Lighthouse President & CEO Promotes Disability Employment in Daily Herald

Daily Herald: Your Opinion - Jan 7th, 2019

In an op-ed piece that ran in today’s Daily Herald, Chicago Lighthouse President and CEO Dr. Janet Szlyk urges Chicago area employers to follow our lead and that of our partners, including Walgreens, Target, Mariano’s, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Lettuce Entertain You Restaurants and others in hiring more individuals with disabilities and Veterans.  Dr. Szlyk notes that these two groups bring lots to the table, but cope with an exceptionally high unemployment rate.

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