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Autism Speaks, Special Olympics and Best Buddies have joined forces to launch a new campaign which seeks to not only educate the nation about the low rates of employment for people with disabilities but also promote hiring people with disabilities. The primary object of Delivering Jobs is to “create pathways…
Parents of children with autism are helping to ease their trick-or-treaters’ experience this Halloween by giving them blue buckets that symbolize they have autism or are nonverbal. Halloween can trigger many ways that kids with autism can become overwhelmed. Nonverbal children have difficulty saying “trick or treat” or “thank you,”…
With Hollywood still dismissing filmmakers with disabilities, one film festival is dedicating itself to giving these artists an opportunity to jump-start their careers. The ReelAbilities Film Festival, which held a three-day event in Los Angeles this past weekend, celebrates awareness and the power of film to shatter misconceptions about the…
The heroic efforts of a high school football and track coach were caught on video. Keanon Lowe, who also serves as a security guard for Parkrose High School in Portland, Ore., risked his life to save a student’s life, and possibly the lives of others, when he intercepted and disarmed…
Originally published on boeing.mediaroom.com. The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) today named Stan Deal to succeed Kevin McAllister as president and CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes and Ted Colbert to succeed Deal as president and CEO of Boeing Global Services, effective immediately. Vishwa Uddanwadiker is appointed to Colbert’s former role as interim chief information officer and senior vice…
Originally posted on Hilton.com The #1 Best Company to Work For® in the U.S. pledges to hire 25,000 additional veterans, military spouses, and caregivers by 2025 McLean, Va. – Hilton today announced that it has achieved its Operation: Opportunity target of hiring 30,000 veterans, military spouses and caregivers over the past six years…
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Originally published on Boeing.mediaroom.com. Company exceeds three-year, $25 million veterans grants target by $2.4 million Funds will support recovery and rehabilitation programs and workforce transition services In observance of Veterans Day in the United States and Remembrance Day in Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom, Boeing [NYSE: BA] today announced a $10.4 million charitable grants package to support…
Hershey’s Senior Director of Sales Planning Lisa Meyer and Director of Category Management Denise Edwards have been recognized with Progressive Grocer’s Top Women in Grocery award for rising stars. The lists of honorees, which have been released annually since 2007, came out in June. The gala honoring these women took…
AIG’s Diversity & Inclusion Month Global Celebration In recognition of Global Diversity & Inclusion Month in October, AIG’s global Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) hosted a wide range of events underscoring the company’s commitment to promoting a welcoming culture that fosters a sense of belonging and professional growth. The ERGs held more than…
Sen. Amy Klobuchar, a 2020 presidential hopeful, told CNN’s Jake Tapper on Sunday that female candidates are held to a “different standard” than men. Klobuchar was talking to Tapper on CNN’s “State of the Union” when she brought up South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg. She told Tapper that she…
In Virginia, Loudoun County introduced “diverse classroom libraries” at the start of the school year in elementary and high schools with books about LGBTQ people to increase students’ understanding and improve diversity and inclusion. To activists, it was a victory. For some parents, the books about LGBTQ people are “sexual…
Bernie Sanders joined the ranks of other 2020 Democratic presidential hopefuls in announcing his support for decriminalizing illegal border crossings. On Thursday, he released a detailed immigration policy that explained what he would do from “Day One” of his presidency, including a moratorium on deportations until an analysis of policies…
Infamous Mississippi District Attorney Doug Evans automatically won reelection on Tuesday for the state’s 5th District. He has been in the job since 1991 and has faced allegations of racial bias. Evans, who is white, came into the national spotlight for his handling of Curtis Flowers, a Black man who…
November is Native American Heritage Month, meant to honor the ancient cultures of native people in the United States as well as bring awareness to the atrocities brought against them by colonists, politicians and soldiers. But last week, President Donald Trump decided to make November “National American History and Founders…
School officials in Montgomery County, Maryland are asking the College Board to not schedule Advanced Placement Exams on Eid al-Fitr, a Muslim holiday, next year. The College Board is a nonprofit that owns the Advanced Placement testing as well as he SAT college entrance exam. The Washington Post reported that…
Police body camera footage shows officers in Tempe, Ariz. hitting Ivaughn Oakry with three Tasers all at once while holding his one-year-old son on June 15. The Tempe Police Department has denied all claims of excessive force and claim that Oakry is the one who put his children in danger….
Media Mogul and comedian Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios Networks sued Comcast Corporation for refusing to carry any of the networks his company owns. Tomorrow, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear an appeal by the Comcast Corporation. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in Allen’s favor, but Comcast (No. 6…
Nurse anesthesiologist Paula E. Babb claims her employer, Maryville Anesthesiologists P.C., discriminated against her for having a disability — even though she does not. The sixth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati has reinstated her case after the U.S. District Court in Knoxville, Tennessee granted Maryville summary judgment in…
Autism Speaks, Special Olympics and Best Buddies have joined forces to launch a new campaign which seeks to not only educate the nation about the low rates of employment for people with disabilities but also promote hiring people with disabilities. The primary object of Delivering Jobs is to “create pathways…
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