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The Yang-Tan Institute (formerly the Employment and Disability Institute) conducts research and provides continuing education and consultation on many aspects of disability in the workplace. Since 1968, researchers and practitioners with expertise in disability have helped companies, labor organizations, government agencies, schools, and communities throughout the United States and abroad to accommodate and integrate individuals with disabilities.
Our team consults with business and industry, policy makers, educators, disability advocates, and rehabilitation practitioners, to provide technical assistance, training, and research in:
- ADA, Accommodation & Accessible IT
- Community Inclusion
- Disability Benefits and Work
- Disability Statistics Research
- Educational Achievement & Transition
- Employment and Disability Research
- International Disability Research
- Workforce Development
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Item Shifting Disability Systems to Align with Employment First in New York StateJackson, Kaitlyn; Switzer, Ellice; Cook, LaWanda (Cornell University, ILR School, Yang-Tan Institute on Employment and Disability, 2025)On September 30, 2024, Governor Kathy Hochul signed Executive Order (EO) 40, Committing New York to Be an Employment First State to Increase Competitive Integrated Employment for New Yorkers with Disabilities—the latest in a series of executive actions in New York aimed at employing people with disabilities over the last decade. This brief provides: • A look at philosophy of the Employment First framework and the current state of Employment First in New York • A summary of evidence-based information about barriers for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) and other significant disabilities that may stand in the way of full adoption of Employment First (E1st) strategies • Suggestions for practice and policy solutions to help New York meet the goals of the executive orderItem Disability Stats Your Way at DisabilityStatistics.orgErickson, Bill (Cornell University, ILR School, K. Lisa Yang and Hock E. Tan Institute on Employment and Disability, 2025-04)[Excerpt] The newly relaunched DisabilityStatistics.org website aims to advance disability inclusion by providing improved access to important data. People using the site can easily create and save maps, charts, and tables of national, state, and local disability statistics. They can copy from the site to reports, presentations, and other documents that they use in their work.Item Job Training for Justice-Impacted New Yorkers with Disabilities: Interagency Coordination between Corrections and Vocational RehabilitationSaleh. Matt; Law, Kirsten; Brooks, Jennifer; Shaw, Leslie; Karhan, Andrew (Cornell University, ILR School, K. Lisa Yang and Hock E. Tan Institute on Employment and Disability, 2024-09)[Excerpt] Improving coordination between the critical government systems discussed in this document can serve one primary goal: increasing the employment and self-sufficiency of previously incarcerated New Yorkers. Employment is one of the strongest predictors of community readjustment, reduced recidivism, and quality of life for justice-impacted individuals. By looking to examples and following research recommendations, NYS can better ensure that it reaches key service populations in ways that benefit the state as a whole.Item Examining Business and Employer Inquiries on ADA Title III: From 2016 to 2021Chang, Vicki; von Shrader, Sarah; Strobel Gower, Wendy (Yang-Tan Institute on Employment and Disability, Cornell University, Northeast ADA Center, 2023-08-11)[Excerpt] The current report examines a subset of 1868 records extracted from 20,062 technical assistance calls entered into the OMS system from 2016 to 2021. OMS is a national administrative database that the entire National Network uses to collect qualitative and quantitative information about our work’s outputs and short-term outcomes. The robust search feature of the OMS allows for targeted searches on categorical data (e.g., topics, titles) and terms used in text fields. The subset of data included exclusively one primary topic of Title III and was characterized as a complex call conducted in English. Most of the calls were made by business entities (n=1868), with a small number accounted for by employers (n=6). The records incorporate discussions on 18 topics related to Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).Item Worksite wellness and dIsability: Annotated bibliographyJoseph, Jeffrey; Cook, LaWanda (2013-12-13)This document represents an attempt to evaluate the current literature available on worksite wellness, with a specific focus on disability issues. The articles included in this document represent three strands of literature that were investigated in order to understand the intersection of disability and worksite wellness. The issues addressed by these articles include the effectiveness and benefits of worksite wellness/health promotion broadly: health promotion initiatives for people with disabilities, as well as laws that impact disability in workplace wellness programs. In evaluating the literature on these topics, it was noted that there is an array of literature that deals with each of the topics, and that demographic and legal changes have increased the availability of literature addressing these issues. The articles listed and discussed below represent just a fraction of the relevant literature; however, they provide a foundational understanding of these issues and are representative of the larger body of related literature.Item In Memory of Thomas P. GoldenK. Lisa Yang and Hock E. Tan Institute on Employment and Disability (K. Lisa Yang and Hock E. Tan Institute on Employment and Disability, 2021)Within these pages are memories and messages of dozens of people whose lives Thomas Golden touched. Thomas left this world, or "winged" as his wife Janel characterized it, on November 1, 2020, after a battle with pancreatic cancer. He battled this disease as he lived his life, with a positive outlook and concern for his family, friends, and his Yang-Tan Institute (YTI) community. This memory book was lovingly prepared by his friends and colleagues. To best view it electronically, please set the viewing mode in Adobe Acrobat to “Two Page View” and check “Show Cover Page in Two Page View.” This will provide the best book viewing experience in Acrobat.Item WIOA Title I partnership development for vocational rehabilitation professionals: A curriculum guideO'Sullivan, Kate; Osmani, Kimberly J.; Romero, Kristal; Saleh, Matthew; Spangler, Don; Showalter, Thomas (Institute for Educational Leadership, 2020)This guide is one of a series of resources developed by Y-TAC to help VR professionals expand and strengthen transition services avail-able to eligible youth, ages 16-to-24. Prepared for Y-TAC by the National Youth Employment Coalition (NYEC) and the K. Lisa Yang and Hock E. Tan Institute on Employment and Dis-ability at Cornell University’s School of Indus-trial and Labor Relations (ILR), this document is informed by 23 in-depth conversations with VR and workforce officials in 14 states, who graciously offered their time and insights. The programs and practices described throughout this guide as well as quotes and success stories were gathered through interviews. The guide contains the following parts: Part I: An overview of Title I of WIOA, with emphasis on youth activities and potential connections to Title IV VR services. Part II: A detailed look at the characteristics of the 16-to-24 year old out-of-school youth (OSY) population, including effective strategies for recruitment, engagement, and training. Part III: A primer on partnership formation, including research-based practices and numerous examples from the field. The guide was informed by 23 in-depth conversations with VR and workforce officials in 14 states, who graciously offered their time and insights.Item Initial impact of Section 503 rules: Understanding good employer practices and the trends in disability violations among federal contractors: Final ReportEnayati, Hassan (2020-06-15)In March 2014, new regulations went into effect related to the implementation of Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (Section 503), setting new requirements for federal contractors and subcontractors, related to non-discrimination and affirmative action in the employment of qualified individuals with disabilities. The overall goal of this project is to understand the initial impact of these regulations on employer practices and consequently on the employment environment for individuals with disabilities. The study uses both existing administrative and field survey data to achieve three supporting objectives: 1) understand the characteristics of firms with and without evidence of a disability violation under EEO laws; 2) examine the initial impact of changes to Section 503 regulations on the observed patterns of employers with disability violations; and 3) build an understanding of effective practice and policy as contractors have initially responded to Section 503 regulations.Item Empowering neurodiverse populations for employment through inclusion AI and innovation science: Policy and practice briefBruyere, Susanne; Chang, Hsiao-Ying (Vicki); Saleh, Matthew (2021-07)To explore what barriers and facilitators exist for neurodiverse job seekers, this report summarizes a study conducted by researchers from the Yang-Tan Institute on Employment and Disability at Cornell University, in partnership with the Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University, on experiences in the employment interview and at work from multiple stakeholder perspectives (Autistic individuals, service providers, and employers).Item Connecting Practices to Outcomes: Lessons from the Federal Sector Workplace - Preliminary Findings from the Federal Employee Focus Groupsvon Schrader, Sarah; MacDowell, Kate (2021-03-30)[Excerpt] Employment inequity for Americans with disabilities remains a significant problem. To explore and remedy this inequality, the Cornell University Yang-Tan Institute on Employment and Disability, in partnership with key federal partners, is working on a three-year project entitled, “Connecting Practices to Outcomes: Lessons from the Federal Sector Workplace.” This project uses federal sector secondary data and qualitative focus groups to assess the impact of employer practice adoption on the retention, advancement, separation, and the workplace perceptions of individuals with disabilities.