GEORGE MASON CAREER FAIR HELPS CREATE ACCESSIBLE PATHWAYS TO EMPLOYMENT

FAIRFAX, Va., July 9 -- George Mason University issued the following news release:

Many of George Mason University's career fairs are large multi-day events, hosting hundreds of employers and capping the number of students in attendance each day. On a Friday in April, there was a smaller version of a career fair, hosted in the Johnson Center Bistro, for participants in theMason Autism Support Initiative (MASI) and theExecutive Functioning Program (EFP). Both fee-based programs are offered through Disability Services for degree-seeking students.

The MASI/EFP Career Fair is intentionally small-no more than 15 employers,said EFP's Assistant Director Sharon Toda, who started the event. It is designed to create a more accessible, lower-pressur...