Bringing Much-Needed Disability Representation to our Healthcare Settings

With aspirations to become an anesthesiologist, Christopher, an individual with a neurodevelopmental disorder, pursued an Individualized Plan for Employment with a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor (VRC). Unfortunately, he encountered barriers when his VRC would not agree to Christopher’s job goal or help him create a plan to become an anesthesiologist. Christopher reached out to us for assistance, and we helped him make a meaningful academic and employment plan. Now, Chris is on his way to becoming an anesthesiologist with encouragement from his new supportive VRC. People with disabilities deserve the same competitive and integrated employment opportunities as their non-disabled peers, and we're proud to help break down employment barriers for our clients.