| BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE : MARCH 20, 2000 ISSUE | ||||||||
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| SPECIAL REPORT
Where the Door Is Open Some companies that offer job opportunities for the disabled BOOZ, ALLEN & HAMILTON Advanced policies for employees with AIDS. Has National Task Force on Disability. CATERPILLAR Sponsors Special Olympics and is considered a model of high-tech accessibility. CHARLES SCHWAB Founder Charles Schwab has dyslexia, and his sensitivity to the issue pervades the organization. Special efforts to recruit people with disabilities, especially the blind. CRESTAR BANK Offers disabled customers special services and recruits disabled workers through partnerships with the Virginia Rehabilitative Services Dept. and the National Association of the Deaf. FORD MOTOR Stated commitment to including people with disabilities--works with more than 100 local diversity councils. HONEYWELL Participant in Able to Work program, a consortium of 22 companies that finds ways to employ the disabled. Good track record on turning its own high-tech innovations into perks for employees with disabilities. IBM Aggressive recruiter of disabled workers, including students. JOHNSON & JOHNSON Runs a comprehensive disability management program that helps employees return to work after they have been disabled. MICROSOFT Took the lead in establishing Able to Work program last year. WELLS FARGO Long legacy of hiring and training disabled workers. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ BACK TO TOP |
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