Entrepreneur Thorkil Sonne says more companies should recruit autistic individuals, whose s preternatural capacity for concentration and near-total recall can be more valuable than having good people skills in many roles.
The Equal Opportunity Employment Commission says it's likely against ADA policy to ask employees to disclose health information before signing up for company-sponsored insurance plans.
The U.S. Department of Labor has relaunched its website with a new name, Disability.gov, and now includes better navigation and social media tools for the more than 50 million Americans with disabilities.
Break out the balloons! Sunday marks the 19th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the law that guarantees equal opportunity for the nearly 54 million Americans with disabilities. Signed by President George H.W. Bush in 1990, the ADA touches many areas of life, including employment. Hold on, did that balloon just deflate? I’ve just [...]
This is a question I am often asked: Does the shaky economy make it harder for people with disabilities to find a job? Undoubtedly, yes. The job marketplace is more competitive, and frankly, it’s easier for an employer to hire someone who doesn’t need an accommodation. Though the American with Disabilities Act prohibits discrimination of [...]
IBM is the two-time winner of DiversityInc's annual Top 10 Companies for People With Disabilities list, followed by Ernst & Young and Cisco.
Intel, Cisco Systems, Sodexho and six other companies were honored for supporting people with disabilities in the workplace and consumer space at the third annual Disability Matters awards.
Rich Donovan, the founder and chairman of LimeConnect, an organization that sources qualified people with disabilities, talks about what Obama should do to remedy his Special Olympics gaffe, how companies can benefit from hiring more qualified people with disabilities, and why recruiting should start even younger.
Online job site GettingHired.com has launched a portal to help people with disabilities to find work. The company asks employers to pay an annual fee to get their openings posted and also provides training, technology, and other services to people with disabilities.
