In This Month's Issue:
Profiles
in Excellence
The Home Depot Makes Athletic Competition Possible
By Joan
Leotta
Accessibility
In Athens, the Other Olympics
By
Coral Davenport
Customer
Service
SunTrust Brings Financial Services Within Reach with Services for Customers with Disabilities
Employment
Educating the Workforce
Practical Ways to Make Workplace Distance Learning Accessible
By
Christina Houck
Marketing
From Sterile to Stylish: ADA-compliant bathroom products now target the majority of your customers
By
William Atkinson
Announcements
NOD.org People with Disabilities Voting Poll
Design for Accessibility: A Cultural Administrator's Handbook
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Profiles
in Excellence
Profiles in
Excellence is a monthly article, published by SMG, that
features companies and organizations that demonstrate leadership
in accessibility, employment, customer service and marketing to
the nation's 54 million Americans with Disabilities.
The Home Depot Makes Athletic Competition Possible
By Joan Leotta
Created by the United States Olympic Committee, the U.S. Olympic Job Opportunities Program recruits companies to offer eligible athletes full-time pay for part-time work schedules that allot time for training toward participation in the Olympics and Paralympics.. ...
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Accessibility
sponsored
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In Athens, the Other Olympics
It was a sight the Greeks had never seen: Beneath the ancient temples of the Acropolis, dozens of international visitors maneuvered their way around the marble columns - in wheelchairs. "It's inspiring," says Athens resident Christina Alkousakis. "In Athens, you never even see someone in a wheelchair in the street."
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Customer
Service
sponsored by W.C. Duke Associates, Inc.
SunTrust Brings Financial Services Within Reach with Services for Customers with Disabilities
SunTrust has been designated a Disability Friendly Business by the Business Leadership Network (BLN). The BLN is a national organization of employers committed to the best disability employment practices, accessible products, and exceptional service to customers with disabilities...
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Employment
Educating the Workforce
Practical Ways to Make Workplace Distance Learning Accessible, an article from
www.LearningCircuits.org
Does this scenario sound familiar? You create an e-learning course using standard tools. Dozens, if not hundreds, of employees take the class. You hear nothing for weeks until one employee calls to say she can’t hear the audio. The deadline for completing the course is tomorrow. What can you do to help her participate, pass the assessment, and keep her job?....
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Marketing
From Sterile to Stylish: ADA-compliant bathroom products now target the majority of your customers, an article from CONTRACTORmag.com
When one thinks of ADA compliant bathroom fixtures and accessories, the word "sterile" usually comes to mind. These days, however, stylish is replacing sterile. And it's not because companies are trying to market stylish fixtures exclusively to disabled people. ...
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Announcements
NOD.org People with Disabilities Voting Poll
Design for Accessibility: A Cultural Administrator's Handbook
Free Microsoft Accessibility CDs
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