• October 18, 2013

    by: Renee Canfield

    All in a Day’s Work – The Role of a Job Coach

    October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month, and UCP has been spending a lot of time this month on social media and in our face-to-face conversations talking about employing individuals with disabilities. But truly, those of us at UCP of […]

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  • October 16, 2013

    by: Emily Hastings

    Anthony

    Anthony is a loving and playful six-year-old boy with an infectious smile. If you would ask his parents, Joey and Megan, some of Anthony’s favorite activities, you might think he is just a typical child who enjoys playing with his […]

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  • August 9, 2013

    by: David Modic

    Technology as the Great Equalizer

    Technology is a wondrous thing; much as Samuel Colt and the Colt Revolver did for the Old West, so too has technology become “the great equalizer”.  It has been instrumental in allowing individuals with disabilities to do more than ever […]

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  • April 8, 2013

    by: Renee Canfield

    Charles

    Fifty-year old Charles has come a long way in the last few years. About five years ago, Charles lost his mother, who was also his primary caregiver. The stress of losing a parent was very hard on Charles. But it […]

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  • April 4, 2013

    by: Renee Canfield

    The Young Entrepreneur

    Being a young adult with Autism trying to find employment can be stressful. Even with the loving support of his mother and father, Sankalp’s journey from a high school graduate to business owner has been challenging.  He and his parents […]

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