Emile Tompa

You Can't Spell Inclusion without a "D"
Podcasts

The IDEA Initiative — A year one update

In our Season 5 opener, the two guests who were with us on our 2023 season opener, are back to give us an update on year one of the Inclusive Design for Employment Access initiative, or IDEA for short. A quick recap: IDEA is a six-year research project being done with $9 million of federal funding
Emile Tompa and Rebecca Gewurtz
Webinars

Building employer capacity for disability inclusion: knowledge to practice

In this inaugural webinar, Executive Director Dr. Emile Tompa and Director Dr. Rebecca Gewurtz described the structure and activities of the IDEA social innovation laboratory. IDEA spearheads what they describe as demand side capacity building or disability confidence—terms used to describe employer
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Reports

Skills and employment supports for persons with learning disabilities

Addressing the employment gap between persons with learning disabilities and those without disabilities is crucial to realizing the individual, organizational and societal benefits of inclusion. In this report, best and promising practices for supporting persons with learning disabilities aged 15