HR Happy Hour 421 - Increasing Opportunities for People on the Autism Spectrum

Hosts: Steve Boese, Trish McFarlane

Guests: Tim Vogus, Deputy Director, Business Innovations for the Frist Center for Autism and Innovation at Vanderbilt University

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This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, Steve and Trish were joined by Tim Vogus, Deputy Director, Business Innovations for the Frist Center for Autism and Innovation at Vanderbilt University. On the show we talked about how employers and HR leaders can better understand the needs of employees and candidates who are on the autism spectrum, how HR and talent management processes can be made more open to and inclusive for people on the spectrum, and how HR leaders can begin to think more openly and expansively about this deep pool of talented people.

We also discussed our favorite time passers during the time of self isolation which included Atypical, Giri/Haji, @DNice, and Sterling K. Brown’s workouts.

This was a really interesting show, thanks to Tim for joining us!

Learn more about the Frist Center at https://my.vanderbilt.edu/autismandinnovation/

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