Connect-Ability. Bringing Connecticuts employers and people with disbilities together.

Career Development for the 21st Century
The American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) and Connect-Ability are proud partners in Disability Mentoring Day: Career Development for the 21st Century. It is widely recognized that workers with disabilities have a strong, positive impact on the bottom line of the businesses that employ them. Mentoring opportunities are designed to assist employers and job seekers in finding the “perfect match” in employment. Connect-Ability has made a strong commitment to making mentoring a year-round effort to raise awareness, and promote training and hiring workers with disabilities as well as promote the economic well being of Connecticut businesses and communities.

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What are the goals of Disability Mentoring Day?

• To increase internship and employment opportunities for people with disabilities;
• To dispel employers’ fears about hiring people with disabilities;
• To promote disability as a central part of diversity recruitment for a more inclusive workforce;
• To serve as a launching point for year-round efforts to foster more career–oriented mentoring opportunities.

How Do Employers Benefit from Disability Mentoring Day?

• An opportunity to recruit interns;
• Gain access to a pool of potential future employees;
• Learn more about the experience of disability;
• Develop lasting relationships with disability community leaders;
• Demonstrate leadership in their communities; and
• Attract positive media attention.

What Happens on Disability Mentoring Day?

• One-on-One Job Shadowing
• Group Visits/Information Tours to Worksites
• Career Fair/Other Job Training Activities

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