ERIC Number: EJ819988
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008-Nov
Pages: 2
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Inclusion in the Microsoft Workforce
Exceptional Parent, v38 n11 p38-39 Nov 2008
Since 1975, Microsoft has been a worldwide leader in software, services, and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential. Loren Mikola, the Disability Inclusion Program Manager at Microsoft, ensures that this technology also reaches and includes the special needs population and, through the hiring of individuals with disabilities, Microsoft is realizing the many benefits of working with this valuable community. This article presents an interview with Microsoft's Loren Mikola. In her interview, Mikola talks about Microsoft's inclusion of people with disabilities in their workforce and why other companies should begin to look in the same direction for talented and hard working employees.
Descriptors: Disabilities, Industry, Information Technology, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Accessibility (for Disabled), Personnel Selection, Employment Qualifications, Consciousness Raising
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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