Advancing equal opportunities for all people with disabilities
For nearly 60 years, the Yang-Tan Institute on Employment and Disability has advanced knowledge, policies, and practice to support people with disabilities in workplaces, schools, and communities.
Our StoryOur Impact
Grant Sponsored Project
PROMISE program delivers to students with disabilities
After participating in PROMISE, Capri is applying to college and planning a career.
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Related Project:
NYS PROMISE
Cornell University Course
ILR grad and legislator makes disability a priority
A disability-related class taught by YTI faculty inspired Josh Lafazan to make accessibility improvements on Long Island.
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Related Course:
ILR 4023: Disability and Employment Policy
YTIOnline Course
WIP-C™ credentialing program impacts thousands of lives
As a trained work incentive practitioner, Milton Johnson assists people with disabilities with managing benefits while returning to work and gaining financial independence.
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Related Course:
WIP-C™ Credentialing Program
Our Work
Areas of Focus
YTI helps to progress equal job opportunities, inclusive workplaces, and economic well-being for people with disabilities.
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Improving inclusive education and successful adult living, learning and earning outcomes for youth with disabilities
Using innovations and coursework to support pre- and post-service learning in authentic environments both domestically and globally.
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Advancing person-driven practices to promote leadership development and social inclusion with individuals with disabilities.
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Supporting quality of life across the life span, through work/life balance, health and well-being.
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Providing accessible, usable, and relevant disability statistics to people with disabilities, advocates, policymakers, researchers, and others.
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We recognize that the world of work for people with disabilities is constantly evolving. Our research and outreach continues to adapt to meet emerging need. Also, see our COVID-19 Resource Page.
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Online Courses and Products
The Workplace Disability Inclusion course discusses the importance of inclusion for people with disabilities and the business case for aligning disability inclusion with a company’s strategic human-capital initiatives.
The Autism at Work course explores emerging Autism at Work employment programs; outlining implications for HR policies and practices in embracing a neurodiverse workforce.
Learn More about the Courses
This YTIOnline course is the largest benefits planning program in the nation. Learn about work incentives and earn a WIP-C™ credential with our scientifically-validated curriculum.
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This YTI Online course explores ways to support the ideals of citizenship with and on behalf of people with disabilities who are vulnerable to social exclusion.
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The Just-in-Time Program offers intensive training and a personalized toolkit to engage employees in implementing your organization's policies around disability inclusiveness.
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BenchmarkABILITY® is a self-assessment tool for organizations who are interested in the representation of people with disabilities in their workforce.
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YTI Grant Funding
New Workability Innovation Lab
The Workability Innovation Lab is re-engineering the workplace and workforce by focusing on inclusion of diverse ability through policy, practice, research and evaluation. The Innovation Grant Program at the Lab funds cutting edge solutions to advance the world of work.
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Our Team
The multi-disciplinary YTI team includes professional researchers, educators, technologists, media specialists, and designers.
Our Staff
Our Executive Director
Recognizing and embracing diversity in our abilities is central to understanding our common shared human experience.”
Executive Director
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Our Benefactor
Everyone should have the opportunity to be able to work, to be treated fairly at work, and to have a support network.”
Institute Benefactor
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Our Academic Director
We help make possible the full participation of people with disabilities in the workplace, the community, and society”
Academic Director
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