Innovative Public-Private Partnerships: Promoting the Hiring of Workers with Disabilities
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Authors:
Meredith Armstrong Whiting -
Publication Date:
June 2001 -
Report Number:
R-1296-01-RR
Statistics reveal that much more must be done before persons with disabilities attain a level of employment that remotely approaches the percentage of the population it represents. This publication, the sixth in The Conference Board's Innovative Public-Private Partnerships series, documents corporate participation in many federal, state, and local programs designed to promote meaningful employment for this often-overlooked segment of the population.
Topics covered:
- Evolving Attitudes
- Partnership Programs
- Success at the State Level: Connecticut's Experience
- Business: Partners on Many Fronts
Special features:
- report highlights
- perspective from the Secretary of Labor