>> The Yang-Tan Institute believes
that work-life balance is an important area of research
because it supports the job retention
of individuals with disabilities.
If we're looking at people keeping their jobs we have
to really pay attention to what their life responsibilities
and their life issues really are.
People don't have a choice about whether
or not they bring disability into work,
if they have a disability, and they don't have a choice
about whether it shows up in their family life
and other life arenas as well.
One of our hopes is that people with disabilities
who are working, looking at keeping jobs,
or folks who are thinking about working
but aren't quite sure how to fit it into our lives,
our hope is that they will hear stories that are stories much
like their own from people living some
of those same challenges that they're dealing with
and learning from each other about how they might manage
to have both a job and a life that feels fulfilling.
In addition, when employers understand the work-life needs
of employees with disabilities they can create healthier
and more inclusive workplaces.