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		<title>Hire Gauge Reveals ROI Around Inclusive Hiring</title>
		<link>http://abledbody.com/2011/12/12/hire-gauge-reveals-roi-around-inclusive-hiring/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 15:51:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Megan McDonnell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you’re running a business – small, medium-sized or large – you should check out Think Beyond the Label’s Hire Gauge. I would argue it’s a must. Hire Gauge is the first-ever online tool to calculate the return on the investment (ROI) your organization can generate from hiring qualified workers with disabilities. For a typical [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Labor Dept. Sets 7% Hiring Goal for Disabled Workers</title>
		<link>http://abledbody.com/2011/12/08/labor-dept-sets-7-hiring-goal-for-disabled-workers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 17:04:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Suzanne Robitaille</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Department of Labor has proposed a move it calls necessary for helping more people with disabilities get hired amid a dismal unemployment rate: A new rule that would require federal contractors and subcontractors to set a hiring goal of 7% for the employment of people with disabilities. The new rule, if passed into [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wired: Hire Autistics for Better Results</title>
		<link>http://abledbody.com/2009/09/25/wired-hire-autistics-for-better-results/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 13:06:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Suzanne Robitaille</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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		<title>EEOC Says Asking for Health Stats Violates ADA</title>
		<link>http://abledbody.com/2009/07/29/eeoc-says-asking-for-health-stats-violates-ada/</link>
		<comments>http://abledbody.com/2009/07/29/eeoc-says-asking-for-health-stats-violates-ada/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 10:12:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Suzanne Robitaille</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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		<title>Labor Dept. Launches Disability.gov</title>
		<link>http://abledbody.com/2009/07/29/odep-launches-disabilitygov/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 14:01:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Suzanne Robitaille</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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		<title>Celebrating the Americans with Disabilities Act in Tougher Times</title>
		<link>http://abledbody.com/2009/07/25/celebrating-the-americans-with-disabilities-act-in-tougher-times/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2009 20:10:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Suzanne Robitaille</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; 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? [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Assistive Tech Helps Soften a Harsh Job Market</title>
		<link>http://abledbody.com/2009/06/02/for-disabled-assistive-tech-softens-a-harsh-job-market/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 11:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Suzanne Robitaille</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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&#8217;s easier for an employer to hire someone who doesn&#8217;t need an accommodation. Though the American with Disabilities Act prohibits discrimination of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IBM Is DiversityInc&#8217;s Top Company for Disabilities</title>
		<link>http://abledbody.com/2009/05/05/ibm-is-diversityincs-top-company-for-disabilities/</link>
		<comments>http://abledbody.com/2009/05/05/ibm-is-diversityincs-top-company-for-disabilities/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 17:23:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Suzanne Robitaille</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[IBM is the two-time winner of DiversityInc's annual Top 10 Companies for People With Disabilities list, followed by Ernst &#038; Young and Cisco.]]></description>
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		<title>Intel, Cisco, Sodexho and Others Win Disability Matters Awards</title>
		<link>http://abledbody.com/2009/04/16/intel-cisco-sodexho-and-others-win-disability-matters-awards/</link>
		<comments>http://abledbody.com/2009/04/16/intel-cisco-sodexho-and-others-win-disability-matters-awards/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2009 14:45:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Suzanne Robitaille</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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		<title>Investing in Disability, with Real Returns</title>
		<link>http://abledbody.com/2009/04/01/investing-in-disability-with-real-returns/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:01:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Suzanne Robitaille</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rich Donovan is the founder and board chairman of LimeConnect, an organization that sources qualified people with disabilities for private-sector companies. Rich, who has cerebral palsy, is also the managing partner of Integrated Process Solutions, a consulting firm that helps private and public sector companies build strategy and benchmark results in the business-disability space. He [...]]]></description>
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