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Elaine Katz of Kessler Foundation Honored by Brain Injury Alliance of New Jersey

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Thursday, May 11, 2023

EAST HANOVER, N.J., May 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Elaine E. Katz, MS, CCC-SLP, of Kessler Foundation was named recipient of the Irene Parisi Award by the Brain Alliance of New Jersey (BIANJ) at the Alliance's annual conference held on May 8, 2023, at the Berkeley Oceanfront Hotel in Asbury Park, NJ. Katz is the Foundation's senior vice president of Grants and Communications.

Key Points: 
  • Irene's legacy lives on through BIANJ's annual award and the honorees who continue to embody her values and vision for a more inclusive world.
  • "I am pleased to be recognized by BIANJ, which shares the Foundation's commitment to changing the lives of people with disabilities," said Katz.
  • "Irene Parisi — by countering prejudice with kindness —sought to overcome the barriers to full inclusion of individuals with brain injury in our communities.
  • In 2017, Katz served on the Human and Children Services Transition Advisory Committee for New Jersey Governor-elect Phil Murphy.

Impact of COVID on Hospital Drug Expenditures Continued in 2022

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Tuesday, May 2, 2023

BETHESDA, Md., May 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The sudden drop in use of the COVID treatment remdesivir was the main cause of a 5.2% dip in drug spending for hospitals last year compared to 2021, according to the American Society of Health System Pharmacists' report, National Trends in Prescription Drug Expenditures and Projections for 2023. In contrast to the dip in hospital spending, overall pharmaceutical expenditures in the U.S. grew 9.4% in 2022, for a total of $633.5 billion, as utilization increased by 5.9% over 2021.

Key Points: 
  • "Hospital expenditures for drugs would've been relatively flat in 2022 if you excluded COVID treatments," said the report's lead author, Eric Tichy, Pharm.D., M.B.A., division chair, supply chain management at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.
  • Average drug prices for 2022 increased by just 1.7%, which was below consumer price inflation of 8%.
  • While expenditures for insulin remained flat in 2022, non-insulin diabetes drugs have been among the drug categories with the fastest growth.
  • Specialty drug expenditures, including remdesivir, accounted for 51.1% of total prescription expenditures, and $19.4 billion in hospital expenditures.

People with disabilities reached new employment levels in 2022, outperforming their peers without disabilities

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Monday, January 23, 2023

EAST HANOVER, N.J., Jan. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- January 23, 2023. The year 2022 was a remarkable and historic time for the employment of people with disabilities. That's according to today's National Trends in Disability Employment (nTIDE) 2022 Year-End Special Edition, issued by Kessler Foundation and the University of New Hampshire's Institute on Disability (UNH-IOD), based on data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Jobs Reports.

Key Points: 
  • The year 2022 was a remarkable and historic time for the employment of people with disabilities.
  • The year 2022 was a remarkable and historic time for the employment of people with disabilities.
  • Employment trends in 2022 built upon the 2021 recovery from the pandemic recession—where people with disabilities reached beyond pre-COVID-19 levels and even pre-Great Recession levels.
  • These trends are in stark contrast to those of their working counterparts without disabilities who have not yet reached pre-pandemic levels.

The Best Place for Working Parents® Releases First Annual National Trends Report Revealing New Data on Family-Friendly Workplace Benefits

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Wednesday, January 11, 2023

FORT WORTH, Texas, Jan. 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, The Best Place for Working Parents® and Southern Methodist University's Center on Research and Evaluation (CORE) have released their National Trends Report for 2022, which examines the benefits and policies of businesses that promote family-friendly work environments and their competitive advantage in attracting and retaining employees. The report can be read here.

Key Points: 
  • The insights and findings in the report were gathered among The Best Place for Working Parents network of designated companies varying in size across the U.S. that support working parents and families.
  • Further, the report evaluates key policy "tipping points" that are most important in helping employers earn a Best Place for Working Parents designation.
  • Companies of similar sizes have key "tipping point" policies that make the difference in gaining a Best Place for Working Parents designation.
  • The Best Place for Working Parents network currently extends to nine states and 15 regions across the United States.

Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation Helps Fill Tech Employment Gap by Collaborating to Empower Youth with Disabilities

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Friday, January 6, 2023

Mitsubishi Electric and Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation (MEAF) will present at this week’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas on the benefits of harnessing the use of assistive technology to prepare and empower youth with disabilities to access workforce training programs to help fill today’s high-tech employment gap and contribute to a global, sustainable smart society.

Key Points: 
  • Mitsubishi Electric and Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation (MEAF) will present at this week’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas on the benefits of harnessing the use of assistive technology to prepare and empower youth with disabilities to access workforce training programs to help fill today’s high-tech employment gap and contribute to a global, sustainable smart society.
  • Since 1991, MEAF has worked with nonprofit partners to develop curricula, learning technologies, and corporate alliances to promote inclusive, quality education to empower youth with disabilities and prepare them for the competitive job market.
  • “We are working to address the tech skills gap by supporting organizations that help build a pipeline of diverse, capable and reliable talent to meet the workforce needs of today and tomorrow,” said Webb.
  • “Our offerings span many industries that are vital contributors to growing a smart society,” Webb said.

nTIDE November 2022 Jobs Report: People with disabilities continue to outperform people without disabilities in labor market

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Friday, December 2, 2022

EAST HANOVER, N.J., Dec. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Job numbers rose again for people with disabilities, in contrast to people without disabilities, according to today's National Trends in Disability Employment – Monthly Update (nTIDE), issued by Kessler Foundation and the University of New Hampshire's Institute on Disability (UNH-IOD). People with disabilities continued to show strength in the labor market in November, as evidenced by the substantial rise in their employment-to-population ratio.

Key Points: 
  • People with disabilities continued to show strength in the labor market in November, as evidenced by the substantial rise in their employment-to-population ratio.
  • "Similar to last month, the employment-to-population ratio for people with disabilities increased and remains above historic highs.
  • Our new survey compares the workplaces of 2017 and 2022, revealing gains in recruiting, hiring, accommodating, and retaining employees with disabilities.
  • Kessler Foundation leads the nation in funding innovative programs that expand opportunities for employment for people with disabilities.

Kessler Foundation announces findings of 2022 National Employment & Disability Survey on effects of COVID-19 pandemic on employer practices related to people with disabilities

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Friday, October 21, 2022

EAST HANOVER, N.J., Oct. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Kessler Foundation released thought-provoking findings from a new national survey that details the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the workplace experiences of people with disabilities. The 2022 Kessler Foundation National Employment and Disability Survey: Effects of COVID-19 Pandemic on Supervisor Perspectives compares the employment practices of today with those elicited by a similar Kessler Foundation Survey conducted in 2017. Both surveys were conducted in partnership with the University of New Hampshire Institute on Disability.

Key Points: 
  • The 2022 Kessler Foundation National Employment and Disability Survey: Effects of COVID-19 Pandemic on Supervisor Perspectives compares the employment practices of today with those elicited by a similar Kessler Foundation Survey conducted in 2017.
  • Hiring and recruiting people with disabilities was more important to both supervisors and upper management in 2022.
  • The new survey builds upon the 2017 National Employment & Disability Survey: Supervisor Perspectives , which used an innovative design to identify effective practices.
  • Kessler Foundation leads the nation in funding innovative programs that expand opportunities for employment for people with disabilities.

2022 National Survey Provides Insights into Effects of COVID-19 Pandemic on Supervisor Perspectives: Comparing the Workplaces of 2022 and 2017

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Thursday, October 20, 2022

EAST HANOVER, N.J., Oct. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --

Key Points: 
  • Disability Survey: Effects of COVID-19 Pandemic on Supervisor Perspectives.
  • Discover firsthand how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the ways employers recruit, hire, train, and retain people with disabilities in the workforce.
  • This survey is the fourth in a groundbreaking series conducted in partnership with the University of New Hampshire focused on deconstructing the employment barriers and key workplace influencers for people with disabilities.
  • Kessler Foundation leads the nation in funding innovative programs that expand opportunities for employment for people with disabilities.

Workers with disabilities overcome pandemic setbacks, outpacing people without disabilities to set new records for employment

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Tuesday, March 1, 2022

"Despite the disruption of the pandemic, people with disabilities stayed engaged in the labor market."

Key Points: 
  • "Despite the disruption of the pandemic, people with disabilities stayed engaged in the labor market."
  • This contrasts with their counterparts without disabilities who have yet to reach their pre-pandemic levels of employment.
  • "Necessity may also be a factor in sustained participation, as workers with disabilities may be less able to forego their income."
  • #nTIDE Workers with #disabilities overcome #pandemic setbacks, outpacing people without disabilities @Kesslerfdn @DisabilityStats #economicrecovery #disabilityemployment
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nTIDE October 2021 Jobs Report: Employment for people with disabilities reaches historic levels

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Friday, November 5, 2021

nTIDE COVID Update (month-to-month comparison)In the BLS Jobs Report released Friday, the employment-to-population ratio for working-age people with disabilities increased from 32.9 percent in September 2021 to 33.2 percent in October 2021 (up 0.9 percent or 0.3 percentage points).

Key Points: 
  • nTIDE COVID Update (month-to-month comparison)In the BLS Jobs Report released Friday, the employment-to-population ratio for working-age people with disabilities increased from 32.9 percent in September 2021 to 33.2 percent in October 2021 (up 0.9 percent or 0.3 percentage points).
  • For working-age people without disabilities, the employment-to-population ratio also increased from 73.1 percent in September 2021 to 73.5 percent in October 2021 (up 0.5 percent or 0.4 percentage points).
  • "The employment of people with disabilities is pushing past historic levels, as well as pre-pandemic levels," remarked Andrew Houtenville, PhD , professor of economics and the research director of the University of New Hampshire's Institute on Disability.
  • The labor force participation rate for working-age people with disabilities increased from 36.4 percent in September 2021 to 36.8 percent in October 2021 (up 1.1 percent or 0.4 percentage points).