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The American Legion held its third Department Service Officer Symposium, training 62 veteran service officers from across the nation on navigating the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs disability benefits system. The training, conducted by Bergmann & Moore law firm, focuses on helping veterans access disability compensation and benefits, with participants emphasizing how the evolving system requires continuous professional development to better serve veterans with disabilities.
Singapore's Istana open house featured inclusive employment initiatives for people with disabilities and vulnerable groups, showcasing organizations like Inclus and New Hope Community Services. Hotels including Novotel and Mercure Singapore demonstrated inclusive hiring practices by matching job roles to candidates' individual strengths rather than seeking perfect candidates.
Research shows US workers lose 63.4 productive days annually to health problems, with 85% occurring through presenteeism (reduced performance while working) rather than sickness absence. The article emphasizes that employers need to support employees with chronic and mental health conditions through workplace flexibility and adjustments to enable sustainable work.
Two new InkludX sections profile companies whose business is getting excluded people into work, and the capital that funds them — setbacks included.
Imagine waking up on the first morning of retirement after decades of dedicated service, expecting to embrace freedom, travel, grandchildren, and the long-awaited peace that accompanies the end of a...
About 15% to 20% of the global population identifies as neurodivergent, yet these same individuals experience significant employment disparities and unemployment rates ranging from 30% to 85%.
Born in New York in 1948, the Clubhouse model now spans 370 Clubhouses in 32 countries — with Europe its largest region outside the US. Here's how its route back to paid work operates, and what the evidence really says.
Article At the regional level, consultations on the review of Nigeria’s Youth Employment Action Plan help shape solutions to unemployment, skills gaps, and barriers to economic opportunity for young...
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Sep 17, 2026 _The Department for Work and Pensions has published a Rapid Evidence Assessment on how employers can be supported to recruit disabled people and people with health conditions, according...
Smart glasses are moving rapidly from novelty to widespread use. Devices that look like ordinary prescription eyewear can take photographs, record video and audio, livestream content, connect to...
Beyond the official unemployment rate, millions more Europeans are outside the labour market. In 2024, Eurostat counted 13.1 million unemployed people in the EU, plus 6.2 million who were available to work but not looking, and 8.0 million young people aged 15–29 who were not in employment, education or training.
IPS has the strongest evidence base of any employment intervention for people with severe mental illness: 28 randomised controlled trials, with meta-analyses finding that people in IPS are about twice as likely to get a competitive job as those in traditional vocational rehabilitation. Trials in Norway, the Netherlands and Denmark show it also works in generous welfare states. Yet European implementation remains uneven.
Employer behaviour is the missing link in disability employment policy. Field experiments show that employers respond less often to applicants who disclose a disability, even when the disability should not affect the job. Fixing this requires understanding what employers actually fear.
Key facts on Germany's Werkstätten für behinderte Menschen — who works there, what they earn, what the UN says, and what reform proposals are on the table.
Approximately 283,000 people with disabilities in Germany work in sheltered workshops and earn an average of €233 a month, outside the reach of minimum wage law. A lawsuit and a widely watched TV episode are forcing the issue.
They work in laundries, assembly and packaging, gardening and web design — but earn less than a sixth of the minimum wage. Germany is under pressure to reform a system its national human rights institution says breaches the UN disability convention.
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