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Employer Engagement and Outreach: How State Councils on Developmental Disabilities Can Open the Glass Door to Employment

A Resource for DD Councils and All Grantees

May 2024

Authored by: Jonathan Taylor, Executive Director, Arkansas Governor’s Council on Developmental Disabilities

Introduction

Prior to joining the staff and then becoming Executive Director of the Arkansas Governor’s Council on Developmental Disabilities, Jon Taylor was a retail field manager with a decade of successful experience in competitive, integrated employment. In this brief, Jon recounts his experiences and offers practical tips for how DD Councils can engage with employers to advance competitive, integrated employment and economic outcomes for people with disabilities.

 

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