The ReelAbilities Film Festival makes its Boston debut tomorrow. Thanks to The Boston Jewish Film Festival and a host of other sponsors, film buffs in the Boston area have a chance to see six films over the next week that tell powerful stories, both narrative and documentary, about the worlds people with disabilities inhabit. Correspondent [...]
The headline of Ashley Johnson’s article found earlier this week in The Naperville Sun is a victory for all those who tirelessly advocate for people with disabilities in the workplace. Often one of the main obstacles is the perception that it may be more difficult to communicate with people with disabilities when working alongside them [...]
Last Thursday’s post looked at a couple recent instances where children with disabilities were cast as models in mainstream print advertisements. The story’s main focus was on Ryan Langston, who was part of a children’s clothing ad circular put out by Target Stores on New Year’s Day. We closed with the words of recognition uttered [...]
Two very different businesses close out our look at the National Organization of Disability “Fine Nine” list of companies making the hiring of people with disabilities a priority, which is a testament to the many roles these people can serve within an organization when given the opportunity. Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP) made the Fine [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
We begin our examination of the policies and practices by each member of the National Organization on Disability’s (NOD) “Fine Nine” introduced in yesterday’s post. The list recognizes companies that have made the hiring of employees with disabilities a priority. Number one, at least in the Business Management Daily (BMD) rundown, is Sam’s Club. The [...]
Last year closed with several positive strides for people with disabilities seeking jobs. Unemployment figures dropped as corporations made conscious efforts to recruit and hire more people with disabilities into their workforce, while the U.S. Labor Department’s proposal to instill accountability measures into the recruiting practices of government contractors offers a spark of hope that [...]