October 2006
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Front
10 Letters
12 Publishers' Letter
14 Editor's Letter
16 Facts & Figures
18 What They're Saying
20 Calendar
Features
22 Tammy Duckworth--A National Hero
What inspires this amazing woman, who lost both legs as a helicopter pilot in the war in Iraq, and now is a candidate for Congress?
By Won Kim
24 The Talent Pool You Are Overlooking
Learn why your business needs to hire and utilize people with disabilities, nearly 54 million strong
By Won Kim
32 6 Workplace Myths About People With Disabilities
You'd be surprised how wrong you are about your coworker's ability to get the job done. Go beyond the assumptions and find out the facts.
By Eric L. Hinton
36 Best 4 Ways to Recruit Employees With Disabilities
Use this guide to help you find the inside track to a highly competent group that has a startlingly low employment rate.
By Yoji Cole
44 How 3 Companies Reach a $220-Billion Market
Here's how you can make your company's products and services more accessible to people with disabilities.
By Marcia Layton Turner
48 The Government's Failed Promise
People with disabilities are fleeing the federal work force. Find out how your company can do better.
By Jennifer Millman
Departments
54 Financial Library
Be Smart: Use Your Flexible-Spending Plan
Gain sizable tax savings by maximizing health-reimbursement accounts.
64 Lessons from Newark
Why Brick City is Good for Business
66 Guest Column
EEOF Commissioner Christine Griffith
82 Leadership
Stedman Graham, bestselling author of You Can Make It Happen: A Nine Step Plan for Success
Back
84 Scorecard
Disability organizations' Web sites make the grade
86 People & Places
Brenda Thompson, MGM MIRAGE
Kevin Carter, BP
92 Top 50 Stock Index
94 Company Index & Contributors
96 Postscript
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