Press Releases
Standing Up For Veterans: A National Security Imperative
Washington, DC, November 11, 2011 — America is now more than ten years into our longest war and our national security faces a new threat. The threat is to the health of our all-volunteer military.
A Letter from NOD President Carol Glazer
October 1 marks the beginning of National Disability Employment Awareness Month, a time every year when we at NOD step back and look at the big picture of disability employment in the United States.
Department of Labor Awards Funding to NOD’s New Jersey Outreach
Washington, DC, September 30, 2011 — Today, the Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) announced grants to four organizations totaling $2.2 million, including a $550,000 grant to the National Organization on Disability.
This Labor Day, NOD Salutes the ‘Fine Nine’ - Nine Companies Who Are Changing the Way America Works
NEW YORK, Sept. 1, 2011 — In recognition of Labor Day, the National Organization on Disability (NOD) proudly salutes the "Fine Nine" – nine national companies that have recognized a unique and highly productive talent pool – Americans with disabilities. These companies are all making the hiring of employees with disabilities a corporate priority.
NOD Welcomes New Board Members
NEW YORK, NY, April 20, 2011 — Governor Tom Ridge, Chairman, is pleased to announce the election of Dr. Rohini Anand, Douglas R. Conant, and Lieutenant General FL Hagenbeck to the Board of Directors of the National Organization on Disability.
Bob Woodruff Foundation Awards NOD $100,000 to Continue Providing Career Counseling Services
NEW YORK, NY, January 20, 2011 — The Bob Woodruff Foundation awarded a $100,000 grant to the National Organization on Disability (NOD) to provide intensive career services to severely injured veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan through its Wounded Warrior Careers program.
Harris Interactive Survey: Largest Minority Group Falls Behind in Companies’ Attempts to Diversify
NEW YORK, October 5, 2010 — A new survey sponsored by Kessler Foundation and National Organization on Disability (NOD) finds that although corporations recognize that hiring employees with disabilities is important, most are hiring very few of these job seekers and few are proactively making efforts to improve the employment environment.
Harris Interactive Survey Finds Gaps Still Remain Between Americans With and Without Disabilities
NEW YORK (July 26, 2010) — On the 20th anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), a new survey sponsored by Kessler Foundation and National Organization on Disability (NOD) finds that most Americans with disabilities are still struggling with many of the same lifestyle and economic issues they confronted in 1990 when the ADA became federal law. The 2010 Kessler/NOD Survey of Americans with Disabilities, conducted by Harris Interactive, reveals little or no substantial gains in 10 key indicators ranging from employment and income to social engagement and life satisfaction.
Sam’s Club Awards $350,000 to the National Organization On Disability
BENTONVILLE, Ark., July 21, 2010 — Sam’s Club, a division of Walmart, today awarded $350,000 dollars to the National Organization on Disability (NOD) to support the organization’s Bridges to Business initiative, which seeks to identify and understand the gaps limiting the employment of Americans with disabilities in the workplace. According to NOD, 67 percent of Americans with disabilities are unemployed currently and this number has remained the same since World War II.
Severely Wounded Veterans Encourage Plans to Expand Program Helping Them Find Careers after Combat.
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C., June 7, 2010 — U.S. Army veterans severely wounded in recent combat are gathering in Fayetteville, N.C. to discuss their experiences with the Army Wounded Warrior Careers Program.
