News, Information, and Resources for the Worldwide Disability Community “From persons who are newly disabled to those born with a disability; Disabled World provides a free Disability Community, resources, information, and assistance. About 1 in 5 U.S. residents – 19 percent – reported some level of disability in 2005. These 54.4 million Americans are [...]
Business.gov is the U.S. Government’s official website for small businesses. “Business.gov provides small business owners with information and resources they need to comply with laws and regulations, and to take advantage of government programs and services to help them start, expand and run their businesses. “Business.gov is the only government service to provide access [...]
The first ever World report on disability, produced jointly by WHO and the World Bank, suggests that more than a billion people in the world today experience disability. People with disabilities have generally poorer health, lower education achievements, fewer economic opportunities and higher rates of poverty than people without disabilities. This is largely due to [...]
The United States Census Department states that twice as many persons with disabilities are starting their own businesses as people who are non-disabled; something that does not surprise me one single bit. When you do not find the accommodations you need among employers – make your own. Around fifteen-percent of persons with disabilities who are [...]
The MoreKeyboard is designed with big keys, large print, and multiple leg adjustments to benefit older persons, the physically and/or vision disabled, larger framed and athletic people, children and those whose work requires wearing gloves. Today, being able to use a computer is just as important as being able to read and write. But for [...]
Social networking started as a 20-something fad, yet it’s matured into a force that may revolutionize business, politics and society at large. Will financial systems follow suit? According to a recent article in the Wall Street Journal, they already have. Entrepreneurs are increasingly tapping social networks to raise capital, and several companies have built frameworks [...]
Trish’s guest for this week will be Dr Bob Segalman. Born in 1942 with Cerebral Palsy, his parents insisted on mainstreaming him several decades before inclusion was even conceptualized. As an end result, Dr. Bob received two doctoral degrees and is the founder and central advocate for Speech-to-Speech phone services for people with speech disabilities. [...]
CB Bureau, New Delhi, January 14, 2011 ‘There are no good jobs for people with disabilities in a company; but there is a good person with a disability for every job in a company.’ This belief keeps the Ability organization going. Over 16 years of facilitating, encouraging and empowering thousands of physically challenged – differently [...]
This post covers promising program practices applicable to entrepreneurs with disabilities from the second World Innovation Summit for Education took place in Doha, Qatar on December 7-9, 2010. Nearly 1300 dignitaries, thought leaders, disruptive ICT practitioners, program planners and policy makers were provided with a more focused program with deeper debates, better internet access, WISE web TV and WISE Twitter feeds to push out up live updates. Read the rest of the story here!
GNED’s first Case Study
Subject: Jerry Williams/Queen City Recovery – Buffalo, NY, USA Introduction: Late in August, 2010 the Global Network for Entrepreneurs with Disabilities (GNED) was presented with its first call for assistance by an entrepreneur with a disability. Jerry Williams, the owner of Queen City Recovery, a Buffalo, New York based towing and vehicle recovery business was [...]
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