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Causes: Civil Rights, Disabilities, Disabled Persons Rights, Health
Mission: To promote the full participation and contributions of america's 57 million men, women and children with disabilities in all aspects of life.
Programs: Professional services: for companies seeking expert assistance in advancing their disability employment initiatives, nod offers an array of customized professional services from the accelerator, an in-depth briefing based on the tracker data, to disability etiquette training to hiring engagements. Services are offered on a consulting basis delivered by nod staff and an associate network with specialized expertise.
corporate leadership council: membership in the corporate leadership council provides companies with opportunities to engage with nod's disability employment experts, to network and learn from their corporate peers, and to gain visibility for their commitment to diversity. By providing knowledge sharing opportunities, the corporate leadership council encourages and empowers all members to take on best practices in including people with disabilities in their workforce.
thought leadership: informed by tracker data and nod's more hands-on work with employers, the organization's thought leadership agenda aims to increase employment opportunities for people with disabilities nationwide by changing how corporate america thinks about disability employment. Through pr, social media, email marketing, speaking engagements, webinars, and the leading disability employer seal, nod promotes awareness of people with disabilities as a valuable talent pool by highlighting the unique strengths they bring to the workforce, identifying and promoting best practices in disability employment, and highlighting the efforts of leading employers in disability inclusion. In 2017 nod laid the groundwork for an awareness campaign called the compact which will roll out in the 4th quarter of 2018.