Today NOD announced two new members to its Board of Directors. Alicia Petross, Chief Diversity Officer, The Hershey Company and Holli Martinez, Vice President of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, T-Mobile were recently elected to the NOD Board.
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News
Press Release: NOD Welcomes Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Executives from The Hershey Company and T-Mobile to Esteemed Board of Directors
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Press Release: NOD Releases Important New Findings from Campus to Careers Demonstration Project in Time for College Graduation
A new report released by the National Organization on Disability (NOD) and The Burton Blatt Institute finds employers reporting significant difficulties identifying and recruiting students and recent graduates with disabilities.
Statement from NOD President on OFCCP’s New Mega Construction Project Program
“NOD looks forward to supporting OFCCP’s promotion of Megaprojects workforce opportunities to people with disabilities, so they can meaningfully contribute to projects in their communities. Partnerships with disability organizations will be essential, as project managers endeavor to source talent with disabilities and fill workplace gaps across the country.
Statement from NOD President on Recent Events at Twitter
So as troubling and reprehensible as Elon Musk’s recent public questioning of an employee’s disability and use of a wheelchair was, there’s the more important and larger issue at Twitter: the total dismantling of their accessibility team.
NOD Honors Revolutionary Disability Rights Activist Judy Heumann Who Died March 4th
Our world is mourning the loss of Judy Heumann. She was responsible for many legislative advances, along with propelling forward the fundamental rights that people with disabilities enjoy today…