Abstract
People with disabilities (PwD) are two times as likely to be unemployed as the general population and are particularly not well represented in advanced manufacturing (AM) fields. This study, which features the Advancing Inclusive Manufacturing (AIM) program located at a large University in the Northeast, serves as one approach to empowering PwD by teaching them the skills needed to be successful in an advanced manufacturing (AM) career. The program components help participants identify strengths and build self-advocacy to progress to a subsequent career stage. Seventy-five percent of AIM graduates entered the workforce or continued their education while 25% are pursuing employment in the AM sector. These results suggest the AIM program may result in PwD' re-integration to the workforce and interest in continued professional development. Despite the AM focus of the AIM program, the results are still unclear whether the program is successful in sustained employment in that particular sector.
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