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President Donald Trump standing at a podium in the White House briefing room, wide-eyed and seemingly unhappy.

NOD Responds to Recent Policy Changes Impacting Workforce Opportunities for Americans with Disabilities

January 31, 2024
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Seal of the Office of the Governor JB Prizker

PRESS RELEASE:
Gov. Pritzker Signs Bipartisan Dignity in Pay Act

January 21, 2024
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A partnership announcement graphic with a brown background featuring the National Organization on Disability logo in white, a plus sign, and the Valuable 500 logo with a heart and text in white.

National Organization on Disability & Valuable 500 Partner to Strengthen Path to Workplace Equity with Disability Inclusion Blueprint

December 4, 2024
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U.S. Looks to End Subminimum Wage for Workers with Disabilities

CBS News
December 4, 2024
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A graphic of two logos over a white background. The NOD logo is placed on the left and the Integrate logo on the right. A small plus sign sits evenly between the logos to symbolize partnership.

NOD and Integrate Employment Advisors Announce Partnership

October 16, 2024
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NOD 2024 Leading Disability Employer

NOD Recognizes 2024 Leading Disability Employers

September 30, 2024
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A man with Down syndrome picks up trash for his job earning subminimum wage in 2015. (David Joles/Star Tribune/TNS)

Feds Weighing Changes To Subminimum Wage Program

Disability Scoop
July 11, 2024
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NOD CEO, Beth Sirull beside a screen grab of an Economist magazine cover. The cover depicts a walker with the seal of the President of the United States beside a headline that reads "No Way to Run a Country"

NOD CEO, Beth Sirull Responds to Economist Magazine Cover

July 11, 2024
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New Law Requires Airlines To Better Assist Travelers With Disabilities

Disability Scoop
May 24, 2024
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Simone Hetherington, a speaker during public comment, urges lawmakers not to pass the masking bill during the state Senate Rules Committee in the Legislative Building in Raleigh, N.C., May 15, 2024.

North Carolina Wants to Tighten Mask Restrictions. Disabled Residents Are Concerned.

ABC News
May 23, 2024
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Beth Sirull headshot

NOD Welcomes Longtime Nonprofit Leader and Advocate Beth Sirull as Chief Executive Officer

May 13, 2024
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Congressman Jim Langevin

NOD Welcomes Former Congressman Jim Langevin as Policy Ambassador

March 12, 2024
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Woman opening emergency exit door in NYC subway station

Emergency Gates will Soon Take 15 Seconds to Open at 3 NYC Subway Stations

Gothamist.com
January 29, 2024
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Kevin Hoyt rolls along down a paved road using a paraplegic-friendly mountainboard.

The Census Bureau Wants to Change How it Asks About Disabilities...

Apnews.com
December 8, 2023
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US Department of Education building entrance

Ed Department Finds Students With Disabilities Disproportionately Disciplined

Disabilityscoop.com
November 6, 2023
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2023 Seal Logo

2023 Leading Disability Employers

October 2, 2023
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How Return-to-Office Mandates Could Affect Workers with Disabilities

Axios.com
September 4, 2023
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Jim Langevin

Congressman Jim Langevin Joins NOD Board

July 24, 2023
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Patrick Chapman prepares for customers at The Golden Scoop in Overland Park, Kan.

Employment Among People with Disabilities Hits Post-Pandemic High

NBC News
July 10, 2023
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Danny Woodburn

What ‘Ted Lasso’ did for Mental Health, Hollywood Should do for Disability

The Philadelphia Inquirer
May 31, 2023
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Text Mental Health appearing behind torn brown paper with drawn human brain on it.

Mental Health Issues Affect Corporate Bottom Line

Central Penn Business Journal
July 10, 2023
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