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Labor Department Ends Disability Hiring Benchmark for Federal Contractors
By Terry Loerch
WASHINGTON — Beginning Sept. 21, federal contractors will no longer have to measure how many people with disabilities they employ, ask applicants and workers to voluntarily identify as disabled, or compare their workforce with a federal disability-employment benchmark.
The Labor Department's The disabled community is not a small special-interest group asking society for favors. We are the world’s largest minority. Approximately 1.3 billion people, or one in every six people worldwide, live with a significant disability. In the United States, more than one in four adults has some form of disability. Those numbers do not include every caregiver, family member, friend, veteran, 
We Are the Largest Community in the World. It Is Time We Act Like It.
The Disabled Community Is One of the Largest Political Powers in America
I’m going to say something most politicians, corporations, and fake activists do not want to admit out loud. The disabled community is one of the largest sleeping political giants in the United States, and the second we fully realize our power, this entire political system changes.
There are over 40 million eligible disabled voters in America right now. Forty million. That is larger than
We Built Gold for a Carpenter
I was driving to an appointment when it hit me again. Massive churches, huge mosques, gold domes catching the sun, perfectly manicured lawns, structures so large they feel more like monuments than places of reflection. And I couldn’t help but think… we built all of this for a carpenter. A man who worked with wood, who walked with the poor, who chose simplicity over spectacle. Somewhere along th
Healthcare, Shutdowns, and the Irony of Political Strategy
By Terry Loerch
The United States once again finds itself in the midst of a government shutdown, a political tactic that has become increasingly common in times of partisan gridlock. Unlike previous shutdowns that centered on broad budgetary disputes, today’s impasse is focused on healthcare,