Finding and retaining talent is a big concern for many employers in today’s job market – and at the same time, job seekers who identify as neurodivergent are underutilized.
A local research study that was meant to bridge this gap has lost its federal funding.
Over the past year, a team of researchers at Cornell University’s school of Industrial and Labour Relations has been studying the barriers that neurodivergent people face when seeking jobs.
But in May, National science Foundation funding for the project was terminated.
“I think that’s a step backwards for a very capable group of potential workers in the American workforce,” said researcher Susanne Bruyere,professor of disability studies in the ILR School.
