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AbilityOne
AbilityOne Program Celebrates 20th Anniversary of National Disability Employment Awareness Month
November 14th, 2008
AbilityOne, a program that creates employment opportunities that enable people who are blind or have other severe disabilities, today commemorated the 20th anniversary of National Disability Employment Awareness Month at the Metcalfe Federal Building in downtown Chicago. People with disabilities remain one of America's greatest untapped labor resources, with 60 percent of this working-age population not employed despite a national survey(1) that revealed 92 percent of consumers feel more favorable toward companies that hire individuals with disabilities and 87 percent would prefer to give their business to such companies. AbilityOne is a federal program that leverages...
Source: Health Business Week (2008-11-14)
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