• January 9, 2015

    by: Emily Hastings

    Organizational Employment Training & Transition to Community Employment

    UCP of Greater Cleveland is in the process of developing a curriculum for our Organizational Employment** (OE) clients that will help them identify a path to employment. Right now UCP’s main focus is giving our staff the tools they will […]

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  • January 7, 2015

    by: Emily Hastings

    Report: People With Disabilities Paid A Third Less

    Workers with disabilities earn 37 percent less than their typically-developing peers, on average, even in cases where they have similar levels of education, a new analysis finds. In 2011, people with disabilities took in 63 cents for every dollar paid […]

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  • October 31, 2014

    by: Emily Hastings

    Sharita Taylor

    Sharita Taylor is a UCP contract employee at PNC Bank Processing Center in Cleveland. She first started coming to UCP in October 2009, a few months after she graduated from Jane Adams Business Career Center. The focus of her education […]

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  • October 23, 2014

    by: Guest Contributor

    Advantages Of Hiring A Person With A Disability – Employer’s Perspective

    This week’s blog was written by Annie Geiger, the Regional Human Resources Specialist for Central Ohio, Northeastern Ohio and Northwestern Ohio Regions at Fifth Third Bank. She is also the site contact for the UCP Fifth Third job site and […]

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  • October 20, 2014

    by: OakLeaf Services Contributor

    Advantages Of Hiring A Person With A Disability – UCP Site Supervisor Perspective

    This week’s blog post was written by Mary Ellen Rhein, the Supported Employment Site Supervisor at PNC Bank. Mary Ellen shares her perspective on working with people with disabilities, and what they contribute to the company. I began to work […]

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