Two op-eds found in last Wednesday’s edition of The Capital Times of Madison, Wisconsin, illustrate some of the philosophical differences found within organizations sharing the same mission of providing employment opportunities and career training for people with disabilities. Advocates for people with disabilities in The Badger State have been taking a long, hard look at [...]
The latest employment report from the U.S. Department of Labor has yet to be released at the time of this writing, so we won’t know for sure if the projected addition of 158,000 jobs in September will make a dent in the unemployment rate for people with disabilities, or if the figure is even accurate. [...]
Historically, foreign policy topics in presidential debates revolve around questions about which candidate would better support our allies and act tougher toward our enemies. But in the 21st century, any discussion of international relations has to incorporate the impact of the global economy. So once Republican nominee Mitt Romney answered one of moderator Bob Schieffer’s [...]
Not very long after Christina Applegate finished a Saturday Night Live opening monologue which let us all embrace the last few days before holiday-fever grips the nation, retailers across the country broke the serenity and began releasing their seasonal temp worker hiring plans. The figures, however, could mean a very happy holiday season for many [...]
Most of the chatter following the second presidential debate centered on each candidate’s message to women voters. Prior to Tuesday evening, Republican nominee Mitt Romney was gaining ground in this demographic, but many in the media felt his response to Katherine Fenton’s question about equal income for women was, at best, poorly worded, and, at [...]
National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) is halfway over, and the media has published many good stories demonstrating the 2012 theme: “A Strong Workforce Is An Inclusive Workforce: What Can YOU Do?,” established by the U.S. Department of Labor Office of Disability Employment Policy. One of the best of the bunch comes from the ODEP’s Disability [...]
The September jobs report and news related to National Disability Employment Awareness Month distracted attention away from one additional item following last week’s presidential debate. The delay was worthwhile, frankly, since there has been some attention paid to one particularly feisty exchange between President Barack Obama and GOP challenger Mitt Romney in the past few [...]
People with disabilities shared in Friday’s good news from the U.S. Department of Labor, with the unemployment rate among this population making a commensurate drop with the national average, which went below 8% for the first time 44 months, according to this CBS News report. You can always find the latest figures on the homepage [...]
A U.K. retailer has committed to hiring as many people with disabilities as possible to staff its new distribution center being built in Castle Donington, Leicestershire, while at the same time releasing internal market research about how its approach to inclusivity has improved its work environment. Marks and Spencer (M&S) is a chain of stores [...]
A new study indicates more U.S. manufacturers are considering “reshoring” their overseas operations, or have already done so, bringing many previously outsourced jobs back to American workers. The study was co-authored by Tobias Schoenherr, an assistant professor in the Department of Supply Chain Management at Michigan State. Science Blog reposted the university’s press release, which [...]