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“Imagine a world without disability / where human differences aren’t measured as flaws / and people are accepted for who they are. / Just belonging can open closed doors.”

So begins a new book written by Rise’s Vice President Don Lavin. It is the seventh book he has written for the disability-related field, but the first one written not exclusively for professionals or consumers within the field of employment and community rehabilitation. The book has a poignant message for people of all ages, all abilities, all nationalities.

“A New Vision shares how we at Rise view the roles and involvements of people who have disabilities in their communities,” said Lavin.

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Thirty years ago, as a young man working at a facility for children with autism, Dale DiLeo was shown a tiny, hot and smelly bedroom. Reserved for up to four young men with autism, those least trusted by staff, this room was locked—from the outside—all night long. It was named after Raymond, the room’s perennial resident.

Raymond’s Room makes a compelling case that today, people with disabilities are still locked away from the rest of society. They may not be necessarily housed in rooms like Raymond’s, but they are placed in facilities and programs run by a public monopoly unwilling to change.

“People with disabilities are the last minority group in which legal segregation for housing and employment is still routinely provided,” writes DiLeo. “And their lives are controlled by one of the last publicly-funded monopolies in America today.”

Using research, anecdotes, and captivating stories, DiLeo takes aim at the billion-dollar “disability industrial complex” that segregates people with significant disabilities from mainstream life.

Calling people with disabilities society’s “hidden citizens,” he describes a system that prevents people from working and living in our communities, despite new techniques and approaches proven effective in helping even those with the most serious challenges to be employed and to have a home to call their own.

For over 230 pages, DiLeo describes the downsides to current practices in the field and then offers up proven alternatives.

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With the unemployment rate for people with disabilities at over 70%, this video gives potential employees and employers tips on how to find the right job or employee. As the examples featured in the video show, people with disabilities can contribute a great deal to a perspective employer and employers would be hard-pressed to pass up the opportunity to hire these dedicated and committed job seekers. Filmed in cooperation with Creative Employment Opportunities in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and featuring CEO Laura Owens, Taking Control is a video manual on how people with disabilities can take control of their own employment destiny and how employers can expand their workforce pool heading into the future. Lengh: 23 minutes Format: DVD

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If you have a job opening that would be appropriate for a person in supported employment, list it with us! For $50 per month, we will showcase the details of your job opening on our web site. Please contact the APSE National office at (804) 278-9187 or email Jenny Levet at jenny@apse.org to arrange for this service.

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