The Great Resignation is the term applied to the Covid-19 era trend in which a near-record 47.4 million employees left their jobs in favor of better opportunities, leading to a severe imbalance between worker supply and employer demand. For millions of people with disabilities, who were especially hard hit by the pandemic, getting rehired was...

By Menachem Rephun, Communications Manager Creative Spirit and Self Advocate, and Joanna McElnea, Community Manager Creative Spirit and Self Advocate “Disclosing a disability to an employer enables a person to live one’s life authentically and be able to bring one’s whole self to work. Hiding a disability takes… energy that could be better spent elsewhere,...

By Menachem Rephun, Communications Manager Creative Spirit and Self Advocate It’s no secret that living with a disability isn’t always easy. From managing physical and emotional exhaustion, to loneliness, challenges with self-esteem, and anxiety about disclosure, having a disability can entail significant levels of stress. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), a 2018...

By Menachem Rephun, Communications Manager Creative Spirit and Self Advocate Since the start of the new Millenium, the internet has taken on an ever-more important role in everyday life. Millions of people worldwide utilize the internet on a daily basis for work, entertainment, social interaction, and access to important information. For the disabilities community, the...

By Menachem Rephun, Communications Manager Creative Spirit and Self Advocate Lisa Eason-Adil 1. What would you like employers to know about candidates with disabilities?Lisa Eason-Adil: I would like employers to know, that candidates with disabilities can increase productivity too.  We are the candidates that sometimes work even harder to achieve our goals.  Our work ethic...

RSVP today for our virtual discussion today: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/su/r5W3Kg6/CSAutismAware. By Menachem Rephun, Communications Manager Creative Spirit and Self Advocate The Current Employment Reality for the Autism CommunityApproximately 1% of the global population (over 75,000,000 people) live with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), a broad group of conditions whose symptoms include challenges with social skills and verbal communication,...

Full internet access is vital for inclusion in the digital age and countless aspects of daily life in our digital age, especially job searching and employment. Most employment resources are now online, and most jobs require at least some computer usage and internet access. Creative Spirit’s goal is to ensure fair-wage employment for people with...

By Menachem Rephun, Communications Manager Creative Spirit and Self Advocate March 8 is International Women’s Day (IWD), which celebrates the achievements of women on a social, economic, cultural, and political level, and promotes full equality and inclusion. The theme of this year’s IWD is #BreakTheBias, which means countering stereotypes and discrimination and working to create...

By Menachem Rephun, Communications Manager and Self Advocate Since our founding in 2017, Creative Spirit’s mission has been ensuring full inclusion for Americans of all ethnicities, orientations, and cultural and religious backgrounds with disabilities. Inclusion is even more important for those who already belong to other minority groups, making representation an even bigger priority. The...

By Menachem Rephun, Communications Manager and Self Advocate Improved access to vital services; protection against unlawful workplace discrimination; a more inclusive, accessible society; all of these and more have been the focus of the ongoing disability rights movement. These promises are notably reflected in the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), one of the most important,...