PRESS RELEASE
NEW YORK The National Organization on Disability (NOD) on Thursdayannounced the 27 organizations that have been selected to receive the 2016LeadingDisability Employer Seal. The Seal is a new effort by NOD to recognize companies that demonstrate exemplary hiring and employment practices for people with disabilities. This public, annual recognition is designed to applaud those organizations that are leading the way in disability hiringandencourage additional companies to tap into the many benefits of hiring talent with disabilities, including strong consumer preference for companies that employ individuals with disabilities and greater employee engagement across the workforce.
The winning organizations were announced via avideo messageby NOD Chairman Tom Ridge, who congratulated the inaugural Seal winners for learning what he hopes other companies soon will that people with disabilities make outstanding contributions to the workplace.
