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  • It Takes a Village: How Coalition Work is Transforming Lives in Detroit - NationSwell

    August 03, 2020 |

    NationSwell |

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    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    A coalition of organizations in the Detroit region had “a goal of re-engaging the region’s 690,000 adults who had completed some college but hadn’t gotten a degree.” One of the programs they created was the Wayne State Warrior Way Back program, which allows students with school debt to re-enroll and “learn” off their debt at a rate of $500 for each semester completed.”

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  • 30 Years Later: How The ADA Changed Life For People With Disabilities

    July 21, 2020 |

    Forbes |

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    Response Location: United States

    The Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) mandated public places, businesses, facilities, and schools make accommodations for people with disabilities, including ramps, accessible entrances and bathrooms, and designated parking spaces. The ADA also makes discrimination against people with disabilities illegal, establishes a nationwide communication system for people with speech or hearing impairments, and encourages community-based services over institutionalization. While accessibility and discrimination can still be problems, the ADA has allowed people with disabilities to live independently.

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  • How Other Countries Handled Their Jobs Crises

    June 17, 2020 |

    NPR |

    Podcast |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States

    Varying tactics have been adopted in response to the worldwide pandemic, prompting financial implications; some more successful than others. Germany and Japan, in particular, have been able to maintain low unemployment rates in comparison to the US. Germany's approach is a work-sharing program, or "Kurzarbeit," which allows employers to reduce hours for all employees instead of letting some employees go, preventing workers from experiencing the uncertainties of unemployment. South Korea's successful approach to containing the virus prevented the loss of jobs and prompted a faster return to normal.

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  • How Europe manages to keep a lid on coronavirus unemployment while it spikes in the U.S.

    April 11, 2020 |

    The Washington Post |

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    Response Location: France

    European countries like France and Germany have been able to keep their unemployment rates low because of pre-existing programs that have been called to action during COVID-19. In France, the government subsidizes up to 84% of wages to incentive companies not to lay their employees off. In Germany, their short-time work program pays up to two-thirds of employee pay. While not an inexpensive method, some say it could help their economies replenish quicker after the pandemic.

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  • Some CEOs are giving up their salaries to help stop coronavirus layoffs

    March 25, 2020 |

    FastCompany |

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    Response Location: United States

    In an effort to pay employees as COVID19 containment efforts take a toll on businesses, CEOs and corporate management are taking pay cuts, or giving up their pay altogether. Companies like Delta, United, Marriott, Hyatt, Lyft, and Life Time health clubs are all seeing their leadership elect for salary cuts or decreases in order to continue to pay their employees.

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  • Inside a Seattle-area hospital on the front lines of the nation's first major coronavirus outbreak

    March 10, 2020 |

    The Seattle Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Kirkland, Washington

    It was a "longshot" that resulted in doctors at a Seattle-area hospital diagnosing the first cases of coronavirus, but how they responded may serve as a model to other hospitals attempting to contain the spread further. From staff trained on incident management and a drive-through testing site that serve the health-care workers to a dedicated floor for treating the patients who have tested positive, the hospital has been able to successfully stop any internal spreading.

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  • A Construction Company Embraces Frank Talk About Mental Health To Reduce Suicide

    December 12, 2019 |

    NPR |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Salt Lake City, Utah

    Making mental health a priority at the workplace reduces the risk of suicide. The RK construction company in Salt Lake City has responded to employee suicide by changing its workplace culture. The company has implemented measures such as counseling services, mental health training for managers, and 24 hour access to counseling services. Work teams also practice “Toolbox Talks,” opening up and discussing issues with each other several times a week.

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  • Has a US university cracked student debt?

    December 03, 2019 |

    BBC |

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    Response Location: United States, Kentucky

    Since 1892, Berea College in Kentucky has not charged students for tuition. The school avoids adding the "shiny amenities" that other schools may use as selling points and requires that students work a job on campus at least ten hours per week.

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  • People are terrible judges of talent. Can algorithms do better?

    November 19, 2019 |

    Quartz |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Using machine learning to test potential job candidates for particular traits, as opposed to having humans screen their resumes, can help to reduce bias in recruiting. Resumes tend to focus on the past and reflect socioeconomic status, rather than reflect a candidate’s abilities and potential. Pymetrics uses AI, gamifying the recruitment process to measure attributes like attention, risk-taking, and memory. Pymetric’s approach has increased diversity in recruitment among its client companies.

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  • This Wyoming Greenhouse is a Place for Employees with Disabilities to Grow

    November 08, 2019 |

    Bitterroot |

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    Response Location: United States, Jackson, Wyoming

    A company called Vertical Harvest in Jackson, Wyoming employs people with developmental and physical disabilities to work in their 3-story greenhouse to address the exclusion of people with disabilities in the labor pool. Vertical Harvest, which offers positions growing and handling local produce, acts as both a safe space and source of income for employees, following a trend to open employment opportunities to often overlooked populations.

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