Different Abilities

The goal of this community or “rope team is to give you access to meaningful connections, opportunities, resources and experiences that help you navigate obstacles that may arise along your personal and professional journey. It is designed to support diverse members of non-majority groups who encounter unique challenges throughout their personal, social, academic and professional development. This community recognizes, appreciates, celebrates, promotes, and supports each individual because of their diversity and contributions. We call them “rope teams” because these communities, as many as you are interested in accessing, are here to support your student and alum journey as well as to provide you with an opportunity to support the journey of those you want to help succeed.     

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Finding a Job with Autism

Individuals with autism bring a unique set of strengths and challenges to the workplace, which can lead to exceptional abilities in certain jobs and difficulties in others. The key to a successful career for an autistic individual often lies in …

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Alexandra Gilbert On Learning Disability Diagnoses & Growing Up With Dyslexia

Alexandra Gilbert shares with Kimberly Brown steps for getting a learning disability diagnosis and learning to understand the way that your brain, specifically works so that you can do your best at work and in life.

FULL VIDEO HERE:    • YNM EP96: Transforming Learning Disab…  

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Tips for navigating your ADHD when working

Navigating the challenges of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is difficult for many, especially in the workplace. Whether remote or in-person, office settings can have many distractions, making it hard to focus regardless of whether you have ADHD or not. …

By College Recruiter
College Recruiter believes that every student and recent grad deserves a great career.
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Overcoming Workplace Disability Issues – Queer Money Ep. 189

Are you taking full advantage of ALL your workplace benefits? Most of us don’t think we need disability insurance, assuming it applies only to catastrophic events. But what if you had to miss work for a few weeks to recover from, say, a broken leg? Or having your appendix taken out? Would you be able …

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3 Tips to Unmask in the Workplace as a Neurodivergent

Let’s be honest, deciding to “unmask” or show one’s true authentic self can often be a decision; for neurodivergents, there often comes a time in life when we come to a fork in the road and must ask ourselves:

Can …

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Neurodiversity at Meta and Beyond: Insight from Shawanna Rouse

Before 2019, Shawanna Rouse only had a hunch that she might be neurodiverse. As a child, she remembers paying close attention to how she moved, spoke, smiled, held eye contact and moved her arms when she talked. She remembers struggling …

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