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Verlencia Somuah

ODEP at 20: Driving Change Through Youth Policy

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Disability employment

Young workers

Employment and Training

• By: Verlencia Somuah, Lydia L. Parenteau • August 26, 2021

A young girl uses sign language to communicate virtually on a laptop

All young people should grow up expecting to work and succeed. Learn how the Office of Disability Employment Policy works to cultivate such expectations and ensure youth with disabilities have access to the services and supports they need to meet them.