Connect-Ability recognizes employers in Connecticut for the work they have done to remove barriers preventing people with disabilities from finding and keeping jobs.

The last-standing wholesale rose farm in Connecticut provides vocational job training and employment opportunities for adults with autism.

Find out how the EEOC settled this race, national-origin and religious-discrimination case, and read how the courts ruled in other workplace-related lawsuits.

After public outrage for a $150,000 political contribution, Target’s Gregg Steinhafel issued an apology for supporting MN Forward, a group that backs anti-gay-rights and anti-immigration-rights gubernatorial candidate Tom Emmer. Read Steinhafel’s full letter here, and find out what else the retail giant promises to do.

Angela Buonocore has always had a way with words, speaking fluent Italian before English and writing short stories at age 5. Largely influenced by her Italian-born mother, she says, “If you have a command of language and an ability to use that to influence people, it’s a very powerful thing.” [...]

Are these successors to Generation Y more of the same—or not? Exclusive generational research sheds new light on the future workforce.

Marking the 20th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), DiversityInc surveyed corporate leaders and human-rights activists to find out how this landmark law has changed their lives-and what else is needed.

After the Americans with Disabilities Act’s passage in 1990, US Business Leadership Network’s Executive Director and General Counsel John Kemp says “there’s still work to be done,” from gaining access to the Internet to public policy. Watch the video to find out what else this disability-rights leader says.

Early in Theresa S. Wilson’s career, as one of only a few Black women computer programmers at Wachovia (now Wells Fargo), she was told that she would head a project after gaining a year’s worth of experience. But 12 months later, her manager reneged on his promise. Instead of calling [...]

MasterCard’s Chief Diversity Officer Donna Alligood Johnson loves to discuss diversity management during family get-togethers. Her father is the chief diversity officer at a major advertising agency; her sister, an attorney, sits on the diversity council at a prestigious law firm; and Johnson’s brother is actively involved in the diversity [...]

Author Chang-rae Lee is the recipient of several literary awards, including the Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award and the American Book Award. His latest novel, “The Surrendered,” is inspired by the enduring power of emotional legacies and the horror of the Korean War.

What makes a DiversityInc Top 50 leader? According to DiversityInc CEO Luke Visconti, genuine CEO commitment to employees (particularly, a personal approach) is required for effective leadership. Read more about which qualities he says set the best leaders apart in their industries and what building blocks help them build strong corporations.

As assistant secretary of labor for the Office of Disability Employment Policy, Kathy Martinez is an internationally recognized disability-rights activist. An inspiration to many people, she is also an out lesbian. Read her story here.

Is “colorblindness” an effective strategy for diversity management? How do the social identities of traditionally underrepresented groups affect the way they approach employment? Acclaimed social psychologist Claude Steele shares insightful research on stereotypes in his latest book, “WHISTLING VIVALDI: And Other Clues to How Stereotypes Affect Us.”

DiversityInc’s article “KKK Robes: Why Were They Allowed in the Classroom?” about students dressing as members of the Ku Klux Klan as part of a class project spurred strong reactions from many of our readers. See what they had to say on the subject.