Diversity Management, News and Updates
By John D. Kemp, President & CEO of The Viscardi Center, and Brandon M. Macsata, General Consultant, National Business & Disability Council (NBDC) at The Viscardi Center In 2013, Dorie Clark outlined in Forbes Magazine how societal acceptance toward the LGBT community was transforming the modern day business enterprise.[1] For…
On July 26, 1990, when former President George H.W. Bush signed the Americans With Disabilities Act into law, it was heralded as the beginning of a new era of improved access and employment for people with disabilities. As the nation celebrates this landmark civil-rights legislation impacting an estimated 56 million…
By Julissa Catalan The Viscardi Center, a network of nonprofit organizations providing a wide range of services that empower adults and children with disabilities, announced today that its President and CEO, John D. Kemp, will receive the 2014 Dole Leadership Prize next month at the Robert J. Dole Institute of…
John D. Kemp President and CEO The Viscardi Center John D. Kemp is the President & CEO of The Viscardi Center, a network of non-profit organizations that provides a lifespan of services that educate, employ and empower children and adults with disabilities, based in Albertson, NY. He is widely respected…
By Barbara Frankel Kemp, Sepulveda More than 50 million people in the United States have an Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA)defined disability, yet only a tiny fraction of them find jobs in corporate America. Even fewer are promoted. In an era of enhanced recognition of the importance of corporate diversity…