Group helps people with disabilities find best futures
The Autism News | English
When Highland Park resident Robynn Medansky thinks of the besieged job market, her thoughts focus on how much tougher it is for people with disabilities to find meaningful work.
That’s what motivated Medansky and seven other North Shore moms who have teens or young adult children with disabilities to create Best Futures, an organization that recently opened its first job site for those with disabilities.
After years without a concession stand, the Park District of Highland Park offered a former storage area in its Centennial Ice Arena to Best Futures to sell food and drinks to the gym and ice rink users.
The concession stand opened Jan. 7 and is now staffed with 22 employees, including Medansky’s 16-year-old son, Eli, who has autism.
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