via REUTERS Wed Oct 14, 2009 9:00am EDT Kessler Foundation Urges Improvement in Employment Opportunities for the Disability Community Largest Minority Population in the U.S. Faces Serious Employment Challenges WEST ORANGE, N.J., Oct. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Kessler Foundation, one of the largest non-profits...
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September 8, 2009 GettingHired.com congratulates Mark G. Ackermann on being chosen as the new President and CEO of Lighthouse International. Mr. Ackermann brings considerable healthcare management expertise to his new role at the helm of Lighthouse International, a leader in vision healthcare, research...
By Michelle Diament August 14, 2009 via Disability Scoop Advocacy groups and White House officials are fighting back after Sarah Palin and other critics recently charged that proposed health care reform would be bad for people with disabilities. Last week, Palin said on her Facebook page that the government...
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Happy birthday to the Americans with Disabilities Act! Since its passage back in 1990, ramps have replaced curbs and stairs, braille has appeared inside most elevators, and outside the door too so that people who are blind and visually impaired can know where they have arrived, transit systems have installed...
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