News & Events
Every day, the National Organization on Disability (NOD) works toward achieving its mission to expand the participation and contribution of America’s 54 million men, women and children with disabilities in all aspects of life. View our news stories and events to learn more about our recent progress toward this goal.
News
- Today Show Features NOD Director Bonnie St. John
New York, NY, April 18, 2012 — NBC features NOD Director Bonnie St. John and her daughter Darcy Deane, authors of the new book, “How Great Women Lead,” as they talk about the lessons to be learned from powerful females, from Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg and Deloitte chairman Sharon Allen.
- Controversy Rises Over Hiring Target for People with Disabilities
New York, NY, February 29, 2012 — "Under the Labor Department plan, most firms that contract or subcontract with the federal government would be asked to have disabled people make up 7% of their work force. The proposed changes were pushed in part by disability advocates, who say that decades-old laws intended to bring disabled people into the work force just aren't working."
- Disability as an Asset: Berkeley Professor Helps Students Leverage Disabilities to Advantage
Berkeley, CA, February 4, 2012 — “If more of us can see disability as both a challenge and an asset, the nation will be well on the way to fully using the job skills of all of its citizens.”
- NOD Commemorates Martin Luther King Day
New York, NY, January 16, 2012 — Remembering a man who made equality a reality, dreaming of a day when all people would be treated equally.
- New York Times: Carol Glazer Calls for More Accessible Taxis
New York, NY, January 15, 2012 — "In a society that guarantees equality, we must go the extra mile to ensure opportunities for all, even when it isn't economically efficient, especially for essentials like access to transportation."
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Press Releases
- NOD President Carol Glazer to Receive Honorary Doctorate
New York, NY, May 3, 2012 – Allegheny College will award an honorary doctorate to Carol Glazer, president of the National Organization Disability (NOD), at the college’s Commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 12. In the college’s 197th year, Glazer will be joining E.J. Dionne Jr., Arnold Palmer and Tom Ridge in receiving honorary doctorates from the college.
- NOD Congratulates Corporate Partners Recognized Among the Top Companies for Diversity
New York, NY, April 24, 2012 – The 2012 DiversityInc Top 50 Companies for Diversity list was announced Tuesday night, with many of NOD’s supporters earning top slots on the list.
- NOD Announces Partnership with Reddwerks
AUSTIN, TX, March 20, 2012 — The National Organization on Disability today announced a partnership with Reddwerks in order to promote full inclusion of employees with disabilities in the workplace using products and services that open the doors to employment for all potential workers.
