University of Memphis job fair welcomes high schoolers with disabilities
Nearly 400 local high school students with disabilities turned out for a job fair at the University of Memphis on Thursday, Feb. 22. The University of Memphis Institute on Disability hosted the job fair, which showcased possible post-graduation opportunities for young adults with intellectual and physical disabilities. (Courtesy University of Memphis)
The university’s Institute on Disability hosted the event to showcase post-graduation opportunities for young adults with intellectual and physical disabilities.
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University of Memphis Students with disabilities job fairAisling Mäki
Aisling Mäki covers health care, banking and finance, technology and professions. After launching her career in news two decades ago, she worked in public relations for almost a decade before returning to journalism in 2022.
As a health care reporter, she’s collaborated with The Carter Center, earned awards from the Associated Press and Society of Professional Journalists and won a 2024 Tennessee Press Association first-place prize for her series on discrepancies in Shelby County life expectancy by ZIP code.
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