BY DAVID MALONEY, EDITORIAL DIRECTOR
THE DC VELOCITY Q&A
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OCTOBER IS NATIONAL DISABILITY EMPLOYMENT
Awareness Month. It’s a time each year when Americans
recognize the important work being done by our fellow
citizens with disabilities. At Lansing, Mich.-based Peckham
Inc., however, that recognition takes place all year long.
Peckham is a nonprofit vocational rehabilitation organization that advances employment opportunities for people
with disabilities. Its operations include a third-party logistics services unit.
As Tom Minich, Peckham’s vice president of logistics,
explains, “The talents and skills of employees with disabili-
ties are what fuels and maintains our company’s success as
an organization.” He spoke recently with DCV’s editorial
director, David Maloney, about the third party’s opera-
tions, the benefits of hiring the disabled, and how other
companies can get started with their own hiring program.
Q Can you tell us about Peckham and your commitment o providing employment opportunities for people
with disabilities?
A Peckham is a nonprofit vocational rehabilitation orga- nization that specializes in training, employing, and
preparing individuals with disabilities and other barriers to
employment for workplace success. We believe that people
with disabilities deserve the right to work and the right to
choose where they work.
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INTERVIEW WITH TOM MINICH
While many would consider disabilities a liability, Peckham Inc. embraces
employees with disabilities as the key to its success as an organization.
Ability awareness
