionline.org/webinars/85
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Join us for Supported Employment Strategies for Maximizing Competitive Integrated Employment for those with Most Significant Disabilities
📍CRC available
🗓 April 14, 2026
⏰ 1:00–3:00 p.m. ET
👉 Register here: www.ytionline.org/webinars/88
A man wearing a Veteran hat and a sweatshirt looking down toward the ground. Cornell University Logo. ILR Yang-Tan Institute Logo. DWDC - Disability Workforce Development Center. Understanding and Supporting Employment for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. March 23, 2026, 2-3:30 pm ET.
Join us for Understanding and Supporting Employment for Individuals with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
#MentalHealthAwareness
#PTSDAwareness #TraumaInformedCare
📍CRC available
🗓 March 23, 2026
⏰ 2:00–3:30 p.m. ET
👉 For more information, Register here: ytionline.org/webinars/85
Photo of YTI staff in the courtyard on a postcard that says THANK YOU! Greetings from Cornell - Giving Day!
A HUGE THANK YOU to all who participated in Cornell Giving Day! Your generosity made a real difference in the world!
❤️ 🐻 ❤️ #ThankYou #CornellGivingDay
Group of friends at a table with food and drinks. ILR Yang-Tan Institute Logo. DWDC - Disability Workforce Development Center. Beyond the Hire: Strategies to Support Long-Term Job Retention. April 28, 2026, 2-3:0 pm ET.
Learn practical ways to help individuals with disabilities thrive at work—beyond the first day. Perfect for Employment Service Professionals and VR Counselors.
#JobRetention #InclusiveEmployment
📍CRC available
🗓 April 28, 2026
⏰ 2:00–3:00 p.m. ET
👉 Register: www.ytionline.org/webinars/89
Postcard with image of YTI staff in courtyard. Greetings from Cornell Giving Day.
🌟 Cornell Giving Day is HERE! 🎉
Show your support for Cornell with a gift to the Yang-Tan Institute on Employment and Disability. Every gift makes a big difference.
Support the areas that mean the most to you. ❤️🐻❤️
#CornellGivingDay
Donate Now: givingday.cornell.edu/campa.../cu-...
background image of two women having conversation and photo of Susanne Bruyere in the lower corner with the following quote: “We hope to provide some empirically based information about where the barriers are, and what individuals themselves can do, what employers can do, and what career counselors can do to increase the likelihood that people will be successful in the interview process, and therefore, in getting employment,” said Susanne Bruyère, academic director of YTI.
We are proud to announce that with support from a National Science Foundation grant, we will be studying how the traditional interview process may be creating barriers for Autistic jobseekers and identify ways to make it more accessible. www.ilr.cornell.edu/yti/news/imp...
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Sign up for the Digital Accessibility Foundations webinar from the Pacific ADA Center on Wednesday April 15th, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM PT! Learn more: adata.org/event/digital-accessibil... #ADA #Disability #Accessibility
Join us for Understanding and Supporting Employment for Individuals with Borderline Personality Disorder
Understand how symptoms of borderline personality affect work performance and relationships.
📍CRC and CVE
🗓 March 11, 2026
⏰ 2:00–3:30 p.m. ET
👉 Register here: www.ytionline.org/webinars/84
A man wearing a Veteran hat and a sweatshirt looking down toward the ground. Cornell University Logo. ILR Yang-Tan Institute Logo. DWDC - Disability Workforce Development Center. Understanding and Supporting Employment for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. March 23, 2026, 2-3:30 pm ET.
Join us for Understanding and Supporting Employment for Individuals with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
#MentalHealthAwareness
#PTSDAwareness #TraumaInformedCare
📍CRC available
🗓 March 23, 2026
⏰ 2:00–3:30 p.m. ET
👉 For more information, Register here: ytionline.org/webinars/85
Crystal award with the Association for Rehabilitation, Research, Policy and Education logog. Distinguished Career Award presented to Susanne Bruyere, Ph.D, CRC. February 24, 2026
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Susanne being presented with award
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We are proud to announce that Susanne Bruyere has been awarded the “Distinguished Career Award” this past week from the Association for Rehabilitation, Research, Policy and Education at their annual conference. #ARRPE
🎉 Please join us in congratulating Susanne on this well-deserved recognition! 👏
two women sitting in chairs by windows, one woman holding a tablet while listening intently to the other woman.Cornell University Logo. ILR Yang-Tan Institute Logo. DWDC - Disability Workforce Development Center. Understanding and Supporting Employment for Individuals with Borderline Personality Disorder. March 11, 2026, 2-3:30 pm ET.
🌟 Join us for Understanding and Supporting Employment for Individuals with Borderline Personality Disorder
#MentalHealthAwareness
#BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #PersonalityDisorders
📍CRC and CVE credits
🗓 March 11, 2026
⏰ 2:00–3:30 p.m. ET
👉 Register here: www.ytionline.org/webinars/84
Join us and play for a good cause today!
The top five areas to collect the most apples will split $2,500 in real-life funds, based on the number of apples awarded to each!
Please support the Cornell University ILR School!
givingday.cornell.edu/info/game
EARN table with lots of information
Informative flyers on the EARN table
Buttons, cup holders and card phone holders
Come visit the EARN team at booth 13 at the Mental Health and Wellbeing Conference at the Downtown Portland Marriott.
Woman organizing many memo notes on a wall. Logos for the Yang-Tan Institute and the ILR School at Cornell University. DWDC - Disability Workforce Development Center. Understanding Supporting Employment for Individuals with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), February 26, 2026, 2:00-3:30 pm ET.
Join us for Understanding Supporting Employment for Individuals with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
#ExecutiveFunction
#Focus
#Attention
#Neurodiversity
🗓 February 26, 2026,
⏰ 2:00–3:30 p.m. ET
👉 Register here: ytionline.org/webinars/83
Thank you Braille Works for this article explaining the importance of accessibility when creating PDFs. #Accessibility #AccessiblePDFs
brailleworks.com/what-is-an-a...
two women sitting in chairs by windows, one woman holding a tablet while listening intently to the other woman.Cornell University Logo. ILR Yang-Tan Institute Logo. DWDC - Disability Workforce Development Center. Understanding and Supporting Employment for Individuals with Borderline Personality Disorder. March 11, 2026, 2-3:30 pm ET.
🌟 Join us for Understanding and Supporting Employment for Individuals with Borderline Personality Disorder
#MentalHealthAwareness
#BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #PersonalityDisorders
📍CRC &CVE available
🗓 March 11, 2026
⏰ 2:00–3:30 p.m. ET
👉 Register here: www.ytionline.org/webinars/84