Get credentials and education in disability and employment
Learn from our expert educators at Cornell University’s Yang-Tan Institute on Employment and Disability to improve your skills in benefits planning and employment services for people with disabilities.
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YTIOnline Programs
Work Incentive Support Center (WISC)
WISC provides training for benefits planners about government disability benefits and work incentives.
Become credentialed as a work incentive practitioner with this online program, which includes core training in Social Security and other disability benefits and work incentives, as well as add-on training with a focus on youth and Veterans. New in 2025: leadership training for managers and supervisors of work incentives planners.
Other offerings include continuing education classes aimed at those who need to maintain a credential, the Disability Benefits at Work website, and the SSI Calculations Worksheet.
Browse Course CatalogDisability Workforce Development Center (DWDC)
DWDC provides a wide range of professional development opportunities to practitioners supporting individuals with disabilities seeking competitive integrated employment.
Advance your knowledge and skills! Find training tailored for job coaches, job developers, supported employment specialists, workforce development professionals, vocational evaluators and assessment specialists, career exploration and guidance experts, vocational rehabilitation counselors, community-based assessment professionals, employment program administrators and supervisors, and disability benefits specialists.
Options include ACRE-approved Basic Level in Employment Services Certificate Training, on-demand professional development content, live webinars, and customized training development and delivery. In-person training is also available, including bootcamps.
Browse Course CatalogDisability at Work and Neurodiversity at Work
eCornell Training for HR professionals
HR professionals can learn about disability issues in the workplace, as well as about autism in the stages of the employment process and in workplace culture. Each course counts toward credentials from the HR Certification Institute, Project Management Institute, and Society for Human Resource Management.
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