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February 29th, 2012

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People With Disabilities Key to President’s Plan for Insourcing

Political rhetoric heated up last week following the release of President Obama’s proposed corporate tax reform plan. Could one provision, designed to encourage U.S. manufacturers to bring outsourced jobs back to American shores, help spur employment opportunities for people with disabilities? CNN White House Correspondent Jessica Yellin provided a succinct rundown of the whole plan [...]

February 8th, 2012

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People With Disabilities Fill Niches in Business Supply Chain

Since the start of 2012, manufacturing jobs once outsourced overseas have been returning to America. Some economic experts, however, are correctly seeing past the simple good news and into the complexities of the situation. The American workplace is not the same place it was when it grew its manufacturing base in the second half of [...]

February 7th, 2012

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As Jobs Return to America, Contract Labor May Be Best Option for People With Disabilities

Sometimes the best job creators are other jobs. That’s one lesson learned from reporter Mark Williams’ article in last week’s Columbus Dispatch, which takes a comprehensive look at the real and potential impact made by U.S. manufacturers choosing to bring outsourced jobs back to American shores. Economic consultant Harold Sirkin tells Williams that the 600,000 [...]

February 6th, 2012

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Georgia Hopes Rally Jump Starts Work Opportunities for People With Disabilities

When Mark Perriello took the reins of leadership at the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD), he promised to ensure the voices of his 50 million constituents were heard in the halls of state governments across the U.S. We talked about Periello’s background in building grassroots support last December. In a couple of weeks, [...]

January 31st, 2012

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Study Shows Bottom-Line Impact of People With Disabilities in Workforce

For anyone wondering just how much people with disabilities are capable of contributing to the workforce, a study published by the University of Buffalo Regional Institute in the last quarter of 2011 revealed some encouraging quantitative and qualitative results about blind and visually impaired people in the state of New York. The study, which specifically [...]

January 27th, 2012

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State of the Union Messages for People With Disabilities

President Obama did not specifically address the impact of his policies on people with disabilities during his State of the Union Address on Tuesday, but his blueprint for “an economy built on American manufacturing, American energy, skills for American workers, and a renewal of American values” spoke to many of the issues these people grapple [...]

January 10th, 2012

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Sodexo Group Employs People With Disabilities on Global Scale

Continuing our review of the National Organization on Disability “Fine Nine” list of companies making the hiring of people with disabilities a priority, today we look at the Sodexo Group, which was included on the list for recruiting people with disabilities to work at 15 sites in the state of New Jersey, according to the [...]

January 9th, 2012

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Employing People With Disabilities a Personal Goal for Aetna’s President

Last week, we covered half the companies on the National Organization for Disability list of “Fine Nine” companies making the hiring of people with disabilities a priority. We pick up this week with a look at the insurance provider, Aetna, which is “seeking to build a pipeline of candidates with disabilities,” according to the Business [...]

January 6th, 2012

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Equal Treatment the Key to Lowe’s Success in Hiring People With Disabilities

Based on the story of Sarah Cacciaglia we covered in December, it’s no surprise to see Lowe’s on the National Organization for Disability (NOD) “Fine Nine” list of companies making the hiring of people with disabilities a priority. We’ve been going through the list since Tuesday, exploring the policies and practices of each company, and [...]

January 5th, 2012

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The Fine Nine (cont.): J.B. Hunt, Tyson Foods, and St. Barnabas Health Care System

Today’s installment of our run through the “Fine Nine” list of companies cited by the National Organization for Disability (NOD) as making the hiring of employees with disabilities a priority begins with J.B. Hunt. According to the Business Management Daily rundown, the Arkansas-based transportation logistics giant created 50 new positions for people with disabilities with [...]

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