DOES THE JOB MARKET REALLY NEED ME? This is a great time of year to look for work. Everybody who is actually in their office is in a good mood because of the summer and not too busy to talk with you. This is the time of year when creative CEO’s and directors are recharging […]
There’s no denying that some days it just hurts. No matter how I act, no matter what I do, the world simply won’t budge. I’m walking to the bus stop this morning and arrive just as the bus pulls up. I walk up and say to this guy who is in line, “Hey, can you […]
For most High School students with disabilities life is very lonely. Far more than at any time in our lives, adolescents want to be accepted and liked. Unfortunately, the code for this is, “You need to be like everyone else.” And, the kid with the disability simply isn’t “like everyone else.” I never dated or […]
From time to time we receive questions here at The IMAGE Center which we answer. Some of them are of such importance that we feel it necessary to publish them in our blog…
We received some great feedback for How to Get a Job: Part I. So without further ado, onto part II! During your discussion the person you are interviewing may speculate about how a person with a disability could do the necessary work. Try to avoid this because the person probably has little or no knowledge […]