Oct 22, 2017
In observance of National
Disability Employment Awareness Month, this episode is about
employment - specifically, the state of autistic employment,
discrimination both in the workplace and during the application
process, and why so many autistics are unemployed or
underemployed.
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Sources:
IAN (Interactive Autism Network) article regarding
autistic employment:
https://iancommunity.org/ssc/autism-and-workplace-how-well-are-we-doing
Slate article about autistic employment:
http://www.slate.com/articles/business/moneybox/2017/09/how_autism_complicates_the_path_to_employment.html
Mic article about disability employment discrimination:
https://mic.com/articles/127757/study-finds-people-with-a-disability-are-more-likely-to-face-employment-discrimination#.wnasK8WUj
Independent article about disability discrimination (60%
figure):
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/disabled-people-jobs-applications-more-able-bodied-stats-before-employment-a7970701.html