Autism and Employment: Develop Potential!
Join Dr. Holmes as she interviews Amy Cox of Developing Potential concerning the issue that surrounds employment and the autism community. They will discuss a look at what has happened to employment for persons with special needs in the wake of Covid-19 including the impact of the change in unemployment to the social model of disability.
Amy Cox is the Development Director for Developing Potential, Inc. overseeing DPI’s presence in the communities in which they provide services as well as fundraising, advocacy, volunteer management, advertising, and marketing for the organization. Ms. Cox has served in a direct support role for DPI Employment Connections program and meets with prospective community employers and individuals seeking employment. Amy earned two BA degrees at the University of Missouri – Columbia. Ms. Cox began working for Developing Potential as a contractor in 2001 supporting DPI’s growth in the community before coming on board full-time in 2014. Amy has three children, Reagan, Noah, and Olivia.
Find out more at:
https://developingpotential.org/who-we-are
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