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Research suggests attitudes toward people with disabilities are changing

via examiner.com by Steve Carter Dallas Disability Examiner October 30, 11:16 AM Employers’ negative attitudes and fears have long been a barrier to the employment of individuals with disabilities. Accordingly, attitude literature on the employment...

Published Wed, Nov 11 2009 7:01 PM by BusyBee

Filed under: Employment, employers, Journal of Rehabilitation

Workers with disabilities up to the job

Nonprofit fights myth, provides employment.Bobby Dodd Institute helps companies focus on clients' strengths. By Laura Raines For the AJC Sunday, May 17, 2009 Bob Woods wasn't familiar with the Bobby Dodd Institute when he became store manager...

Published Tue, May 05 2009 1:16 PM by BusyBee

Filed under: economic downturn, Employment, accommodations, computer, costing less than $500, vocational training, store manager, improves company's bottom line, greater reliability, medical center switchboards, Atlanta, Bobby Dodd Institute, BDI, clerical office positions, free, workers with disabilities, focus on strengths, Publix, food service, Diversity 101, no reason not to hire a person with a disability, fighting myths, higher retention rates, from tax users to tax payers, awareness training, diversity, greater loyalty, self-guided online disability training, on-site business workshops, job ready, janitorial, challenges in today's job market

Dale Tells National Council on Disability, Glass Is Half Full, and Filling

By Penny Reeder On the morning of March 31, President Obama's Special Assistant for Disability Policy, Kareem Dale, spoke at NCD's annual meeting in Washington, DC, about the Administration's progress toward meeting the needs, and measuring...

Published Thu, Apr 04 2009 12:05 AM by BusyBee

Filed under: Kareem Dale, Employment, people with disabilities, annual meeting, National council on Disability, NCD, Seth Harris, Kathy Martinez, integration, No Child Left Behind, IDEA, full funding, special education, inclusion

Guide Dogs & GettingHired - The March Issue of DisabilityNation

The March issue of DisabilityNation is finally here and features coverage of the latest news and interviews focusing on issues important to people with disabilities. If you're looking for work right now you know that finding employment is difficult...

Published Fri, Mar 03 2009 10:00 AM by BusyBee

Filed under: blindness, GettingHired, Press Release, Employment, DisabilityNation, Guide Dogs, Podcasts

Research suggests attitudes toward people with disabilities are changing

Workers with disabilities up to the job

Dale Tells National Council on Disability, Glass Is Half Full, and Filling

Guide Dogs & GettingHired - The March Issue of DisabilityNation

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