After Jonathan Barksdale lost his job as a bagger at Pathmark when the grocery store chain went bankrupt last November, he spent months getting rejected from a dozen other stores, one after another. His mother, […]
Microsoft hiring program recruits employees with autism
REDMOND, Wash. –Microsoft knew it was on to something when it announced a new hiring program. The company was flooded with 700 resumes, all from people with autism. “Some of these resumes were just amazing,” […]
Dancing Toronto Starbucks barista with autism goes viral
Meet Sam! Busting a move while brewing coffee is helping an autistic teen build his confidence, the manager at a Toronto Starbucks says. Sam, a high school student at Toronto’s Marshall McLuhan Catholic Secondary School, […]