Closing The Employment Gap According to a survey on the attitudes and experiences of Americans with disabilities conducted by the Louis Harris polling firm for the National Organization on Disability (N.O.D.), unemployment and under-employment is the greatest divide between Americans with disabilities and all others. Of the two-thirds of those with disabilities between ages 16 and 64 who are not working, 79% say that they want to work. In response to this overwhelming employment gap, N.O.D. launched the Start on Success (SOS) introductory job training and internship program for high school students with physical, mental or sensory disabilities.    Charley Dey Wins 2006 Civic Ventures Purpose Prize   On September 5, 2006, N.O.D. Board Member and Start on Success National Director Charley Dey was honored as one of five winners of the 2006 Civic Ventures Purpose Prize.  Launched with support from the Atlantic Philanthropies and The John Templeton Foundation, the Purpose Prize highlights a new generation of social innovators over age 60 who are taking bold steps to help solve some of the biggest problems facing society today.  Each of the winners received $100,000 to help fund their social innovations. Read the Civic Ventures press release on the Purpose Prize winners View the web cast of the Purpose Prize award ceremony View Charley's profile on the Civic Ventures website       Start On Success is proud to be a program of the National Organization on Disability.       This website has been developed with the kind support of the Microsoft Corporation   Home | Mission | Program Elements | Locations | Contact Alabama | Baltimore | Connecticut | Ohio | Philadelphia | Pittsburgh