NOD and the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) share tips to promote successful outcomes for students with disabilities and employers seeking to hire them.
Author: Daniel Golden
Strategies to Support Employer-Driven Initiatives to Recruit and Retain Employees with Disabilities
By profiling successful disability employment initiatives, this brief examines how to build productive partnerships between companies and vocational rehabilitation providers to hire people with disabilities.
Strategies to Support Employer-Driven Initiatives to Recruit and Retain Employees with Disabilities
Rutgers Evaluation of NOD’s Disability Employment Hiring Engagements
In 2010, NOD partnered with Lowe’s to pilot NOD’s unique disability employment hiring model, “Bridges to Business”. An independent evaluation of the program by Rutgers University’s John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development found that: “Of all the programs designed to place people with disabilities in employment… ‘Bridges to Business’ demonstrated the greatest success in job placement.”
Toolkit: Welcoming Service Members and Veterans Home
NOD joined with Give an Hour—an organization that links veterans with mental health services—to produce practical employer guides on how to successfully integrate veterans into your company.
Survey on Employment of Americans with Disabilities 2010
NOD & Kessler Foundation surveyed the attitudes of human resources managers and senior executives about the employment of people with disabilities. The findings include five steps to advance the recruitment and retention of people with disabilities in the workplace.
Hiring America’s Best
These toolkits offer practical tips and information to companies seeking to build workplaces that are welcoming and supportive for returning veterans and transitioning service members.
Survey of Americans with Disabilities: ADA 20 Years Later
SOS: Start on Success
In 1994, NOD launched SOS, its internship program for students with disabilities. Alumni went on to further education or employment opportunities at more than double the rate of their peers.
US Vietnam Veterans and Agent Orange: Understanding Impact 40 Years Later
NOD partnered with the Ford Foundation to explore the legacy of Vietnam veterans and successive generations of their families who were affected by chemical exposure.
Vietnam Veterans and Agent Orange: Understanding the Impact 40 Years Later