Mission

The National Organization on Disability (NOD) increases employment opportunities for Americans with disabilities. Our programs and services enable companies to realize the competitive advantages of hiring people with disabilities.

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NOD EMPLOYMENT TRACKER™

Use our free assessment to benchmark your organization’s disability employment policies and practices against the 200+ companies in the pool. Your company will be eligible for the NOD Leading Disability Employer Seal.

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LEADERSHIP COUNCIL

Join NOD’s peer-to-peer executive network. Build relationships. Learn about effective practices. Access the latest data. Get one-on-one help from NOD’s inclusion experts. Become an employer of choice for people with disabilities. 

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SERVICES

Using data from the Tracker, NOD will help advance your hiring and inclusion efforts as your company moves along the Disability Employment Maturity Curve. 

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About

NOD board of directors includes corporate executives, HR professionals, technologists, thought leaders, and advocates. The Chairman Emeritus is former Pennsylvania Governor and America’s first Secretary of Homeland Security, Tom Ridge.

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NEWS & EVENTS

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Mar 9, 2023

Statement from NOD President on Recent Events at Twitter

So as troubling and reprehensible as Elon Musk’s recent public questioning of an employee’s disability and use of a wheelchair was, there’s the more important and larger issue at Twitter: the total dismantling of their accessibility team. 

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Mar 9, 2023

NOD Honors Revolutionary Disability Rights Activist Judy Heumann Who Died March 4th

Our world is mourning the loss of Judy Heumann. She was responsible for many legislative advances, along with propelling forward the fundamental rights that people with disabilities enjoy today…

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Mar 6, 2023

Re-Introduction of the Transformation to Competitive Integrated Employment Act (TCIEA)

NOD has for many years been calling for the end of the subminimum wage for disabled people currently allowed under rule 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act…

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Starbucks Professional Services Client
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