OAR is excited to welcome our first navigator cohort of 2022, the largest cohort to date. This group comprises 18 volunteers from a variety of professional backgrounds and positions, including journalists, data engineers, chiefs of operations, organization vice presidents, employment counselors, hiring specialists, and occupational therapists. OAR is thrilled to have them join the Hire…
Last month, Hire Autism celebrated its second anniversary since its national debut and its fifth year since launching the program in 2017. As the program grows, we are excited to announce the launch of a new volunteer pilot program, the Regional Ambassador Program. Regional ambassadors will help Hire Autism to expand its network of employer…
OAR is kicking off Autism Acceptance Month with the fourth annual Active for Autism 5K & Kids Dash. This year’s event will be both in person and virtual. The in-person 5K & Kids Dash event will take place at Hains Point in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, April 23 at 8:00 a.m. The family-friendly event will feature…
OAR’s Hire Autism program saw a record number of job seekers, employers, and volunteers join the program in 2021. These are the highlights: 948 job seekers joined Hire Autism. New Hire Autism associate, Courtney Carroll, joined the team. Hire Autism staff presented at Marshall University’s Neurodiversity Day and OCALICON 2021. Hire Autism was featured in…
OAR is excited to announce that Synchrony has pledged $200,000 over the next two years to support the Synchrony Scholarship for Autistic Students of Color and the Synchrony Tech Careers Scholarship. These two new scholarships will receive $50,000 each for their initial scholarships to be awarded in 2022. The Synchrony Scholarship for Autistic Students of…
GreatNonprofits, a major charity-rating website, has recognized OAR as a “top-rated” nonprofit organization for the twelfth year in a row. GreatNonprofits provides a platform for community members to provide firsthand testimonials about the impact of nonprofit organizations. OAR’s “top-rated” recognition is based on reviews by OAR friends, volunteers, and community partners who provided overwhelmingly positive…
Hire Autism is excited to announce that work on an updated website has begun and will launch in time for 2022’s National Autism Awareness and Acceptance Month. The new website is being built in consultation with current Hire Autism job seekers and will have an updated color scheme and new features, such as a searchable…
The application period for the 2022 OAR Scholarship Program will open on Monday, December 6, 2021, and remain open until Monday, May 2, 2022. Applicants may apply to only one of OAR’s scholarship programs, which include the Schwallie Family Scholarship, the Lisa Higgins Hussman Scholarship, or the new Synchrony Scholarship for Autistic Students of Color.…
As distance races slowly started to come back in 2021, the RUN FOR AUTISM team has been proudly representing OAR at endurance events across the country plus in London. After being disappointed by all the race cancellations last year, this year’s RUN team members have put the spirit, determination, and generosity of the autism community on full display — and…
OAR’s newest scholarship, the Synchrony Scholarship for Autistic Students of Color, is being made available in partnership with the Disabilities Diversity Network at Synchrony, a Fortune 150 company, as part of their national “Education as an Equalizer” initiative. The Synchrony Scholarship for Autistic Students of Color provides targeted financial support for autistic students of color…
