$100,000 REWARD FOR INFORMATION.
THE SUPREME COURT JUSTICES
RETURN FOR THE START OF A NEW
TERM TODAY.
IT'S A BLOCKBUSTER DOCKET.
THE JUSTICE WILL TAKE ON A
NUMBER OF HIGH PROFILE CASES.
ON THE TOPIC OF ABORTION AND
LBGT RIGHTS.
THE TERM COULD REVEAL HOW FAR
TO THE RIGHT AND HOW FAST THE
COURT'S CONSERVATIVE MAJORITY
WILL MOVE.
EVEN AS JOHN ROBERTS MADE CLEAR
HE WANTS TO KEEP THE COURT
CLEAR OF WASHINGTON PARTISAN
POLITICS.
LIVING WITH AUTISM CAN BE A
MAJOR CHALLENGE.
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI AND NOVA
SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY CENTER
FOR AUTISM AND RELATED
DISABILITIES IS WORKING TO HELP
LOCAL BUSINESSES ACROSS SOUTH
FLORIDA CREATE SPACES THAT ARE
WELL WELCOMING AND ACCESSIBLE.
FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES.
MICHAEL OLLIS ANDRE IS WITH US.
HE IS THE PROGRAM CREATOR AND
MANAGER.
I WANT TO START WITH YOU.
TO EXPLAIN THE AUTISM FRIENDLY
PROGRAM AND.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING US.
WE LOVE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO
SHARE THE GREAT GIFTS WE GET.
THE INITIATIVE IS ONE OF THE
MANY PROGRAMS THAT HAS COME OUT
OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI.
THE CENTER HAS BEEN AROUND FOR
27 YEARS.
WE SERVE NEARLY EVERY FAMILY IN
SOUTH FLORIDA.
WHAT WE DISCOVERED IS FAMILIES
OFTEN FEEL ISOLATED AND ALONE.
THEY FIND IT DIFFICULT TO
ACCESS A LOT OF WHAT IS
AVAILABLE IN THE COMMUNITY.
WE WANTED TO PARTNER WITH OUR
BUSINESS ASSOCIATES OUT THERE.
TO CREATE A PROGRAM THAT WOULD
MAKE BUSINESSES MORE SENSITIVE
AND MORE FRIENDLY TO FAMILIES
WHO HAVE CHILDREN ON THE AUTISM
SPECTRUM.
ONE PART OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO
HOPEFULLY EVOLVE OVER TIME.
TO CREATE JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR
YOUNG ADULTS.
MANY ARE SITTING AT HOME
UNEMPLOYED.
DESPITE HAVING REMARKABLE GIFTS
AND ABILITIES.
WE HAVE DONE STORIES ON
ORGANIZATIONS IN TOWN DOING
EXACTLY THAT SYLVIA TELL US WHY
THIS IS SO CRITICAL?
THIS WAS LACKING IN THE
COMMUNITY UNTIL NOW, RIGHT?
SO MANY BUSINESSES WANT TO
SUPPORT OUR INDIVIDUALS WITH
AUTISM.
WE NOT ONLY BUILD CAPACITY BUT
WE SUPPORT OUR BUSINESSES AND
THE COMMUNITIES AS WELL.
WHAT ARE SOME OF THE THINGS
YOU WORK WITH BUSINESSES ON?
WHY DO YOU RECOMMEND BUSINESSES
HIRE PEOPLE WITH AUTISM?
AND MAKE THE BUSINESSES MORE
ACCESSIBLE TO THOSE FAMILIES?
THE FIRST THING IS WHY WOULD
A BUSINESS HIRE A PERSON WITH
AUTISM?
WE KNOW FROM FIRST-HAND
EVIDENCE BUSINESSES ARE MORE
PRODUCTIVE AND MORE SUCCESSFUL
WHEN THEY ACTUALLY USE THE
GREAT GIFTS THAT COME WITH
PEOPLE WITH AUTISM.
THEY ARE ON TIME THEY ATTEND TO
DETAIL AND THEY DON'T SLACK OFF
ON THE JOB.
I THINK IT IS A REMARKABLE
TESTAMENT TO WHAT IS POSSIBLE
DESPITE HAVING A DISABILITY.
WE HAVE SEEN THIS WITH OUR
PARTNERS AT THE RISING TIDE
CARWASH.
EVERYTHING ABOUT THEIR BUSINESS
HAS EXPLODED ONCE THEY STARTED
TO HIRE PEOPLE WITH AUTISM.
WE WANT THESE BUSINESSES TO
PARTNER WITH US.
AUTISM IS NOT SOMETHING THAT
FAMILIES HAVE TO DEAL WITH
ALONE.
THEY CAN HAVE PARTNERS AND
FRIENDS IN THE COMMUNITY THAT
WORK WITH THEM AND CREATE
OPPORTUNITIES.
TO CHANGE THE OUTCOMES FOR
FAMILIES AND PEOPLE ON THE
AUTISM SPECTRUM.
EVERY COMMUNITY IS BETTER WHEN
IT IS INCLUSIVE.
WE ARE HOPING THAT BUSINESSES
WILL GET ON BOARD.
WE WILL PROVIDE THEM WITH
TRAINING AND MATERIALS THAT
MAKE THEIR BUSINESSES MORE
RECEPTIVE TO INDIVIDUALS WITH
AUTISM.
WE WILL DO ALL OF THAT.
WE WILL MONITOR AND MAINTAIN
THE PROGRESS.
AND HOPE OTHER PEOPLE WILL JOIN
ON.
EVERY BUSINESS SHOULD BE AUTISM
FRIENDLY.
THEY NEED HELP IN GETTING
THERE.
A BIG EVENT COMING UP.
A KICKOFF AT YOUNG AT ART.
HOW IS THE EXPERIENCE DIFFERENT
THAN WHAT PEOPLE HAVE
EXPERIENCED THERE BEFORE?
THE STAFF IS REALLY EXCITED
TO WELCOME INDIVIDUALS WITH
AUTISM.
THEY HAVE THE RIGHT STRATEGIES
TO WORK WITH OUR KIDS.
NOT ONLY THAT WE HAVE SEEN
EMPLOYMENT AS WELL.
THEY HAVE HIRED STAFF.
THEY ARE WELCOME TO THE WHOLE
COMMUNITY WITH OPEN ARMS.
READY TO EXPERIENCE A WONDERFUL
WEEKEND.
I WOULD PLUG A LOCAL
BUSINESS THAT IS DOING THAT.
WE FEATURED A COFFEE SHOP IN
KENDALL.
THEY HAVE YOUNG PEOPLE WITH
AUTISM THERE.
IT SEEMS LIKE A DELIGHTFUL
PLACE.
YOU CAN CHECK THAT I ON OUR
WEBSITE
GO TO OUR WEBSITE.
WWW.WNCARD.ORG.
CALL 1800-9-AUTISM.
FEEL FREE TO REACH OUT TO ME
DIRECTLY.
I AM VERY INVESTED IN THIS
PROGRAM.