{"id":3213,"date":"2020-09-26T22:44:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-27T05:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aascend.org\/?p=3213"},"modified":"2020-09-26T22:44:45","modified_gmt":"2020-09-27T05:44:45","slug":"major-employers-adding-autism-employment-partnerships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aascend.org\/?p=3213","title":{"rendered":"Major employers adding autism employment partnerships"},"content":{"rendered":"
(First,<\/em>\u00a0<\/span>register now<\/strong><\/span> for the <\/span>Stanford Neurodiversity Summit<\/strong><\/span>, Oct 17-21 online.\u00a0<\/span>The theme of the Summit is “Scaling Up the Neurodiversity at Work Initiative<\/strong>“. This conference will bring\u00a0together neurodivergent individuals, employers, service agencies, educators and students, parents, and professionals from all areas of the field. It will be a groundbreaking event: Don’t miss it, and it’s FREE!<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0Info and registration\u00a0here<\/a><\/strong>.)<\/p>\n On October 10<\/strong> (NOT the usual 1st Saturday!<\/em>) the A<\/span>A<\/span>S<\/span>C<\/span>E<\/span>N<\/span>D<\/span><\/strong> Job Club<\/strong> meeting via Zoom<\/strong> will feature Marcia Scheiner,<\/strong> <\/span>who is the President and Founder of Integrate Autism Employment Advisors<\/strong> (“Integrate”), the author of An Employer\u2019s Guide to Managing Professionals on the Autism Spectrum<\/em> (Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2017) and a frequent speaker on how to create a successful workplace for autistic professionals. Prior to founding Integrate in 2010, Ms. Scheiner held senior management positions at Zurich Financial Services, Chase Manhattan Bank and Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. \u202fMs. Scheiner is a graduate of Wellesley College and has an MBA from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Business. \u202fShe is the parent of a young adult son with autism. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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