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Spotlight On: Disability Policy & Research

Spotlight On: Disability Policy & Research

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Abt helps clients improve their policies and programs with objective research and implementation support in the areas of employment, income supports, education, housing and health.
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Qualitative Study to Enhance the NYCgov Poverty Measure

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This report from Abt provides qualitative context to New York City’s poverty data, describing challenges the city’s citizens face.
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I-BEST Did Not Have Educational or Earnings Impact

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Adults with low skills or limited English proficiency face poor employment and earnings prospects. Postsecondary training is one way to improve job opportunities if the training aligns with industries’ growing local demand for skilled workers. Enabling…
Do Apprenticeships Help Workers and Employers?

Do Apprenticeships Help Workers and Employers?

Project
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) launched the American Apprenticeship Initiative (AAI) to expand registered apprenticeships in the U.S. into sectors with few apprenticeships, such as healthcare and information technology (IT).
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Comprehensive Evaluation of Roca Inc.

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Roca, Inc., a non-profit organization, aims to foster behavior change and improve outcomes for high-risk young adults. Recently, Roca has expanded its program throughout Massachusetts and to Baltimore, MD, and introduced a behavior change curriculum to…
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Spotlight On: Machine Learning

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Abt uses machine learning to do things that until recently would have been impossible, such as categorizing a vast amount of unstructured text into main themes or counting mosquito eggs from a smartphone picture using image recognition.
PFAS, Environmental Contamination, and Health

Spotlight On: PFAS, Environmental Contamination, and Health

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Abt has extensive experience investigating and addressing the complex effects of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the environment and on human health.