Peyton - Academy at Riverdale Representative Peyton, a teenager who attends our Academy at Riverdale, could not read or even spell his name before enrolling in our private school two years ago. Due to his Mitochondrial disease, he had poor growth progress, extreme learning disabilities, and suffered ... Continue Reading
Although employers are finally embracing employees with disabilities, unemployment among this population is still high. According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (February 2021), people with disabilities make up 17.9% of the workforce. Different types of disabilities can impact that number. For ... Continue Reading
Job opportunities exist in every industry for people of all abilities. The shift to work from home culture might make it a bit easier for people with developmental disabilities to find a job and excel at it. But what jobs should you be looking for if you have a disability? We’ll answer that in ... Continue Reading
David Simmons, a teaching assistant at our Little Rock Developmental Preschool "is one of the most incredible humans I have ever met," says Keasha Mosley, preschool director. He suffered a traumatic brain injury from a car accident when he was in college, which has made it more difficult ... Continue Reading
Whether you are making accommodations for employees with disabilities, or you’re considering hiring a person with a disability, educating yourself about reasonable accommodations is important. While some employees require little or no modifications to existing facilities and policies, others may ... Continue Reading
Allyson is a bright addition to the Little Rock Developmental Preschool. She started working for Easterseals in June 2020 as a recreation aide and now is a teaching assistant. She is a 2020 graduate of our ACCE program, which prepares students for the workforce in a college setting. Allyson says ... Continue Reading
According to the CDC, 61 million adults in the U.S. have some kind of disability. That’s 26% of the adult population or one in four people. Globally, over 1 billion people live with some kind of intellectual, developmental, or physical disability. But despite the prevalence of disability in our ... Continue Reading
