There have been some great stories these past couple of weeks that demonstrate what people with disabilities are capable of doing in the workforce when given the opportunity, both as individuals and as a group. I’ve been holding on to this article from the Columbia Daily Tribune while looking abroad at International Day of Persons [...]
If you were offered an investment opportunity that earned more than three times the initial value, wouldn’t you consider that a good risk? According to a government official in Nevada, that’s the ROI that taxpayers in his state can expect when businesses hire people with disabilities. Actually, the exact amount is a $3.67 return for [...]
Advocates for people with disabilities have renewed efforts to resolve the dispute over the Labor Department resolution that would require federal contractors to actively track recruiting and hiring of people with disabilities. The National Organization on Disability (NOD) organized a forum during the last week of November that brought U.S. Department of Labor officials together [...]
A recent study of Walgreens distribution centers by the American Society of Safety Engineers indicated significant improvements in workplace productivity since the national drugstore chain has begun its initiative to hire people with disabilities five years ago. Results of the study were included in a Fast Company magazine article by Sara Cann that explored the [...]
The Labor Department’s monthly jobs report showed another small drop in unemployment for people with disabilities, marking the second straight month the rate stayed below 13%. The 12.7% figure was actually the lowest since April, but the 146,000 new jobs created in November was a significant improvement over the 69,000 added back in the spring. [...]
Reasons why 38 U.S. Senators, all Republicans, united to ensure the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) failed to achieve the necessary two-thirds majority required to ratify international treaties were plentiful in the wake of Tuesday’s vote. None of them, however, seemed to speak to the interests of the individuals [...]
The AllAfrica.com website provides original reporting as well as aggregated content from over 130 news organizations across the continent, making it a perfect one-stop shop resource to continue this week’s globetrotting in observation of the United Nations’ 20th International Day of Persons with Disabilities. The most positive story comes from South Africa. Gabi Khumalo of [...]
While Indian cities like Bangalore are working toward greater accommodation of persons with disabilities in its public services and commercial spaces, the neighboring country of Pakistan continues to struggle with the initial steps for removing barriers of inclusion and accessibility. One advocate in the southeast Asian country says the first step toward achieving these goals [...]
A quick scan of Wikipedia’s entry for the Indian city of Bangalore, and one finds a lot of similarities to Boston, Massachusetts. Both are capitals of their respective states and have long histories that intertwine with its people’s struggle for independence from the British empire. Some of the each country’s best-known colleges and research institutions [...]
The world is observing International Day of Persons with Disabilities for the 20th year today. The theme for 2012 is “Removing barriers to create an inclusive and accessible society for all,” and the background material found on the United Nations Enable website makes explicit that these barriers can be physical, technological, political, and societal; all [...]