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.
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.
