"The last group of people in this country who could keep
the economy going for all of us, with low inflation, are Americans with
disabilities, who want to work, who can work, who are not in the work force."
- President Bill Clinton, June 4, 1999
"I think critical to the acceptance of people with
disabilities is education. IBM employees are open and helpful, but they often
don't have experience or knowledge about disabilities. As I've seen with my
team (which includes three individuals with disabilities), once they have the
information and experience, they become supportive, enthusiastic champions. And
as their successes have demonstrated, it's good business sense."
- Jim Bould, Senior Program Manager, IBM |