Diversity and Inclusion

Gilbert Paper, a division of The Mead Corporation, is being recognized by The National Epilepsy Foundation as the “2000 Employer of the Year.” The award will be presented at the National Epilepsy Foundation's national conference in Atlanta, Georgia, on August 12. Only one co...

In its third annual report, the Texaco Task Force on Equality and Fairness has commended Texaco's continued progress and commitment to implementing programs that promote its core values of diversity and respect for the individual despite significant business challenges facin...

The National Sports Center for the Disabled (NSCD) has awarded Texaco and Texaco Xpress Lube, its annual Bold Tracks Award for 2000. Each year, the NSCD honors businesses that have made an outstanding contribution to supporting recreation for people with a disability.

Northwest Airlines today announced that it has been honored by the National Association for the Deaf (NAD) for the carrier's inclusion of people with disabilities on it's Customers with Disabilities Advisory Board. The award was presented during the 45th Biennial NAD Confere...

Today during a 10th anniversary celebration of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Microsoft Corp.'s director of federal government affairs, Jack Krumholtz, challenged the high-tech industry to make technology easier for people with disabilities to use....

Roadway Express, Inc. (NASDAQ: ROAD) is listed on Computerworld's 7th Annual 100 Best Places to Work in IT (information technology) for 2000.

Computerworld conducted a 46-question, on-line IT survey of CIO's, vice presidents and IT direct...

When Bill Graham interviewed for a position at Microsoft in November 1995, two things impressed him: he felt his deafness was treated as irrelevant to the selection process, while his special needs were fully accommodated.

"Instead of us...

General Motors Corporation today filed a legal brief in support of the University of Michigan as it battles two lawsuits attacking the school's use of affirmative action policies in student admissions.

The brief, filed in the United Stat...

IBM today announced a $50 million global fund to develop and support work/life programs in communities where its employees live and work. It is one of the first funds of its type to address such employee issues globally. While the fund will address a variety of work/life iss...

General Motors and iCan, a leading Internet-based community for people with disabilities, announced plans to develop a Web-based automotive channel specifically geared to people with disabilities.

The online channel, to be part of the iC...