This article highlighting the impact of OAR’s Hire Autism portal first appeared on Next Avenue. The original article can be found here. “I’m usually hesitant to ask for help,” says Mark Fiorito, a 32-year-old Lynbrook, N.Y. jobseeker on the autism spectrum. “But what I was doing wasn’t working, so I was up for trying something…
In January, OAR welcomed its first 2021 Hire Autism navigator cohort with a plan to hold additional training sessions quarterly throughout the year. The sign-up for the next navigator training in April was so strong and enthusiastic that the Hire Autism team decided to host an impromptu session last month rather than keep this new…
OAR is excited to welcome our first Hire Autism Navigator cohort of 2021, the sixth cohort since launching the program in late 2019. Hailing from cities all over the nation, the group includes a diverse group of professionals and autism parents with the common goal of helping job seekers prepare for employment. The new navigators…
We can all agree that last year was a bit hectic, to say the least. COVID-19 caused us to adapt to a new way of living and working and changed many aspects of daily life. Despite these changes, at OAR we were able to witness something truly remarkable, the inherent resiliency of our job seekers.…
Looking to make a difference in 2021? Interested in helping autistic adults enter the workforce? Apply today to join our January 2021 Hire Autism navigator cohort. Online applications will be accepted until December 18, 2020 at 11:59 p.m. ET. As a Hire Autism navigator, volunteers work directly with job seekers to review their resumes or…
In celebration of National Disability Employment Awareness Month, OAR teamed up with Danny Combs, president and founder of Teaching the Autism Community Trades (TACT), to deliver a free webinar event on October 8. During “Autism and the Skilled Trades,” Combs discussed critical topics such as how to help organizations find community partners and scaffold their…
Graphic Design USA recently awarded a 2020 Health and Wellness Design Award to Lisa Cain for her work on Hire Autism’s Job Search Guides. Cain noted that the project was a collaboration with Amanda Rioux, manager of Hire Autism, and Naina Chernoff, Hire Autism associate. The annual awards competition honors graphic excellence in the health…
Job seekers surveyed by Hire Autism overwhelmingly reported that they benefited from the Hire Autism navigators matched to help prepare them for their job searches. That feedback came from a survey OAR recently sent out to solicit feedback from job seekers who have worked with navigators, volunteers trained to help job seekers with resume/cover letter…
To commemorate National Disability Employment Awareness Month, Hire Autism has partnered with Uptimize to offer an online training program geared toward helping employers understand how to better attract, hire, and retain autistic employees. Featuring autistic voices and experiences, this on-demand training is broken down into short video modules and contains role-specific information for human resource…
For many autistic people, finding and keeping a job is still a major challenge. Research suggests that over 85 percent of autistic adults are unemployed or underemployed. In honor of National Disability Employment Awareness Month, OAR is hosting a free webinar event on the topic of employment on Thursday, October 8, at 11 a.m. ET.…
